Zachary is 10 months old

We are working hard on the sitting skills

Getting longer all the time

I had to put this picture so you can see that crooked bottom tooth, that was his first one
What else would Zachary be for Halloween? A lobster of course! I know it's not the best pic, but we'll work on better ones this weekend.

Zachary does 2 funny things these days--one of them is squinting his eyes when I bring out the camera, the other is shaking his head no, and he is getting pretty fast with that little head!



So this seems like an odd picture, but had to show off his 3 teeth



Zachary is now 10 months old! I can't believe how fast this year is flying by us. Guess that means we are just shy of 2 months until Christmas. Our little boy is getting faster, more curious, and more vocal these days. He has recently added the "da da" sound to his vocabulary, and it cracks Emerald and Calvin up. When you ask him to say da da, he shakes that little head no, and smiles! He shakes his head so fast, it has to make him dizzy. He responds to the kids requesting he say, "no no no", or he shakes it to music, or he just randomly shakes it no, especially when you are holding him so that he hits you in the face over and over again. It is kind of cute, though. I have to say, though, I think he is a mamma's boy, as his favorite phrase to say often is "ma ma ma". His first tooth broke thru on the bottom, and it is crooked. The first thing I thought when I saw it growing in was braces in our future. The 2 top teeth followed just behind that within a week. Guess that explains why EVERYTHING goes in this boys mouth these days. Emerald was so sweet and had to share the news with everyone, including her teacher. Zach has been taking it all in stride and has only been fussy on very few occasions. Zach's crawling skills are deleloping quickly and he can army crawl across the room much quicker these days. It is a constant battle with the other 2 to keep books, paper, dog toys, and small toys off the floor. The Z-man also started eating food this month. He is doing great with it all! He will eat his cereal pretty well if you mix some veggies in with it. He loves his squash and can't get enough of it. We tried peas last night and he wasn't a big fan, but we'll try it again. He is so funny how he always tastes the first bite and gives this face like, "what the heck are you feeding me?" Most of the time the face turns happy and he opens his baby bird mouth wide for more food. We have begun testing the sippy cup and he isn't doing to bad. I believe he is getting longer, b/c a lot of his pants are getting kind of short. He is wearing 6-9 month clothes for the most part.



I needed to put an update on Zach's PT evaluation. He had his eval at CM South and qualified for PT every other week. She agreed that his core is pretty weak. It is strange, he has the muscles to pull himself across the floor, crawling, and to roll over. However, she said those muscles aren't working together to help him sit up or stand. She gave us a lot of exercises to do to help him out. We are working with him and trying to do what she suggested. She was also concerned with his head lag as she pulled him up from his back. His neck has always been a concern of mine, too. It is hard, b/c he isn't in serious need, but definitly not doing what he should. She also agreed that it is hard to judge, b/c there is such a wide spectrum of what is expected out of babies, and that they all do stuff at different times. She told me there were no "red flags" which is good. It just seems odd that my 10 month (8 month adjusted age) son can't really stand that long (assisted) on my lap or try to sit up w/o folding in half. I just want him to be healthy! So, we are adding some PT sessions to our schedule, and may be adding additional ones with Infant/Toddler as well.

Our little Lobster is going to be a lobster for Halloween. I am torn, b/c I want him to be a golf ball like his older siblings were. The lobster just fits him, though don't you think? I'm sure he is thrilled with the concept, no matter what. Don't you know all 10 month old babies love playing dress up?! Oh, and the candy is so perfect for them, too! I'll try to capture some cute pics of the kids this weekend.