Ten Months

Today Damon is ten months old!  Time really does fly by.  He is turning into a little boy...where did our baby go?  Lee and I are so in love with him and each day wake up feeling so blessed that he is ours.  We seriously still just stare at him and talk about how perfect, cute and amazing he is.  He is the best!

At ten months he: is walking, gives high fives, can tell you what a cow says, can wave hello and bye bye (this one is so cute...whenever Lee starts to get ready to leave in the morning, he starts waving bye bye to him, and tries to say it.  Then when he gets home, he waves and says "Da"...for Daddy as he is rushing to him as fast as possible), eats pretty much anything, does not like wearing shoes, still not a great napper, sleeps from 8ish to 645ish, loves to throw footballs, loves the pool and playing in the sand, loves his new red wagon, loves the dishwasher and vacuum, loves to clap when we tell him to clap, say "yay" or after he walks, likes to fake cough, tries to copy sounds we make, points to everything (people and things), is a nightmare to change, likes unloading anything in his sight, loves to wrestle with Lee, loves to pull my hair, has a bad habit of biting and hitting, loves older kids, and is a really happy boy!

Walking

Sitting with Mama 

 Looking at birdies

Playing with his puppy biscuit

 Good morning!

 My sweetheart

 Happy boy!

Walking with his doggy

 Lately he has been sticking his finger so far back into his mouth that he gags himself

 Biting the doggy with a snarl

One of his most favorite places!  

(For those who are wondering, the red spot on his face is a hemangioma)

Video and some walking pictures

Here is a little video for family to see.  Some of his "tricks" in this video are old, and he has some new ones, but I don't have them on video yet.  We haven't really gotten any good walking video because he always just tries to grab the camera.  He is really good at waving bye bye and tries to say bye..."buh".  He also know what a cow says.  It's so cute.  I'll try and get video of his new tricks soon!

Standing, looking like he is surfing 

Walking to me

Hanging out at home

It has been so hot here, so we spend a lot of time at home.  We all go a little stir crazy, but it is better than sweating all day long.  Damon has been learning how to walk.  He can go across a room, but is still a little bit out of control.  He tries to run, or when he gets close to me or Lee, he almost dives at us.  It is pretty cute.  He keeps us busy and very entertained.

 Emptying his drawer

Handsome

 He LOVES pushing people on his toy.  Also loves Jacoby.

 Books are still a favorite

 He likes to crawl with his forehead pressed against the ground.  Weird.

Not wanting to stand

 Yes, my baby has a better tan than I do.

 Haha.  I love this picture.  It is so him.

 Playing with his green beans!

 Sitting on Daddy:)

 Loves to walk holding onto my finger

 Yes, he is eating a red potato.  He'll eat pretty much anything.

This $2 garage sale toy is the best thing I've ever bought.  He loves it.

Flagstaff

We went to Flagstaff this past weekend to meet up with some of our good friends, the Crowther's.  It was so nice to spend some time with them!  We haven't seen them in almost a year.  It was also nice to have some cooler weather for the weekend.  It even rained.  Hopefully we can meet up again soon!! 

Watching the Women's World Cup soccer game in the lobby

He LOVES the swing 

 With Bethany and Hudson

Swinging with the boys

 Damon loved Ryder and wouldn't leave him alone!

Family picture

 The boys

 Mommy's and babies

Love these two!

Faces

Our little guy has figured out how to work all of his facial muscles.  He is constantly making funny faces.  We love it.  

He also has 5 teeth now!  Three came in this last week and a half.

Fourth of July

We had a great fourth of July this year.  We didn't get to see any fireworks because of some little guy needing his sleep, but we did hear them!  We started off the morning right, making breakfast with our good friends Tyler, Missy and Jacoby.  Damon loves Jacoby... he crawls after him constantly and always wants to be right next to him.  Damon was a little crabby that morning though, because his 3rd tooth made its way through (now he's working on his 4th).

In the afternoon, we went over to Mike and Eden's and had a great rest of the day.  We swam, talked, ate and Damon got to see his cousins.  He is always very entertained by them :)

 Strawberry!

 Decided it would be more fun to squish it between his fingers and smudge it all over his clothes and face

 Swimming with Uncle Mike, Crew and Daddy

 Drying off in the shade getting tickled by Mommy!

 The boys watching a show

 Resting for a second.  Playing with his cousins and swimming is tiring!

 Trying to let Asher taste his little toy

 Going for a walk!

Daddy was in the bathroom and Damon wanted to get in.  His finger was all that would fit under the door!