10 months!

Michael turned ten months old the other day and all I can think about is his amazing personality!  Michael is:

• Independent!  He knows what he wants to do when he wants to do it.  Since birth we have let him create his own little schedule and we have followed him.  We have let him go at his own pace with a lot of things.  Some things he wants to do quickly, like feed himself.  Other things he has decided to hold back on, like crawling.
• Curious!  When he gets a new toy he has to look at it for a while.  Then hold it and turn it over and over.  Then finally he will chew on it for a long while.  He wants to get into everything!
• Observant....This one is great for him but not so much for us.  He wants our phones all of the time.  He knows which way to hold it and put it up to his ear.  He also knows when he has the wrong remote. 
• Talkative!  Michael has always been a little loud :)  He doesn't cry very often but it's not unusual to hear him talking loudly in church.  He said his first word today!  He's been saying mama and dada for a while but he hasn't figured out who is who.  Today he said yeah.  I asked him questions and he would respond yeah to those that deserved a yes answer.  He gave me a sour face with the no questions.  His great-grandma watched him while I was at the doctor and he was doing it for her as well.
• Adorable :)  Just have to add this one in! 

He hates the camera!

So...see that ring on the floor?  Guess what it is?  Yes, it is poop. Michael had a blowout diaper. Instead of crawling he just moves on his butt and turns around.  Well he turned around and around while he was pooping until there was a perfect circle.  What a little artist :P

Too much time on the computer!