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Monday, September 05, 2011

Ryan Is 10 Months Old

Weight:
Height:
Still need to weigh him!

According to What to Expect the First Year, at 10 months Ryan...

should be able to
  • stand holding on to someone or something X
  • pull up to a standing position from sitting
  • object if you try to take a toy away X
  • say "mama" or "dada", indiscriminanately X
  • play peekaboo X
  • exchange back-and-forth gestures with you X
will probably be able to
  • get into a sitting position from stomach
  • play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye X
  • pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger X
  • walk holding on to furniture (cruise) X
  • understand "no" (but not always obey it)X
may possibly be able to
  • stand alone momentarily
  • say "dada" or "mama" discriminatelyseems to say some words, but not sure
  • point to something to get needs met
may even be able to
  • indicate wants in ways other than cryinggrunting a bit for things
  • "play ball" (roll ball back to you)
  • drink from a cup independently X
  • pick up a tiny object neatly with tips of thumb and forefinger X
  • stand alone well
  • use immature jargoning (gibberish that sounds as if baby is talking in a made-up foreign language)X
  • say one word other than "mama" or "dada" hi, done
  • respond to a one-step command with gestures ("Give that to me," said with hand out)
  • walk well
X means Ryan can do this at 10 months