Ten Months

Wow, in two more days I'll be double-digits in age. It's weird to think about -- but then again, I guess I have made a lot of progress from lying motionless on my back, after all.

Last weekend, my grandma and grandpa Harrison came to visit. I always love having family to see me, and we had a good time playing. Along with visiting, eating and shopping, they came to watch me in my gymnastics class, which I just realized I haven't talked about. It's basically a fun and somewhat organized way to make us little ones who are just learning to move around by ourselves a bit more aware of what our bodies can do. We sing songs, we walk and run, we play with a parachute, we practice all sorts of gymnastics skills like tumbling and supporting our weight on our arms. Mom used to teach a class like this when she was in college, and she says that my teacher, Miss Staci, is really great, so that means something. (I like Miss Staci too, because she's nice and helpful.)

Dad finally got his new car over the weekend, too. It's a Chrysler PT Cruiser, which is a lot bigger than the old one. Well, it's bigger inside -- Dad says it doesn't feel a lot bigger on the outside than the Sentra, and it's actually only as long as Mom's two-door Civic. But now I'm less likely to bump my head getting into my car seat, and the sun doesn't get in my eyes as easily because of the shape of the windows. I am still getting used to it, of course ... it looks different, so sometimes I get upset if we're in the car a little too long.

Otherwise, it's just the same old progress. Crawling is still fun, and becoming moreso as I get better and faster, but I'm cruising and walking assisted better than ever -- in fact, a lot of the time I'll go over to Dad, pull up on his legs, take his hands, and make him help me walk across the room or around the kitchen. I've got two more teeth threatening to poke out on the top right, and am biting harder than ever (Mom was surprised at the indentations I left in her finger the other day). I'm also using these teeth to my advantage to tear shreds off my books ... or magazines, or video cassette cases, or anything else paper that I can figure out how to get into my mouth.

That's all for this time, I think. See you next week!