finger foods

The last few days I have been giving Chris finger foods. He hasn't been having any success getting the food to his mouth. He has, however, gotten puffs into all of the creases of his high chair and onto the floor. And then, today, while I was feeding him dinner, I went to answer the door. It was the cable guy, trying to sell us a land line. I was at the door for maybe a minute. When I came back, Chris had pulled his bowl of baby lasagna into his lap and his left arm and face were covered in it. I finished feeding my messy son, and then he needed an immediate bath and I had to wash the high chair cover. Whew!

second tooth

Today I noticed that Chris now has tooth #2! It's next to the first one on the bottom. Also I am glad that Doug is back from Florida. He's currently passed out on the living room floor next to the fireplace and the cat.

first cheerio

Chris ate his first Cheerio today. He got several into his fist, two into his mouth, spit one out, and proceeded to gag on and gum the second one until it was gone. Not exactly graceful, but it's a first.

playing

Chris is getting more interactive with his toys. He has been paying attention to and picking at parts of toys. He also now pushes buttons and spins wheels on musical toys.

the tooth

I realized I haven't gotten any pictures that show off Chris's lil chomper. You can just barely see it in a couple of these photos:

10 months

Chris is 10 months old today. In just two short months, my baby will be a year old!

he is sitting!

Today at his physical therapy appointment, Chris sat by himself for the first time! Patience and physical therapy have paid off. He can sit for about 30 seconds before toppling over to the side or backwards. We will be doing a lot of sitting on the floor with toys now!