10 Months Old

Terrible to post his 9 month stats on his 10 month birthday, but here they are...

Stats as of 4/17/07
27 1/2 in tall
18 lbs 15 oz

We've been spending a lot of time outside in the nice weather. As you can see, Alex is becoming acquainted with the lawnmower. Omar says that he'll be out mowing the lawn in no time. We've planted a vegetable garden and are enjoying watching everything grow. He loves to play soccer with us, and likes his new golf clubs. He actually hits the ball!

What he can do...
Alex is climbing everything now- the steps (he's made it all the way to the top- gulp!), the dishwasher, the bed...
He stands up on his own without realizing it, but isn't quite ready to really do it for real yet.
He walks all over, as long as he has something to hold on to.
His signing repertoire has grown- his favorite sign is "light". Still signing for "milk", "kitty", and of course, waves "hi/bye".
Alex is using his pointer finger to touch things now. Not quite pointing at things yet, but I'm sure that's not far behind.
I've started giving him Cheerios, but he just tries to stick his finger in the hole.
He gives mom big open mouth kisses (with tongue!?) and a giggle.
Alex loves learning the names of the animals in his room- his favorite is the Zebra. It's hard to get him to settle for a nap when he is going crazy over the animal pictures. Night, night Zebra!
Almost forgot- his favorite song right now is "The Itsy Bitsy Spider". He likes the "Down came the rain" part the best. His favorite song used to be "The Wheels on the Bus"; still a close second though.