10 Months

I can't believe that my baby is almost a year old! He has started getting to the age where he wants to get into everything. Even though Eric and I lead a fairly clutter-free life, I have a feeling in the next few months we are going to have to reign Liam in.

This past week our satellite went out and we were convinced that the snow had thrown things out of wack. We even called the Dish Network folks to come out and take a look. The day they were scheduled to come, we found the root of our problem. Liam had managed to scoot his way in his walker to the wall where the cables are located and play with them to the point of throwing off the satellite. I know some of you are cringing at the vision of a baby playing with loose cables. I am cringing just telling you this story. Needless to say, we have made arrangements for this scenario to never play out again.

Liam is still only saying "DaDa," "Daddy," and DaD (emphasis on the second D). You will be happy to know that he is also working BaBa into his vocabulary. After carrying him in my belly for 38 1/2 weeks, suffering through a painful c-section, and waking up with him every two hours to feed him the first few months of his life, Mama is still not on the table. Everybody says that this is pretty common, but it never too early to lay the guilt on - just the way our forefathers laid it on to their children.

At 10 months Liam still has no teeth. His gums are swollen and incredibly irritated, but he has chosen to delay cutting teeth. Do they make baby dentures? Probably not. Possibly as a result of not having teeth, he has no real interest in finger foods. Although he has learned that the dogs quite enjoy them.

And finally...my baby is finally mobile! He has recently started Army crawling, further terrorizing the dogs. They have no idea what is to come! Here is a video.