Basketball

It's so much fun to watch a child figure something out! We've had this basketball hoop for about a month, and P1 just likes to use it to stand up. I'll shoot some hoops and try to get P1 to put the ball in the basket, but it's never stuck.

So today, I was reading my scriptures and P1 was playing on the floor. Suddenly I hear the sound of a ball hitting the floor. I look up and wondered "Did he just do what I thought he did?" Now that P1 had my attention, he smiled and picked the ball up in one hand and dropped it through the hoop! I cheered, and for the next half hour we played some baby basketball!

10 Months

Wow, I can't believe we're in the double digits. 10 months. Crazy!

Our little 10 month old is a delight! He is full of smiles and is generally a pretty easy going child. We know that he is adorable and has the most beautiful red hair in the world because every single person we meet says so. Seriously. Every single person.

P1 finally has 2 teeth coming in (on the bottom). He hasn't been too cranky, but sometimes he'll wake up in the middle of the night and need some teething tablets. He usually sleeps from 8 pm -  6/7 am. P1 will usually nap for 30 minutes in the morning, and usually 2 hours in the afternoon.

P1 is a pretty good eater and hasn't been too picky. His favorite food is still Cheerios though.

P1 hasn't yet found the motivation to walk on his own. PE and I think he is capable of doing it, but P1 doesn't seem to see the need for it since he can get everywhere crawling. Did I mention he climbed on top of the coffee table the other day?

He loves to play the piano. I think he's quite good for a 10 month old:

 He loves to crumple up the ads in the mail:

Drinking out of a straw:

Crazy hair:

Pondering "The Hungry Caterpillar":

Enjoying "The Hungry Caterpillar":

Eating "The Hungry Caterpillar":

Helping with laundry. He loves to just stand here forever. He cries when you take him away:

Helping with dishes:

Play date:

Cousin time (P1 really loves playing with kids around 2-3 years old):

Happy 10 months baby boy! We love you!

Cousins, Piano, and Eating

We had P1's cousin over for a few hours, and P1 just thinks his cousin is hilarious:

Our little Mozart:

Feeding P1 through the obstacle course of his "musical instruments":

9.5 Months

P1 had his 9 month check-up on Monday since his pediatrician was out of town for most of July.

He weighed 20 lb 15 oz (51st percentile) and was 29.75" long (86th percentile). P1 was happy as can be at the doctors, and everybody just loved his smiles and red hair. P1 is a super healthy baby, for which we are very grateful!

He enjoyed the toys in the waiting room:

We introduced P1 to basketball. He still hasn't quite figured out the ball is supposed to go in the hoop. But he enjoys watching Mommy shoot baskets:

And P1 has finally figured out how to walk around in his walker! Now we can keep him in the walker for longer without him getting upset because he can finally move around! Here's P1 trying to push his stroller while in his walker:

Oh, and P1 has his first bloody nose yesterday. He was crawling and did a face plant on the floor. I picked him up and comforted him on my shoulder and then he pulled away and I saw the blood under his nose. It wasn't too bad, and stopped bleeding quickly. And he was good as new after a few minutes. Good thing babies bounce back so quickly!