Things We’ve Learned at 10 1/2 Months
25 Jan 2012 15 Comments
It just doesn’t seem real that Baby Girl is closing in on a year. Time has fast-forwarded – just at the most amazing time, when I most want to savor every minute. It’s amazing how much she has learned – and taught us – in just 10 short months. Here are just a few things we’ve learned:
If you teach a ten month old to point to her eye and nose, she’s going to stick her finger in your eye and nose.
Ten-month-old fingers are very small and can fit really far up mom’s nose.
The more you really want your ten-month-old to go to sleep, the more likely she is to suddenly develop a case of restless legs syndrome.
Ten-month-olds do not like to be swaddled.
Ten-month-olds LOVE cats, dogs and car keys, especially the remote car door opener.
I knew I should've sprung for something bigger than the smart car
Taking your car keys back from a ten-month-old will result in a complete meltdown. And no, those Fisher Price keys will not suffice.
Ten-month-old baby spit shorts out remote car door openers.
Remote car door openers are expensive to replace.
Dogs love ten-month-olds right back. Food falls from them like manna from heaven.
Cats do NOT like ten-month-olds back. Just hearing a hollered “Kee! Kee!” strikes fear in the heart of the cat, who will probably live the next two years on top of your cabinets and refridgerator.
Even the fastest and savviest kee will sometimes lose a fist full of fur.
Check it out! The fur comes off!
Cartoons for 10-month-olds are weirdly mezmerizing. You can get a “stoned” effect if you watch them for too long.
It’s amazing how much you can get done during a 45 minute nap – and how little you’ll get done the rest of the day.
If you leave an Oreo unattended, your ten-month-old with only two teeth will find it, gum it to paste, and paint the carpet and the living room furniture with it. All in the span of time it took you to pee – even though you had the door open and could see the back of her head the whole time.
You've been holding out on me, mom! Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!!!
The car seat is the mortal enemy of the ten-month-old. No matter how amusing or creative you might think you are, there’s nothing you can do to distract the ten-month-old from the fact that they are imprisoned in the car seat. All items offered to soothe and amuse the ten-month-old will be promptly flung into the space between the car door and the seat.
Don't let the smile fool ya. I'm about to hurl this bottle at yo head if you don't let me outta here.
The ten-month-old will get their revenge on you for imprisoning them in the car seat. You’ll forget all about the items they’ve thrown between the car door and the seat – until you open the door and they all pour out and promptly roll under the car. Or even better – down the driveway and into the street.
Ten-month-olds are masters of velcro. Just give up and buy the shoes with buckles.
That velcro baby shoe you’re missing? It’s between the car door and the seat.
Ten-month-olds are the most fastinating and adorable people in the whole world.
