Matthew is 10 Months TODAY at Mimi's House!

Today, Matthew turned 10 Months Old!  Before we know it he will be 1!  He has definitely mastered his rolling over, but he now also can go from all fours to sitting position.  He is like a pretzel, so flexible and does the splits half the time.  Also, when he gets himself on all fours he can scoot backwards, but cannot yet crawl forwards.  He is good at getting to things with his backwards scoot; he has changed the remote control and can manage to reach the cable box.  He is not yet crawling completely as he still manages to stay in a small area, keeping it easier for mom and dad to watch him :)  He just gets more of a personality everyday and has been so much fun to be around!  We learned he loves strawberries on Mother's Day, but now we have come to realize he LOVES blueberries, homemade macaroni and cheese, and rice.  I have given him a little shredded chicken and he seems to do well with that too.  He is very smart and knows what his yogurt container looks like and knows when we are eating real food.  For the first time these past couple weeks he has learned when Ryan and I eat our real food, he too wants the real food.  If he doesn't get some he will certainly express is strong desire to try.  He definitely is not afraid to try new foods at this point.  He still loves all his old foods though too!  He also still only has his 2 bottom teeth, which popped through his gums the last weekend of March.  He has not yet shown to receive any newer teeth yet, so he does well learning to chew with his tough gums.  Well we hope you enjoy his pictures of him at 10 Months.  

 


Today we also took Matthew to the Zoo for his 10 Month Birthday, it was a nice family of 3 trip :)  He has really started to enjoy seeing other animals.  Dogs are still by far his favorite and now he wants to try and pet every dog he sees.  He actually trys very hard to say the word doggie it sounds somewhat like "oggie"  He trys still to say words every now and then, but still most clear and preference is Dada.  He has started saying "Nanana" every now and then, but I cannot figure out if that means he wants to nurse or if it means me.  Well I think that is enough for now and I have really enjoyed these past 10 months; Matthew's life has truly been such a blessing to us!