10 Months Old!

Apparently I never posted this - oops!

Cue the broken record - again! Good Lord this little guy is growing by leaps and bounds. Just before his 10 month birthday, Grady graced us with his first word ... "dada". He has been babbling for a few weeks now and would say "dadadadadaada". However, this time he was playing in the family room and Dave walked in and Grady looked right at him and said "dada". MELT MY HEART. I think Dave's heart skipped 5 beats. The look on his face was priceless. Since then, I've been stalking Grady saying "momma" every 10 minutes. He repeats what he thinks is momma, but its really "baba". Oh well, it will happen soon enough. He is talking nonstop now. He talks to himself, his toys, really anyone who will listen. Precious. Grandma Schoen told us he held up a ball and said "bahh", but I haven't been able to get him to repeat it :(

 

Some other firsts just before 10 months old ...he dances. So cute! He just goes up and down while standing in the same place. He mimics what you do. If you growl at him, he growls back. If you laugh at him, he laughs back. If you pat your hand on the table, he does it right back. Amazing!

 

And my favorite first, he took his first step. He actually did it Thanksgiving morning. He was walking around the coffee table, looked at the couch, let go of the table and took one step unassisted and reached the couch. Dave and I were shocked! Its only a short time before he's walking all over the place! For now, just a step or two is fine by me.

 

And as I write this, just last night Dave and I had to give him his first hair cut. Don't freak out, it was just a little snip in the back. No child of mine will rock a mullet!

With all of these firsts happening one after the other, I feel like I can't keep track of it all. I hope I don't miss something!

 XOXO,

Court