Some new things about Jack...
He loves being outside, he could stay out for hours just crawling around, chasing the cats and Loxlee, chewing on sticks and digging in the mulch. When it gets dark outside and we have to come in he usually cries, until we get to his playroom and everything becomes okay :)!
He is pointing now for things he wants us to see and thankfully for things he wants, this new skill cuts down on his frustration level tremendously and mine too.
He is eating just about everything that we eat with the exception of dariy...we are hoping he will grow out of the milk allergy by 12 months.
He loves his Jojie and aunt Rae. Even though he doesn't see them very often he seems to remember them and never has a problem going to them.
He has mastered the sippy cup!
He is all mommas boy! He loves his Daddy, but when it comes to an owie or sleepytime....he only wants Momma.
He really enjoys books, his favorite is CATS it has pictures of real cats doing silly stuff and it has tabs that make some of the cats swat, move their tail or pop up out of boots! He can also turn the pages by himself.
He can brush his hands off...it is so cute. He will be digging in the dirt and his hands will have grass and dirt and mulch all over them and he will start shaking them to get it off, I will say, "brush your hands off Jack" and he starts smiling and will rub them together.
He thinks it is hilarious to feed me or Dustin his food at meal time, and even more hilarious to give it to Loxlee
He can stand up from sitting without support! I am sure in the next couple of days he will be walking. When he stands up you can see the desire to take a step on his face....the progression amazes me.
He can take about 6 steps if we stand him up and let go...after about 6 steps he just lunges for us.
We have been working on sign language with him. He gets so frustrated sometimes and I know it is because I am not understanding what he wants or needs. Although, developmentally he is not yet able to tell us with words what he wants, cognitively he knows what it is he wants. The ability to point has helped tremendously like I said before, so we are working on more signs to help him better communicate with us so we can better respect his wants and needs. Yesterday he began signing "All done", he can sign for, "More", and "Eat", although he is not very consistent at using them. He loves to sign All Done when I get done changing his diaper! We are also working on "ball", "sleep", "change" (for diaper change), "cat", "dog", "drink". He watches so intently when I am signing for him, I hope he catches on soon :)!
Below are some pictures taken on the seventh, the day he turned 10 months!
