It's Been 10 Months (wow!)

As usual, I can't believe it's been another month.  I must admit that this last month flew by particularly fast.  Every day it seems more like Austin is turning from a little baby into a little boy.  He is always happy and has a silly little personality.

At ten months Austin...

...is starting to let go while standing up.
...babbles ALL day long
...pulls on his ears when he's tired.
...loves to dance to music.
...is eating more and more solid foods (mac & cheese, hot dogs, french toast, string cheese, cooked carrots and peas, bananas, cheese quesadillas, PB & J sandwiches)
...sleeps completely through the night.
...says ma-ma-ma-ma-ma and da-da-da-da-da-da
...is fascinated with all types of animals.
...loves to splash in the bath.
...laughs constantly.
...is starting to throw and drop things on purpose (and he always thinks it's hilarious).
...likes to be chased or play "hide and seek."
...loves to bush his teeth.

Taking the Train to Portland (and 9 Month Stats)

Austin had his nine month appointment Monday morning.  The doctor said he's as healthy as a clam, though we need to really encourage him to keep eating more solid foods because he's a bit of a lightweight.  She said it's probably because he's been burning so many calories by crawling around (nonstop), so she's too not concerned.

Austin's 9 Month Stats:
Weight: 18 lbs 10 ounces (25th percentile)
Height: 28.25 inches (75th percentile)
Head: 45.6 centimeters (75th percentile)

Then Monday afternoon Austin and I caught the train to Portland.  Toren is working in Southwest Washington this week so we thought it would be perfect to squeeze a visit in for all of us since he'd already be so close.

I was a little nervous about the 3.5 hour train ride.  I just knew it would be hard to contain Austin for that long.  We left right around nap time and I desperately (and a little too optimistically perhaps) hoped that he's just sleep for most of the ride.  Here's what happened, step by step...

He slept for only about 45 minutes, which meant that we repeated steps 4-8 about 100 times before we finally made it to Oregon.  It actually went much better than I expected, though we did have to walk up and down the train 4 or 5 times.  Luckily he very easily charmed the conductor and passengers -- as usual.