10 months!

It's true what they say- ten months is a barrel of laughs! Owen has been having so much fun this month.
*He enjoys going up (and down) the stairs.
*He stands and pushes things around the room like the laundry basket and his highchair.
*He got two top teeth, bringing the total to four.
*He loves to brush his teeth, and knows to get his toothbrush out of his monkey cup when I set him on the side of the sink.
(I sing, "brusha brusha brusha, new Ipana toothpaste" to him while he brushes" Nothing like a jingle to get you moving!)
*He loves to eat cut up blueberries and salmon!
*He spent this month practicing eating finger foods on his own. It took him a while to pick up cheerios etc. and put them in his mouth on his own. He would feed us, or if they were on the floor lean over and pick them up with his mouth! so cute!
*He will use a spoon to feed himself if the food is on it. He has experimented with putting the spoon in the food container to "reload".
*He still enjoys playing peek-a-boo, and will cover his face/head with a blanket to play.
*He started Music Together class a couple of weeks ago.
*He loves to go read books on his own and two nights ago picked out his own bedtime story. He is definitely showing preferences and points to things he wants.
*He uses a couple of signs (milk, ceiling fan, and bye bye) Still working on ball, book, eat, water, music, mommy, daddy etc.
*He has stood for a moment or two on his own, but always sits down when holding someone's hands, so he doesn't "walk with help" yet. I'm in no hurry, because once he's on the move I know I will probably never sit down again.
The cat is warming up to him, and no longer skedaddles when he is in the same room. In fact, they've been face to face several times. He calls her "una".