Maxwell - 10 Months

Another month already?!? Yikes! Somebody slow down the clock! At 10 months Max

• loves to clap his hands. It is so cute!
  
• He also nods his head consisting of his chin quickly coming to his chest once. He knows it means 'yes' and will do it when we say yes to him.
• He says 'uh uh' as he very seriously shakes his head from side to side. He knows it means 'no' or something negative and will do it when we say no, or not or anything that has a negative sound to it. He also does it when he is doing something I've said 'uh uh' to him and moved him away from, such as playing on the fireplace, playing with the space heater in McKay's room, or putting something in his mouth that doesn't taste good. He picks up on the negative tone in our voices and immediately starts to shake his head and say 'uh uh'. Amazing.
• Max also signs 'more' sometimes. He always does it when McKay encourages him.
  
• Max wants to eat everything we eat and to feed himself, especially when he sees us doing it. I make sure I feed Max his lunch at the park before McKay and I eat ours or he won't eat because he wants to eat like we are.
  
• He has 8 teeth and they are sharp which makes swiping his mouth to get something he shouldn't have eaten rather painful. He may have more coming in because he is drooling all over the place and always has a finger or two in his mouth but I haven't been too determined to check it out due to the sudden clamping down of his sharp teeth whenever I insert my finger into his mouth. Did I mention they are sharp? :)
  
• Very often I am stopped at church or at the grocery store or wherever we are and told that my baby should be on a commercial because he is so cute. We were told that with McKay a lot too and still have people say both boys should be on TV.
  
• No matter how much Max protests that he is done eating, he no sooner hits the floor than he is off to pick up and eat the 'leftovers' he dropped over the side of his chair or left on his chair. It is also a way for him to let me know he is ready for the next meal when he heads to his chair to see what he can find.
• Max is very persistent. When something has caught his eye he won't stop until he has checked it out. I thought babies this age were supposed to be easily distracted??! Seriously though, I can distract him quite often but I get the feeling it won't last long!
• The strings on our pants or sweater are the first things Max notices when he sees us and as quickly as possible, into his mouth they go!
• Max gets giddy when the dishwasher door is open. He LOVES to 'help'.
• He is so close to walking, it could be any day now. He stands alone quite frequently so he can use both hands, even if it is just to clap them!
• Max takes his socks off and puts them directly in his mouth. Our tile floors are so cold I try to keep them on him which can be quite a task some days!
• He will wave his arm vigorously and say 'uh uh' to swat away the spoon when he is either done eating or just ready for a change. He also does it when we are trying to dress him, which can be a real chore sometimes, especially for his shirt.
• Max knocks on the door when he wants to come in. When McKay is in time-out is is more of a punishment for Max because he can't get in to play with McKay. So he sits outside knocking on the door and calling 'ahh!'
• Max also calls 'ahhh! Aaaahhh!' when he is ready to get up from his nap.
• He loves to play in our ceiling-to-floor curtains so I frequently have to tie them up out of reach.
• Max still gets so so excited to go through doors, especially outside. He looks like he will jump out of his skin. Makes us laugh every time.

Max is truly a delight. Jordan McKay & I have decided we can't remember life before he joined our family!

He loves to eat and looks up to where the cheerios box is on top of the fridge when we ask if he wants them. Of course he always does!

If Max's mouth isn't open WIDE he is either full or doesn't particularly like what he is eating because he is getting full. Sometimes it is so wide his nose crinkles.

He was standing up alone clapping his hands so I quickly grabbed the camera. Here he is on his way to the floor to come see me.

A ha! I knew I dropped a few cheerios for later!

Looking for more snacks...

His shirt has a monkey on it and says 'Bananas about Mommy' Jordan bought it for him. :)

McKay is getting pretty good at making sure he hangs things out of Max's reach but that doesn't stop him from trying!

Max (still) LOVES to play on McKay's bed or the couch or anything soft. In the next few pictures I tried to capture their fun.

Happy Happy boy!

Goin' for a run with Daddy

He turned this stool over and was having so much fun playing with it! I like this way of playing with it opposed to his usual pushing it across the tile floor=l.o.u.d.

If there is something to climb on, Max will. He loves to look out the window.

Where's Max?

Peek-a-boo!

Where's Max?

Peek-a-boo!
Anything will work for this game!
He assumes anytime anyone has anything covering their eyes, they must be playing hide and seek. This includes people sleeping in the pews behind us at church.

Another thing Max gets giddy about is taking a bath. so.much.fun!

I was trying to get video of him clapping his hands but he only does it for a second at the beginning. The saw you hear in the background is Jordan working on building a bed for McKay that will be part of bunk beds for the boys.