I typed up a Happy Ten Month post and apparently lost it. I didn't have internet (not really, anyway) until today, so I saved it but I guess my connection timed out. Anyway.... Happy Late Ten Months little man!!!
You have gotten so big and I am so proud of you every day. The big thing this month has been seeing you adjust to our new life here in our new town. You have been a real champ. New teeth, new bed, new teachers, new friends.
Speaking of new friends: your day care teachers give me updates every day after school. You have two friends there who you play with regularly. When neither of them was there the other day, one of your teachers said, "Don't worry about Mateo. He has a girlfiend, too..."
"Oh really?" I asked, intrigued.
"Yeah... him and Sophie sit on the playmats and cuddle sometimes. She kisses him a lot."
You're already trouble!
They also mention how social and outgoing you are, and how you are fascinated by the inner-workings of a lot of the toys. You like to flip things over and see how they function, and this part of you makes me think of your uncle and your grandpa. They also have said that you are clearly the most enthusiastic about group singing time. You sing along and dance for everyone. "You've got a little music man!" they said, and don't I know it.
The lion is back from odessa on Vimeo.
Your lion came back in a box and you were ecstatic to see him again. You have started this new style of dancing that involves your arms, and I only caught a little bit of it on film.
The other part of the film that's interesting is this scrunched-up face you make at the end. This is your new tick, and I have to say, I hope it sticks. You screw your face up a whole bunch and then tip your head back, and then you smile while the rest of the face is still all tight. It's hilarious.
Every morning, I wake up and say hello to you, and you are groggy and snuggly and cuteness extreme. When I sense that you are starting to get a little more with it, I head into the bathroom so you can admire yourself. We spend every morning waving at you in the mirror, and you think the funniest thing is to walk out of the bathroom and then "surprise" the you in the mirror. It never gets old.
Your aunt Kari and I noticed today that you are getting YET ANOTHER tooth in that mouth of yours. Could you stop that, please? Your girlfriend Sophie is only on her SECOND tooth, and she's a year old!
So this month has been a little tricky as you and I have both had some health issues -- nothing serious, but enough to make us a little grumpy. You were the sickest I have ever seen you, and it was just sadness all around. When your smile came back after the worst of it, I was just so happy to see my little man again. I love your smile and would bend over backwards to see it daily.
This next month is going to be a very exciting one. You are going to get to meet your little cousin for first time in just two weeks, and you are going to see your grandparents shortly after that. I am so excited for us to settle into our new life and for you to become the little man you so clearly are turning out to be all on your own. Soon you will be walking and talking and doing all kinds of big boy things, and I just want you to know that I am so proud of you and I love you --- every step of the way.
New wooden floors!!!! from odessa on Vimeo.
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