TEN

Alex was 10 months old April 1st. Once again, my post is late and all my pictures are from my phone. Oh well....at least we have pictures of him :)
Alex has 4 teeth....front 2 and bottom 2 and his little toothy grin completely melts my heart.
He is still NOT crawling. I don't know why I think this is such a big deal to me. Probably because I am constantly looking on the blog to see what Will was doing. Cardinal sin for momma's I know....Will was crawling at 9 months, so I guess I just figured Alex would be too. He doesn't even try or act like he wants to. He can usually get to anything he wants by reaching or laying out and rolling. Will brings toys to him, so I guess he has no motivation. He really isn't even pulling up on things either. He will stand up and hold to things if we put him there, but doesn't do it on his own. We think it might be because he is just so chubby. That is a lot of weight to haul around :)We put the floorboard back in Will's Cozy Coupe and Alex loves it. These beautiful afternoons have had us in our cul-de-sac a lot, and it is so much nicer that Alex is in a "toy" than just in my arms or the stroller. He loves to honk the horn and looks like SUCH a big boy!
He is still a great sleeper...goes down at 7, wakes up around 7. He boycotted naps for a while-sometimes it was the morning one, sometimes it was the afternoon one, but we seem to be back on track.He is starting to like table food....a little. He does NOT like stage 3 foods. So I still give him some stage 2 baby food to get the nutrients he needs, but we are experimenting with all kinds of other finger foods, hoping to find something he likes and that is easy for him to eat. I am not too worried about him eating :) His rolls are proof enough that he is just fine! So far he has eaten strawberries, cheese, turkey, cantaloupe, avocado, and probably some other things here and there with my mom.

His favorite person on Earth is Will....at least Will is the one who can get the most smiles and giggles out of him. I wish I had 30 more minutes in the morning. Some mornings Alex wakes up right before I leave at 7:00. He is so smiley, sweet, and snuggly! Will loves to love on him and make him laugh and Alex just cracks up. It is a precious time and I wish I didn't have to rush out the door!! In these pictures, Will is standing on the side of the crib, making funny faces at Alex and he had Alex completely hysterical!