10 months!

10 months already? For real?

10 months!

Size

According to our home scale, Riley is about 16 lbs 3 oz. He is still in 3-6 month onesies and clothes for the most part. He still wears some 3-6 month sleep and plays as well. We dress him in a couple 6-9 month outfits, but they are big on him – especially the pants. Logan wears 6-9 onesies and outfits, but mostly 3-6 month jeans. He wears 6-9 month sleep’n’plays, but there is a brand or two that is pretty snug.  According to our home scale, he is about 17 lbs 2 oz. He lost a little weight with being ill, but we think he’s about to have a growth spurt – he ate more than usual today.

Their shoe sizes haven’t changed – Riley wears a 2 and Logan wears a 3, but Riley will be switching over soon, I’m sure.

Eat-Sleep-Play

Riley and Logan are still getting sensitive formula, but we will be switching to the regular stuff soon, to use up what we have before the boys turn one. They still don’t drink a whole lot, but feeding is no longer stressful. They still take 2-5 oz at a time, 4 bottles a day. Riley is no longer on Zantac, and seems fine. We stopped it right after the 9 month appointment. They still get solid food three times a day; still a yogurt in the morning, rice or oatmeal mixed with fruit in the afternoon, and a “dinner”, a veggie, and a fruit or dessert in the evening. We have tried a variety of table food since the dr gave us the go ahead – cooked baby carrots (whole),cheerios, egg yolks, scrambled eggs, pancakes, mashed sweet potatoes, tilapia, mini meatballs, noodles, soft pretzels, and black beans. So far their favorites are the meatballs, egg yolks (mostly Riley), black beans, pretzels (Logan loves bread) and noodles. They did NOT like the scrambled eggs or pancakes. We will keep trying! We are going kind of slow because the boys were sick (they both got a cold and Riley got an ear infection directly after they got over the noro-virus), Logan has a very sensitive gag reflex, and well, we are letting them guide us. A lot of it is playing with the food, but I guess that’s typical. More and more seems to find its way to their mouths (or at least on their bibs near their mouths).

Sleeping has been a little better since daycare began. They tend to be in bed between 7:50 and 8:30. We have had a rough few nights from sickness, but generally they have been waking up less during the night.  When at home, the boys take a longer nap in the AM – anywhere from 45 minutes to 2 hours around 10:00, and a shorter nap in the PM – 30 minutes to an hour around 3:00.  The morning nap they take in their cribs. At daycare, they are still getting used to a schedule, but Logan consistently takes his AM and PM nap, and often takes an extra. This week, Riley started to regulate himself better and took two naps a day! We were relieved – he is so much less cranky when he comes home if he takes two naps at daycare.

Riley is still the fastest crawler in the west, and has started furniture cruising (he holds on to things and makes his way around, walking slowly). Logan has been army crawling faster and faster and is getting his legs into it. All he needs is to get that belly off the ground. He’s so quick with it, he even stopped butt scooting. He started pulling himself to standing on 1/19. Maybe he will never do the standard crawl – he may go straight to walking.

Both boys still love, love, LOVE toys, and they have plenty of them, thanks to Christmas and Mema Claus. Their current favorite and the standard rings that have been around forever (see the 10 month photos). They also really love the activity table my mom bought them, and the fire truck/police car steering wheel that Uncle Chris got them. They still like to hold balls and small things they can bang together, like the ice cream scoops that go with the toy Rosanne bought them. They have started to “dance” when their toys play music (especially the Elmo song on the mp3 player from the Hoods)

Logan continues to get physical therapy sessions, but they will start transitioning to every other week soon. We are still working on having him stand with his feet pointed forward and not out, but I think his PT will be very pleased that he started pulling himself up.

Personality

Riley and Logan have won us over a million times with their amazing personalities (and their cute faces!) Riley is very giggly and playful. He understands “no” and gets better at following it every day. He is so loving and smiling and so very happy!. Since daycare started, he seems a little less wary about strangers than he was last month. Logan is still fine with everyone and is still more easy going in general. He still likes to hug, snuggle, smile, and play. They are still wonderfully behaved both at home and when we are out and about or visiting family or friends. We are constantly stopped by people telling us how ridiculously cute and well behaved they are. They do like to steal each other’s toys and pacifiers, but they also like to play together. When we separated them because Riley had a cough, they were so unhappy!

Likes:

Riley: Logan, toys, standing, playing, computers/phones, Penguin/dogs in general, stuffed lion, banging toys together, stealing Logan’s pacifier, fruit, other kids, and eating puffs.

Logan: Riley, Penguin, his bottle/ feeding himself, his pacifier (he is addicted. We are in trouble), stealing Riley’s pacifier, being held, playing, other kids, toys, banging things, the jumparoo, stuffed animals, computers/phones, fruit, and eating puffs.

Dislikes:

Riley: Not having his pacifier when he’s tired, sleeping on his back, being woken up early for daycare, and being left alone (when can’t see mommy or daddy, like if we go change Logan’s diaper).

Logan: Waiting for his bottle, not having his pacifier, teething, pooping, being woken up early for daycare, and being left alone.

New this month: Riley standing up in his crib, Riley “cruising”, Logan pulling up to standing, Logan waving, Riley holding his own sippy cup (but not bottle), and "dancing" when they hear music.