10 Months, 17 days

Dear John,

You had two big baby milestones this week!  You got your two top teeth (BOTH in 4 days!) and you started walking using your walker with wheels. 

Even though you are teething, you are such a sweet baby.  You wake up for about an hour at night because you are uncomfortable, but all you are looking for is a snuggle.  The second Mom or Dad picks you up, you snuggle into our shoulders and go back to sleep.  When you hurt, you get sweet.  The other night, I brought you in our bed with us because you were extra pitiful and turned my back to you so you would go to sleep.  You kept patting my shoulder as if to say "Mom, turn over and face me."  When I got on my back, you crawled up, kissed my face, and then put your head on my shoulder and went directly to sleep.  It was the sweetest moment.  I wish I had a camera to take a picture of your sweet face next to mine.  My arm went to sleep, so I was awake from 3am to 6am just savoring the moment.  It was perfect.

As for our walking with the cart, that means you are getting really close to taking your first unassisted steps.  Mom is having mixed feelings about that.  It is hard enough to keep up with you all day.  I managed to get a video of it.  It isn't the best because it is hard to capture moments on camera while getting you set up.  I think you get the idea from the video though.

I am sure very soon I will be posting about you walking, and then posting about how hard it is to keep up with you.  Please take your time buddy.  Crawling is enough for mom right now.

Love you so much little man.
Mom