Ten!!

Ace,

You are ten months old! Ten fingers to show how many months old!

Your tenth month was full of challenges and firsts. First, you got a really bad ear infection. We tried two types of antibiotics and then antibiotic shots. This meant you had a really upset tummy and bad diaper rash too. After the shots failed to work, we tried yet another antibiotic and an ENT appointment. During all of this, mommy had to go out of town for work and you and Daddy stayed back. You were so sick!! For almost five days your threw up after you ate, would hardly eat or drink and were pretty miserable. Daddy had to take  you to work with him at 4:30AM because you were too sick to go to school and Mommy wasn't home.

Finally, we got in to see an ENT. Dr. Poole saw us on Thursday and scheduled you to get tubes on Friday. Your ears were so bad!! We went to Memorial Hospital early Friday morning  and you were so brave! The nurses fell in love with you and walked you up and down the hallways greeting everyone! Your little surgery took about 8 minutes. Dr. Poole said your ears were so bad that they looked like bagels and that if we had waited any longer your ears drums might have burst! The morning was a little rough and you were uncomfortable but by the afternoon, you were a new kid!
Within a week of getting the tubes you could sit up by yourself and even pull up! It was obvious you were just miserable before the tubes went it! Your smile got brighter and you seemed so much happier!

This month we took you to the Tall Ships Festival downtown and you even got to tour a tugboat! The captain let you sit in the big captain's chair and get your picture taken! You started sitting up in your crib and when I pick you up in the morning you are usually in there clapping and playing!  You started eating lots of big boy meals like pancakes, grilled cheese, quesadillas, steamed veggies, avocados with beans and so much more! You are super adventurous eater and will try anything! We went to Charleston to celebrate Spencer's 3rd birthday and you went on your first pony ride too! Your best friend Garrett turned one and you also had a great time at his party! 

This month has been so much fun! You have been biting kids at school, which is a major problem, but I think it is just your way of communicating that you don't like people in  your space. Your social skills are incredible and you smile and talk to everyone. You LOVE to read!  I really love to watch you sit and flip through the pages of a book and talk about it as you go!

Ace, you are getting more awesome by the second! I can't wait to see where month eleven takes us!

I love you a bushel and a peck!

Love,

Mommy