Eddie is 10 months old today. I find it utterly unbelievable not only that he is 10 months old, but how much his personality has emerged. G'ma and G'pa Wisconsin are here for Christmas and they are having a ball playing with Eddie. In the last month, Eddie has really gotten proficient at pulling himself up--using people, chairs, toys, stairs, cabinets--whatever is within reach. He's not really into surfing the furniture yet, but did so once. He can open cabinet doors and drawers, although doesn't seem to have a great deal of interest--yet.
He's progressed into chunkier solids and quite a bit of table food. He's become a challenge to change, as he wiggles around all over the changing table. In the last few days, he's learned to take his socks off (see picture--he is tugging at his remaining sock)--something that pleases him to no end. Yesterday he stood for about 2 seconds alone. These latest developments in mobility prompted the installation of a baby gate. See picture. It is quite a challenge to install a gate requiring screws into a metal post. Dennis used all his handyman/engineer skills on this one to concoct 2 wooden wedges that he affixed to the metal post. Ever the detail man, he painted them black. I was mighty impressed with the end result. He was cursing at the end.
Aside from teething, Eddie seems to be sleeping a lot better at night. We're not sure if it's that we're pumping him full of liquids more than we had in the past (a recommendation that was made to us), or some other untracable cause, but we're happy. Course that means tonight he won't sleep well :)
Eddie continues to be all smiles, all the time. No stranger anxiety yet--but I understand there is still time. He doesn't know it, but he can't wait for Christmas. Not the presents, but all that wrapping paper and boxes.
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