Sunday, April 22, 2012

Rio Update: 10 months

Dear Rio,
A few days ago you turned 10 months old!  Today you started waving "hi" and "bye" and you are VERY proud of this new talent.  We went on a boat ride on South Lake Union and you waved to all the people in the boats going by us.  You crawl all over the place and now you can pull yourself up to a standing position.  You have been even more easy going this past month.  The weather has been very warm recently and you love the outdoors and crawling in the grass.  Your favorite toys still seems to be balls. You can take a beach ball, lift it above your head, then throw it.  You understand a lot of words now.  You babble all the time.  Mostly with the sounds /m, b, g/.  You started saying "Mama" fairly consistently when you want me.  I would consider this your first word but you also call Jacqueline (your Nanny) Mama.  So, either we are both Mama to you or it's not your first word.  We'll have to wait and see on that one.  Last night during dinner you looked at Lily and said "GA" really loudly.  Lily said it back and you guys giggled like crazy.  The two of you went back and forth doing this for a while.  It was precious. You are eating a lot of table food and drinking out of any cup you can get your hands on.  You had your 9 month doctor visit a few weeks ago and these are your stats:
Height: 29.25" (78.73%)
Weight: 20 lb 1 oz (39.29%)
Head: 44.5 cm (24.63%)

You have a smile that lights up a room!  Here are some pictures from the past month:










Love,
Mama