The Whitesides

Ian at 10 months

The ten-month mark to me is kind of a sad one. Don’t get me wrong, I love that Ian is progressing and growing, but at ten months he is that much closer to being a year old, and being a year old, means he’s not quite a baby anymore!  I love the baby stage, and sometimes I wish I could keep my kids as babies forever (I know crazy lady.).

But I will say this; Ian is a most fabulous and cherished little boy.  He is plain awesome.  He is always bringing smiles and laughter to our home.  He always seems to know when to make us laugh and when to snuggle us and make our hearts melt.  We all love him and adore him so very much.

Here are some things about Ian:

Ø Ian can crawl with the best of them.  He is so fast, I call it his turbo crawling (especially if he knows that you’re after him and he knows he’s going for something or going somewhere is isn’t allowed.  Cheeky boy!).

Ø Ian loves to pull himself up on everything.  He loves it and thinks he’s pretty awesome for doing it.

Ø I’m pretty sure Ian’s favorite places are the bathrooms and the laundry/furnace room.  Its almost as if the kid has a sixth sense, and can tell when the bathroom door is open etc.  He zips to the bathroom and crawls to the tub first, where he will pull himself and start squawking and screaming like he is the king of the mountain.  He also loves the laundry room and since the laundry room happens to be in the same room as the furnace etc., he thinks it’s his goal to squeeze into any tight crevice and explore the workings of all things pertaining to that room.

Ø I am not sure if I have mentioned previously if Ian is teething, but of gosh!  He’s got almost two teeth, and they are taking their sweet ever-loving time!  I swear those teeth will come up and then go back down and repeat this process.  Poor Ian is miserable with them.  I really hope that they hurry up and just come in and the others are fast coming in as well.  I don’t think I can handle any more sleepless nights filled with inconsolable crying.

Ø Ian is a slapper.  He finds such joy in looking at the person who’s holding him and slapping their face super fast and over and over again.  Ryan, Nik and I all have scratch marks to prove it.  You would think that we all would be smart and get out of the way of this slaphappy kid, but he is so fast!!  Its like Ian finds it so funny to catch us off guard!  What a trickster.

Ø Ian and Nik love playing together.  Nik loves to get in the crib with Ian and just play and lay there together.  I am constantly finding them together playing and laughing and even giving some cuddles.  Nik loves to pick Ian up by the armpits and drag him around everywhere.  Ian loves to follow Nik wherever he is going.  It’s pretty fun to watch it all happen, and I just wish I were better at being able to capture those moments.

Ø Ian LOVES dinnertime.  He loves to eat, and he loves his food NOW!  Halfway through his meals, Ian will start to get a little more relaxed and start trying to be funny.  He loves to shake and make his face go red and purple (I have no idea where he learned this and yes, sometimes I do fear for the poor kids brain cells.), and thinks its just hilarious to spew his food everywhere (when he does this, after my initial surprise, I reprimand him by putting on the mom face and saying “no no.”  He thinks this is so cruel.  He leans back in his highchair and screams and wails at me.  (Oh geese, at least I can tell that he is starting to understand when I am not please with something he has done.).  What a character.

Ø Oh we also went to the doctors and Ian is around 21 and ½ pounds.