10 Months Old!!!!!

Oh, if only you could see me taking these monthly "chair" pictures :) I used to turn the camera on and get it all ready to go before propping Mitchell up in the chair and then take a few shots as quick as possible before he toppled over forward out of the chair (and yes, that did happen once!)

Not anymore! Not only can Mitchell ROCK this chair himself, he can also slide forward and reach for the ground with his little toes and stand up. Of course, then he wants to crawl right back into the chair...which he still needs a little help doing, but he's getting pretty dang sure footed! It's not going to be long before this boy is walking!

I know I say this every month - but the time is FLYING! He's going to turn 1 before we know it!

Some quick updates of what Mitchell has been up to these days:
- Still waving bye-bye backwards, 'on demand' and more often.
- Clapping and saying "yeeeaaahhh" (it's the cutest)
- Dropping/Tossing a ball to see it bounce, chasing it across the room and doing it again and again.
- Climbing stairs like a mad man. We have not yet mastered coming DOWN the stairs gracefully!

- Signing "all done" to signal when he's finished eating.
- Opening every cabinet and drawer within reach to check out the contents!
- Flipping the pages of board books. He enjoys reading.
- LOVES peak-a-boo, especially when you peak from around a corner. He'll wait and wait to see you again and then LAUGH :)
- Starting to test cause and effect..."If I drop this, Mommy will pick it back up and give it to me. Repeat!"
- Saying LOTS of Mama and Dada, but the jury is still out on whether he knows which is which :)

- Still obsessed with unwinding the toilet paper.

He is a giggle box much of the time, and you never know what will set him off!!!

Each new day brings something new and wonderful! Jacob and I often just sit and watch him and look at each other in wonder. How did we get so lucky!