Colton Samuel | Month 10 at a Glance

:: Got two more teeth
:: Smacks his lips when giving kisses
:: Mimics what other people are doing
:: When listening to music, he kicks his feet, claps his hands and bobs his head wholeheartedly
:: Stands all on his own
:: Weighs 26 pounds
:: Officially all grown out of 18-month clothing
:: Plays peek-a-boo
:: On the go. Constantly.
:: Still excessively cuddly, unless he has something to do, places to go, or people to see.
:: Has an ever-growing vocabulary consisting of Mom, Dad, Joochy-jooch (Jimmy), N'ston (Winston),Tia, Ta (Tabby), Wh'zuuuuuuuup? Wh'saaaaaaaat? Ba (bye, accompanied with earnest waving)...

Gratitude 30/30

I'm grateful for Christmas and traditions and Christmas trees and ornaments and festive festivities and the end of November and a gazillion gratitudes I can't possibly fit them into one month of lame mobile photos and stuff. I really am. But at the moment I'm mostly just grateful that my weird obsession and happy therapy is relatively safe and creative. Snowflake, anyone?

Gratitude 29/30

I'm so grateful for the incredible gift of motherhood. Even if we're not always photogenic.

Gratitude 28/30

THANKSGIVING DAY... And so grateful for my favorite and messy-est  troublemakers.

Gratitude 27/30

Grateful for pie baking evenings with one of the sisters such as this one.

Gratitude 26/30

Grateful for bedtime.

Gratitude 25/30

Some days I just can't help but be grateful for this little boy's exquisite sense of style. I need the laugh if he's going to pull all the other 3 year-old antics he does.