We have a 10 month old

I go a little overboard taking his monthly pictures.  It's easy to do when he is just so darn cute!  

Henry LOVES his Dad!  Good thing Clark was home for lunch and could get Henry to smile.  

Henry is a pro at cruising around the furniture and stooping down to pick something up and then standing back up {while holding on of course}

Still loves his soccer ball and Dad 

Love that face

We often find him doing this face and breathing out of his nose to make a funny sound.  

Tired of picture time.  I can't blame him.  I took about 100 photos.  He is obviously the first child.  He was also mad that he couldn't touch the electrical outlet.  We really need to "10 month old" proof our house.

He had a little piano time to make him happy after the "photo shoot"

Love the tongue.  Maybe he will take after his cousin Max and stick his tongue out when he is concentrating.  

He found my "skier" tree.  My Grandma Emmett has a skier tree and she leaves it up during the winter so I'm doing the same. The pink snowflakes were made by my Great Grandma Fife and they seemed "Valentiney" to me so it's perfect to leave up through February.  After this picture he pulled the tree over and two of the skiers broke... Time to bring out the super glue!

Only because I want to leave something "educational" for you I will list a few milestones babies should be doing in this time frame.  The range is from 8-14 months so some babies will be doing things slower or faster.... It doesn't matter as long as they are doing some of them.  If you see something you think your child should be doing, just take a few minutes each day and work on it!  They will pick it up in no time!  

Milestones: 8-14 months

Language

• Responds to own name when called
• Responds to "no" sometimes
• Responds to simple requests sometimes
• Listens for a few minutes to rhymes and songs
• Looks at books and points to familiar pictures named
• Understands 10 frequently used words
• Points, gestures, or makes sounds to indicate wants and needs
• jabbers
• Tries to say a few words, including dada and mama specifically (Henry says dada WAY more than mama)

Intellectual

• Examines small objects and details
• Experiments purposefully with objects to discover the effects of his actions (ie. a light switch)
• Repeats acts which have produced interesting effects (Henry likes to roll his wooden balls on the wood floor)
• Remembers the location of hidden objects (we can't hide the remote or our phones from him anymore.  He knows!)
• Places a round shape into a shape sorter

Social-Emotional

• Knows the difference between familiar people and strangers
• Gets caregivers' attention and wants to be near them
• Shows parents when needs help
• Plays simple imitative games such as "pat-a-cake" and "so big"
• Shows affection, annoyance, anger, surprise (Henry definitely shows annoyance and anger when he can't have something)
• Observes and imitates the actions of people
• Shows satisfaction with own accomplishments; smiles
• Feeds self with fingers
• Tests caregivers reactions (like when Henry pulls on the blinds after I've moved him away and then he looks at me like "what are you going to do now Mom!")

Motor

• Pulls self up to stand
• Cruises
• Lowers self to sitting position
• Stands alone (Henry can sometimes stand for 3-5 seconds)
• Walks with assistance
• Climbs stairs and other low objects
• Turns pages in a stiff book
• Tosses or throws without control
• Bangs two objects together (Henry's favorite thing)
• Stacks 2-3 blocks
• Uses pincer grasp to pick up tiny objects (or gross things on the floor!)
• Uses index finger to point

 I got this information from the Parents as Teachers curriculum that I used as a Home Visitor.  Sorry it's not online anywhere.  Websites like Parents.com or babycenter.com have milestone trackers you can look at.  I would like to caution parents about looking at the milestone sheets too often.  Not every baby will be doing the exact thing the sheet says they should be doing.  So don't freak yourself out and think your baby is developmentally delayed.  They most likely aren't.  And if you are concerned ask your pediatrician or other child development expert.  Also I would like to point out a common misconceptions some parents have.  When I was working with parents a lot of them thought their child should be talking by age 1.  That is generally when a child says their first word(s) but that doesn't mean they will be saying full sentences.  Even at 14 months they won't be saying sentences.  From 15-24 months is when their language will start to develop more rapidly.  But they will still use "jibberish" mixed in with some recognizable words.  If they speak clearly about half the time then they are fine.  Also, children UNDERSTAND a lot more than they can actually say.  If you feel like your child isn't talking as much as you would like, take inventory of how often you talk to them throughout the day (and not the TV talking to them).  I would always encourage my parents to talk to their child, even if it is a tiny baby and you are "talking to yourself".  Tell them what you are doing like "Mom is folding the laundry" or "let's go get something to eat for lunch".  I also feel like people think its a "race" to have their child walking before they are a year old.  That's great if your child has awesome gross motor skills!  But it's also great if your baby doesn't walk until 12, 13 or even 14 months old.  That is completely normal.  As a parent you always want to compare your child to other children their age, but that just isn't fair to your child or to you.  Every baby develops at their own pace.  But I do like to use the milestone sheets as a reference to "activities" I can do with Mr. Henry.  

I hope someone found this helpful, and you were able to understand my ramblings!  I'm not an expert by any means, I'm just using what I've learned in college, work, and real life.