10 Months

Levi turned 10 months old on the 8th (I am a little late due to our trip to Texas)! I took this picture the morning of his month-birthday though, so it's accurate :) He is definitely learning a lot these days and asserting his opinions in every way possible. He knows what he wants, that is for sure :) He has "said" several words, but mainly just part of the words or something that sounds very similar to the word. We are probably the only ones that can tell what he's saying, but here are a few examples.....Bye Bye, Light, Amen (during prayers at dinner, too cute), Kiki, water, bubbles, Uh-Oh (only the "uh"), NoNoNo (he knows this one well and loves shaking his head no), More, Dada, Mama, etc. He signs a few things...light, fan, airplane, all done (kind of), more (one time), waves hi/bye, and claps. It's amazing what all he understands too, he can follow simple directions and listens most of the time :) He had 2 teeth when he turned 10 months, but in the past week, he got 4 more! I didn't even realize it. I thought he was getting more bottom teeth, but out popped the top 4 teeth out of no-where. There are still bulges on the bottom too, so maybe those are close behind.  He also started standing for several seconds on his own. He will only do it if there is music on in the background, so maybe we need to put on loud music all day long so he will learn to walk too! I am ready for this boy to walk, they are just so cute when they toddle around! We've still got a long way to go, but he is starting to get more confident. If only he would just let go of our fingers, I bet he could do it.