Oliver Is Ten Months Old!

Oliver is TEN MONTHS OLD!!! (eek ... double digits)

22 pounds, 10 ounces (65%)

31 inches (> 95%)

17.5 inch head circumference (25%)

(quality photograph with Oliver looking at the camera and smiling = impossible)

At ten months, Oliver:

is enormously long and has difficulty fitting into clothes ... requires 18-24mo. due to length

wears size 4 Huggies

eats every meal like it's his last (5 bottles, three baby foods, AND a bowl of cereal with prunes, AND Gerber snacks, AND any table food he is allowed)

still doesn't have signs of a first tooth

loves Wookie

can crawl, but prefers to "freestyle" maneuver ... a combo of crawling, scooting, and rolling to move as fast as possible across the room ... and he's fast

can, unfortunately, climb up the stairs

is pulling to standing and cruising on furniture

waves "hello" and "bye bye"

mimics Mommy saying "ehh, ehh" (no!) to him ... which makes me laugh

has a silly habit of putting one finger in his mouth after each bite of food ... which is also a very messy habit

perpetually looks like "Pigpen" from Charlie Brown (I swear I bathe him!)

arches his back and stiffens up at approximately 4 ft. away from his carseat in anticipation

continues to have an odd fascination with electrical cords and hang upside-down

enjoys playing with (and occasionally eating) dog kibble 

had his first haircut this month

earned his first certificate (for swimming lessons) this month

says "MaMa," DaDa," "NeNe," "Hi," and "Ehh, Ehh!"

had already learned to scream "NeNe" (grandma) when he doesn't want to obey Mommy

fusses incessantly IMMEDIATELY upon the arrival of food at the dinner table

is a carb-o-holic ... and can (seriously) gum down 2-3 dinner rolls at a sitting

requires near constant stimulation to keep him content

thoroughly lives up to his "Billy Goat" nickname

is best described as "scrappy"

... and, as you can probably tell from the above list, keeps EVERYONE on their toes 24/7 ...

... yet fits perfectly into our family!

Happy Ten Months, Baby Boy!

Check out Mommy's ill-fated attempts at catching a snapshot of "Billy Goat" ... ahem

"Your camera ... MY CAMERA!!!"

"Oh ... you wanted to measure me with this tape measure???"

"Let's see how long I can ignore you ..."

"Check out the tongue, Ma!"

I'm telling you ... scrappy!

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But ... seeing that the attention was on Oliver, I did get a "Hey Mommy, take a pitsher!" from someone else I know.

Forever the charmer.

Goodnight ... I'm exhausted!