I'm 10 months old

Our cutest Zackary has turned 10 months. He is growing so much each month. Right now he loves his mama. If I leave the room he starts crying unless you are distracting him. No worries though cause after a few minutes he realizes all is ok and is back playing. His new favorite game is peek-a-boo (can you say adorable). We are trying to teach him to hold his own sippy cup and bottle, he's not used to it since I have been exclusively breastfeeding him. I love breastfeeding too. It's such a bond for us not to mention it surpasses any other immunity. He's very good at it now, his record time is 8 mintues. It used to be a bit of a break for me too, nice to relax, ya, not anymore!!! Now I just enjoy watching him and relish in our quiet time together. No biting yet either, thank gosh. He loves taking walks (stares at the trees moving in the wind, and crows fighting in the sky) eating his solids, and spending time playing with anything that makes noise or he can chew on...as apparently he's constantly teething.

He loves his Dada...that is all he says too in verying octives...dadadadaddaadadadada! It's so cute. We sound like a record back at him, mamamamamamama...to no prevail. Dad and him play games together crawling and walk a lot...and Ben just started running with him in the jogger. He puts him to sleep every night since birth and Zackary gets so excited. It's nice and important for them to have that special bonding time too. Ben is very hands on and loves spending time playing with him...I think he can't wait to teach him golf!

This is Zackary's favorite thing to do of the month...climb under the table. It's so funny...I love it. He also will bounce balls off of it. I am trying to help him learn how to pull up, which he does well on us but is still learning on other things.

This saucer is a godsent. He loves it, and goes round in circles and plays with everything. We have started standing him up on the outside of it too which he's doing well learning to walk around it (with assistance of course). He also loves visitors, being tickled, going up and down one step inbetween one of our rooms, his bouncer, and much more. We just lowered his crib too! :) We love you monkey...stay 10 months for awhile now, k!
Oh and I am starting to plan for the 1 year big birthday bash-for me and family of course...cause he won't remember!...any ideas let me know!

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I am loving my solids (especially avocado, nectarines and peaches)!!!!

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Side Notes

A couple of side notes
1. Go Lakers...just to remind you Zackary...your home town b-ball team one the national championship this year-2009!
2. Ben was one year old when Elvis Priestly passed away and Zackary is almost one with Michael Jackson passing away. I don't believe all the rumors about him. I can't even imagine what it would be like growing up with your whole life in the spotlight..and having a hard childhood...and not knowing what it's like to even be a child for that matter. His music is great, Thriller was and will remain one of my favorites! Hope you like his music too one day Zackary.

Friends and Fathers

Zackary is now 9 1/2 months old. Our biggest events lately have been hanging out with baby friends around his age and Father's Day!!! As you can see in the picture above he was fascinated with little Kayden's face. He's always trying to grab other babies faces, it's so funny. He did so well with them though, that's Madison in the background (she shared her finger foods) and it was fun watching them all play together with each other's toys. The two boys were wanting to play with the same ball and Madison was watching in the background! Zackary got the ball at one point from him but then when Kayden got it he acted ok with sharing! My little man is growing!

Happy Father's Day DADA...Zackary and I woke up and surprised Dada with some First Father's Day presents (i-pod, cd's,). Then we promtly got in the car and drove to my mom's to take John, my stepdad, out to breakfast while my mom babysat (makes it easier on mom and dad focusing on some time with John while eating too)!! After, we played, watched the US Open and went around showing Zackary all the fun things that he can't play with (which is like everything-haha) at Grandpa and Grandma's house. I was hoping that Zackary would say Mama for the first time on Father's Day because on Mother's Day that is when he said Dada for the first time!!!! But to no prevail.

I felt bad for Ben because the rest of Ben's Father's Day he watched Zackary for me outside of a hospital because Baba (my Dad's mom) has been ill. So I hope I made the morning and early afternoon somewhat special for Dada.

Zackary had a fun time talking and playing with Grandpa. I can't wait for Zackary to get a little older so they can go on hikes. John will make certain that Zackary notices's every bit of nature around him...which is very important to me and a gift that John carries along with his innate ability to tell incredible stories. I used to love story time before bed...tales of Heidi were my favorite.

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On the Move!!!