Jason at 10 Months Old

Jason: (7 1/2 Months Adjusted)

Weight: According to my scale, he weighs 9.0 kilograms, or 19 lbs 13 1/2 ounces (10-25th percentile). He is wearing size 9/12 months clothes. Jason is in Size 4 diapers.

Length: 30 inches! That is in the 70-90th percentile for an 10 month old!

Feedings: Jason drinks 4 bottles a day (approximately 6 ounces at a time). He eats two solid meals, of approximately 5-6 ounces, a day--still not a big fan of the veggies, but he is getting better about that. He's also started eating his protein! So far, Mac n Cheese and Squash/corn/chicken are his favorites. Well, maybe I should say that he eats them and doesn't throw them back up at me. (my idea of success)

Favorites: Jason has discovered a new passion. He likes to dance. (Good Lord. Where did he pick that up?) It doesn't matter what the music is, either. Musical drum--no problem. Commercials on television--that will do. Cheap $0.99 cassette tapes I bought back when I was going to teach kindergarten--all of it works for him!

Least Favorites: Finger foods are still not his thing. He will fight me every single time. He also hates the wind, which is interesting to me because he doesn't mind the fan. Hm. And lastly, he also doesn't like getting dressed in the morning.

Personality: Jason is on the go all the time, but he still can be a little timid in new situations.

New Things: For Jason, this has been the month for loads of new things. Let's see. Jason now:

• claps,
• blows kisses (sort of),
• shakes his head no,
• says dada, mama, and hi,
• sits up fairly well alone and expertly in our laps,
• has a mouthful of teeth--he got 5 this month alone,
• reaches up for me when he wants to be held,
• and picks out his own outfits while I am getting ready in the morning. Well, okay, not so much this last one.

Areas to Work On: Ok, Jason. Please, could we start holding our own bottles now? Pretty please? Sitting up. He is also starting the whole up on all fours things, so crawling should be in the not so distant future. (fingers crossed. remind me of that when he actually is crawling.)

Issues: Jason is still working on strengthening his back and shoulder muscles. He is making a lot of gains, but there seems to always be more work to do. Oh, and he needs to get over this finger food issue. Trust me, Jason. They are NOT going away.

Randomness: Jason has picked up a, for lack of a better term, nasty
habit. For some reason, this kid likes to poop in the bathtub. The first time this happen, I was a little surprised, to say the least. Now, I am getting better at heading him off at the pass (with a little help from Isaac). Otherwise, this whole issue kind of defeats the purpose of bathing in the first place! He is such a boy!