(note from Ali: yup, running really late this month. Sorry. But really, wouldn't you be more surprised if this was actually on time??)

First a little shock and awe. Munkey is now 10 months old, quickly gaining on a year old. It seems that just yesterday we were not sleeping through the night. Oh wait, that was yesterday, but it was because of a horrendous cold, not because he needed to eat every few hours. Wait, if he had his way, he would eat every few hours. Never mind. The point is, he is growing up. His personality is becoming more obvious by the day.

He had started weaning himself off of bottles. He still has one occasionally, but usually prefers to eat people food and be a big boy. He is a fan of his teeth, and uses them on anything he can find, daddy’s fingers, dog leashes, cheerios, crackers, that weird brown thing he found on the carpet. On the teeth front, he currently has about 8, maybe more, but I am scared to go checking too close, at the risk of loosing a digit. He officially has more teeth than his grandpa, so I guess that is something. Not sure if that is the beginning of a Jeff Foxworthy joke or not.

Munkey has also developed a love for music. Not all forms, but anything that has a lot of groove to it. He is a huge fan of Hendrix like his daddy. Every morning on the way to the sitter is a new experiment, finding music he can be-bop to.

Speaking of sitters, we have found a new one. She is about 2 blocks from the house, which makes things really convenient. She loves Munkey, much like everyone else does, and makes a point of running to him for kisses when she sees us out and about. I think it’s a great environment for him.

On the developmental side, he is crawling around the house at lightspeed. He can pull up using anything, people, dogs, walls, sofas, whatever is handy. He is also figuring out how to open cabinets and drawers. We spend hours each day removing things we thought were safe from his reach.

Godfather/Unkie Chris got Munkey his first game system, and X-Box. I am not sure who is going to be playing more, him or daddy, but its only a matter of time before he can reprogram it to make it go faster, and beat daddy at all the games.

Make sure you check out Snapfish for photo updates, and keep your calendars open for the 1 year birthday blowout we will be planning soon.

-- Nathan