TEN MONTHS OLD!!

Axten had a busy month!! He hit quite a few milestones all at once!!! He weighs 26.4 pounds, and he is 31 inches long. Still off the growth percentage charts, he's proportioned right, and his doctor said if we're comfortable with it, he can have regular milk!! So we tried it out to see if he would adjust well, and he had no problem whatsoever. So whole milk it is!! That's Milestone #1. I've been trying to give him a sippy cup instead of his bottle, but he doesn't want anything to do with it. I didn't break Haille or Trentin from the bottle until they were one, so we've still got time. He will attempt to drink from a regular cup though!!

Milestone #2 is this:

Yes, Axten is now crawling!! I enticed him by putting something in front of him, and making him come get it. At first, he would just stricly do the "army crawl" and scoot, but all the sudden, he caught on, and off he went!! He's now mobile!! And into everything........time to baby proof!!

Now that Axten is mobile, he is wanting to get ahold of anything he can, which led to Milestone # 2 1/2..... He started partially pulling up!! Only to his knees though. Anything that rested on the table-top and was within his reach, was his.

Milestone #3 followed shortly thereafter. Axten figured out how to pull up straight to his feet!!

He has also made it to the stairs a couple times, which scares me!! I can just picture him taking a tumble down the stairs, so we will be installing a gate VERY soon!!

We have been having a difficult time transitioning to food with texture. I've been getting Axten the baby food with actual peas, and carrots and rice pieces. He gags whenever I feed him. By trying to get him used to different foods, I found the easiest way is for him to feed himself. More food ends up on the floor than in his mouth, but it's a start!!

Axten got his first "top" tooth!! So that's 3 teeth altogether!! The top one seemed to hurt, which made him pretty grumpy. It took forever before it finally popped through, and when it did, I'm sure he felt such relief!! Problem now is the other one is pushing through, too. This one is not as bad. I'm going to miss his precious gummy smile!!!

It's so hard to believe that Axten will be one year old soon. It seems like yesterday when we were anxiously awaiting for him to be here........He's such a blessing and truly a joy!!! We all love him so much!!!