10 Months

Kimball turned 10 months old last Friday (March 10). Here's a little update about him.

Stats:

I actually took him to the doctor just a few days before he turned 10 months old, but it was still technically his 9-month appointment. 

Height: 28 inch. (25%)

Weight: 20 lbs (47%)

Head Circumference: 45.6 cm (57%)

At the doctor's office.

He seems to have thinned out since he started crawling more, but he still has these cute, kissable, chunky cheeks. :)

Right after he turned 9 months old, he got sick. He wouldn't eat very much, and he didn't sleep very well. We finally bought a humidifier, and it actually helped sooo much. Who knew it would be so effective? It was hard to see him like that and not be able to help much. It took him a little more than a couple of weeks to get over it. 

Lots of snuggles during this sick period.

Sleeping: Finally starting to sleep through the night again. Being sick and teething threw his schedule off.

He's also pretty good at taking his naps. However, he only takes two naps a day now, so the period between him waking up from his afternoon nap and bedtime is sometimes hard.

Eating: He's getting good at eating finger foods! At dinner I'll give him small tidbits of whatever we're having, and he seems to like most of it. When I'm feeding him baby food, he starts crying when he's done. I guess he can only hand so much of it. :)

We finally gave in and offered him fruit. We were going to wait until he was a year old, but when he got sick and had a hard time even drinking formula, we fed him a frozen banana and some applesauce, which helped. Those, and a little bit of a fruit pouch, are the only fruits he's had.

He's also drinking less formula and eating more solid foods.

Clothes: I finally broke out the 12 month clothes. He doesn't quite fit into some of them yet (whew), but he's definitely in the 9-12 month clothes size bracket. It was a little nostalgic putting 12 month clothes in the closet again. It seems like just barely since Aidan was wearing them.

Textures: He's still a texture baby. He loves banging on pots and pans. He loves feeling the texture of his blanket, bibs, washcloths, stuffed animals, blocks, balls, food, etc.

Chews on everything: Anything he gets into his hands will go into his mouth. I have to vacuum almost every day now because he always eats whatever is on the floor. Cords are always a temptation. I'm thinking we'll have to get outlet covers soon, which is strange because they were never a temptation for Aidan. He especially loves playing/sucking on/chewing on kitchen utensils and Aidan's toy cars.

Chompers: Still has eight teeth. I keep checking for more, but his teething seems to have stopped for now.

Hair: His hair is getting longer. Almost every day now I have to convince Jayze to hold off cutting it until Kimball is a year old. :) The very end of his hair curls, and it's adorable.

Crawling: When we went to AZ, he started crawling on his knees. He used to just army crawl, but now he crawls on his knees everywhere, as well as pulls himself on anything he can and cruise. I think he might walk earlier than Aidan did...uh oh.

Trying to keep him contained while I was working on a project.

Problem solver: He is good at figuring things out. If I take a toy away from him and it's just out of his reach, he'll work so hard to get it back. It's the same with the computer. If Aidan is watching a movie and Kimball just wants to hit the keyboard but it's out of reach, he'll crawl, stand, and reach as far as he can to get it. He'll scale a big pile of pillows in order to get a toy he wants, and he wriggles out of my arms to get a toy, too.

Personality: He is such a happy baby (when he's not sick, hungry, or tired haha). Distractions work really well on him. He LOVES attention and playing with Aidan. He also loves being held and hasn't hit the stranger danger feeling yet. When we were in AZ, he didn't mind being held by anyone who wanted to hold him. We found out that he absolutely loves dogs. Both Jayze's Aunt Lisa and Aunt Jackie had dogs, and Kimball loved chasing both of them and trying to pull on their tails. He thought it was so funny. If we even look at him, he gives us the biggest smile. I love him so much.

We love it when Daddy works from home.

He could be outside all day.

Loves:

• To eat whatever I'm eating.
• Playing with whatever I'm using (my phone, computer, book, Aidan's toy...)
• To crawl everywhere.
• Trying to catch the vacuum cleaner and cord when I'm vacuuming. He's not even a little bit scared of it.
• Laughing and clapping.
• Looking outside and being in the car (if it's not too long).
• Bath time, especially splashing and standing (sigh) :).
• Snuggling.
• Peek-a-boo and patty-cake.
• Daddy, Mommy, and Aidan.
• Being tickled.
• Blankets.
• Sleeping on his belly.
• Standing up in his crib and hitting the wall.
• Chatting in his cute baby talk.

Hates:

• When I take anything away from him.
• When I close the front door, or any door for that matter.
• When I make him sit down during bath time.
• Being stepped on (Aidan).
• Me cooking dinner.
• Being contained when he just wants to play (especially during prayer).
• Being left out.
• Being strapped into the car seat. Once he's in it though, he's good.
• Sitting still during diaper changes.

He'll be one year old in a couple of months. Where has the time gone? I feel like he was just barely born. Sometimes I keep treating him like he's a newborn or even a 4-month old because it's so surreal how much he's grown and developed. Sometimes I wish time would stand still, but it's also fun to see him reach different milestones. I definitely love our Kimball-Bimball.