Today, you turn exactly 10 months old. What a month we have had! This past month you learned to crawl and are now pretty quick getting from one place to another. The day you finally learned to crawl was the day where your toys became obsolete. The house is now your toy and you spend your days opening and closing kitchen drawers, getting into everything (often things you shouldn't) and following me around from room to room. One of your favorite things to do is follow the vacuum hose around "catching" it at various points while I clean. Your ability to move and get to where you want to be has made you an even happier little boy than you were previous to your new skill and that makes me even happier as well.
This past month has been a very busy one for us, as most June's tend to be. You have been so patient with us and have not complained through sleep transfers, many meals abroad, and quite a few grocery trips. The real test of your stamina is yet to come however, as we are leaving for a 3 week trip to Florida in just 2 sleeps. The weeks will be full of visiting, plane rides, and theme parks, all which I believe will equal a disrupted schedule and lack of napping for you. I apologize in advance for what I'm sure will be a challenge for you, but please know that we will do everything we can to make sure you get what you need through it all. In return, all that I ask is that you perhaps entertain the idea of napping in your stroller...I know that will be a tough one for you as it isn't something we have done before, however you have surprised me many times in the past and I'm hoping that that will be the case this time as well. One of the things I am looking forward to the most about this trip is the time you will be able to spend with all your cousins. We did spend some time with them last year, however you were so young that you were still spending the majority of the day sleeping and did not get too much of a chance to really play with them. I know that now that you are older, it will be different and the 5 of you will really get a chance to start to form the friendship that I'm sure will last a lifetime.
Ever since you were old enough to react to sound, you have loved music. If the TV is on, you rarely pay attention to it anymore, that is, until some form of music is played on it. You love to pound on any piano and sing the days away. You also love to be sung to whether it be in the car, while playing, or before bed. When your Uncle Jordan was in town the other weekend with his guitar, you were right in there, singing along with him. It will be interesting to see if this interest of yours lasts and if music is one of your passions as you grow. There are no shortage of music teachers in our families so if you do love it, you will have many to help you along the way.
Recently I have started to do a lot of research and reading on toxins and chemicals that are present in our everyday life and what we can do to minimize or avoid them all together. Once I did all this reading, I had a hard time not feeling fear and paranoia for you. I think one of the toughest things about being a parent is the inate fear deep within you that you will not/can not protect your child from absolutely everything and anything that could potentially harm them. There are some simple changes that our family is going to adopt and hopefully it will spur a way of life that will make us all healthier.
The fact that you are already 10 months old makes me realize that before we know it, you will be one whole year old. By that time, summer will be over, the leaves will be falling and we will start a new routine where you and I do not so much come as a set. There are many things about this fall that I am so excited for. Mainly, I am excited that you will get a whole day a week with your grandparents. They adore you so much and I know that they have many adventures planned for the 3 of you. The other 2 days that I am at work you are going to get to spend with a wonderful lady, and a few other kids your age and older, and I am really looking forward to seeing how you will react and adjust to them as well. Bottom line is that it is going to be really different for us both. It is definitely going to take me some time to adjust as I'm sure we can say the same for you. For now though I am just going to enjoy the next two months we have as a family. I cannot think of a better way to cap off the last 10 months, than with 2 full months of family time and know that it is going to be so much fun.
In the past, I have written about difficult times with you, or stages where you were a challenge for us to figure out. Nowadays there really isn't much to complain about. You are most definitely a creature of habit but have also figured out how to fake your way through tiredness, hunger and even the occasional tooth or two. You are turning into a tough little guy and I love you for that. The number of times you fall on your face, pinch your fingers in a drawer, or bite your finger a day are numerous, however for the most part you just continue on without even a whimper. We do of course have the occasional teary eyes and bout of crying, however it rarely lasts longer than a few seconds and before I know it you are off again. Clearly not only do you look like your Dad, you are also tough like him too :).
I really don't think I could love you more if I tried. When we are driving somewhere, I often look back and see you in the mirror just looking out the window watching the cars and world pass you by and think to myself, "wow, that is my kid. Forever and always, that will be my kid. My oldest, my son, my first born." You are all of those things but so much more to your Dad and I. You make me laugh and smile so many times each day. No matter how I am feeling or what is going on, getting you out of your crib in the morning or after a nap is an instant mood changer as you are so energized and full of smiles and life. You just make everything better. I am so proud of you for who you are and what you have already learned and accomplished in just 10 super short, way too fast months. So with all that being said, let the sun shine down on us for the next 2 months we have exclusively together, bub.
Next stop, Disney World!
Love you to the moon and back x10.
Love,
Mama
xoxo
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