10 Months...

Words cannot express the JOY that Watson brings to our family.  He is such a sweet, funny, cuddly, ACTIVE, curious little boy that keeps me and Graham on our toes every single day :)  I feel like this month has been a turning point in his personality where we are really beginning to see him bloom in so many different areas.  I cannot wait to see what the future holds for this sweet boy. 

Weight: 22lbs
Size diaper: 3
Eating: Watson officially hates his formula.  Hate is a strong word, but it accurately describes the way he feels about his bottles these days.  He is supposed to be getting a minimum of 24oz a day....but it is a struggle to get him to take more than 12-15oz a day...on a good day.  Not really sure what to do about this - we've tried just about everything I can think of!  We typically do 4 bottles a day to try and get as much in him as possible, but sometimes we have to squeeze an extra bottle in before nap times.  He LOVES food though - that's for sure.  He is done with baby food...I still try to give it to him occasionally, but he definitely prefers table food.  He does do well with the Sprout baby food pouches, though.  He has also figured out how to use his sippy cups so he loves drinking water out of those. 
Sleeping: Two naps a day (1-2 hours each) and 12-13 hours at night.  He loves his sleep :)

This month Watson has been going through some pretty strong separation anxiety.  He does not like to be left alone...especially without his mommy.  He has started crying when left in the nursery at church, but his teachers say he is fine after a few minutes so that is good. 

Towards the end of this month Watson started crawling more consistently on all fours.  He does still prefer the army crawl, though, especially when trying to get somewhere quickly.

His favorite thing to do...alllll day...is play with doors, drawers, and cabinet doors...anything that he can open and close is his favorite.  We can place him in front of our dvd cabinet and he will play for forever...kind of nice when trying to get some things done around the house!

The only toys he consistently plays with are stacking cups, his walker, and books.  He still enjoys his exersaucer as well...but only for short periods of time :) 

We had our first trip to the pool. The water was still pretty cold so he couldn't get in but he enjoyed sitting on the first step and splashing in the water and playing with some toys.  I think he will like it much more when he can actually get in.  

Watson is VERY attentive to everything going on around him at all times.  He is very curious and wants to figure everything out.  I love this about him and hope this continues into his school years as well! 

Bath time is always fun - he loves splashing and playing with the faucet.  He has figured out how to stand next to the tub and turn the water on and off which always makes him laugh :)

He is definitely a squealer - a LOUD squealer!!

Watson still loves playing with his cousin Abby.  No one can make him laugh quite like she can - they are precious together.  They laugh, play, wrestle...and then fight when they want to play with the same toy.  It took him a while, but he has finally discovered Hampton and is very curious about him.  He always wants to pull up on to his bouncy seat or rock and play and check in on him.  It's so sweet though because it almost always makes Hampton smile.

Watson is still incredibly active.  He pulls up on absolutely everything and plays pretty rough with anything he can get his hands on.  He falls about 10 times a day...usually 2 or 3 of those resulting in a minute or two of screaming and cuddles with mommy...then back to playing.  He is most definitely all boy!!!