10 Month Milestone Check List!

Each month I review my copy of What to Expect in the First Year and see how my Monster is rating on the scale. This month I am admittedly a couple days late, but I don't think Monster has hit any major milestones in the last couple of days.

Each month is divided into categories as follows;

By the end of this month, your baby...
...should be able to:

• Stand holding on to someone or something thing: Check! He's been able to do this for months now
• Pull up to a standing position from sitting: Check! The first time he did this was three weeks ago in the bath tub of all places. The first week he'd show us his new skill only if we were lucky. Now, he's a big big show off. 
• Object if you take a toy away: Check, that is if you mean everything but a toy. He almost hissy-fits when you take the remotes, or gaming controllers away. 
• Say "mama" or "dada" indiscriminately: Check, for a long long time now.
• Play Peek-a-boo: Check, this is a hilarious game if you see Monster pulling something in front of his face making an abrupt "Ah! Ah! Ah!" noise it's because he's playing peek-a-boo with you, or one of our pets. He doesn't quite get that you pull the fabric away from your face and say the "Boo!" or in his words "Ah!"

...will probably be able to:

• Get into a sitting position from stomach: Check! Basically, as soon as he could crawl (8 Month 2 days) he knew how to do this. 
• Play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye: Check. He can do both of these things but he chooses when to do them. He usually doesn't wave anymore until after the person is out of sight, as for clapping he does it when he likes something. It's so cute!
• Pick up a tiny object with any part of the thumb and finger: Check, for a long long time now!
• Walk holding on to furniture (cruise): Check! For about two weeks now he's been a cruising maniac. Pictures coming soon!
• Understand the word "no" but not always obey it: Check, he obeys it for about 30 seconds and then continues with whatever bad thing he was about to do. Rotten baby! ;)

...may possibly be able to: 

• Stand alone momentarily: Check. Pictures coming soon! 
• Say "dada" or "mama" discriminately: Half? I know he can say Dada discriminately, as for mama, I'm not so sure. He did call for me from his crib but that was only once. 

...may even be able to:

• Indicate wants in ways other than crying: Check. Monster rarely cries until he hurts himself, he is usually just "communicating" in his own way.
• "Play ball" (roll a ball back to you): Check, we haven't actually tried it with a ball, but he'll roll one of his trucks back to you.
• Drink from a cup independently: Check, he is more then capable of doing this, but I don't leave him to his own devices. He tends to throw things when he's done with them.
• Pick up a tiny object neatly with the tips of his thumb and forefinger: Check, Monster has had the pincer grasp perfected since he was a young'n .
• Stand alone well: No, certainly not. He can stand alone for about 30 seconds max.
• Use immature jargoning (gibberish that sounds like the baby made up a foreign language): Check. Monster talks all the time. He points while say things and I wish they were words so I could talk to him.
• Say one word other then "mama" or "dada": Check. He says "Dawt" which translated is "Dog", that's all I've picked up on though. Lola Puggins is Monsters best friend so it doesn't surprise me that he'd want to talk to her, or about her.
• Respond to a one step command with gesture: Check, he knows what "Come here!" means. That sounds terrible, like I'm training my 10 month old like a puppy, but it's true. He always comes!
• Walk well: Definitely not! 

Well, according to that checklist I am ecstatic about how Monster's development is just zipping on! He is doing so well! Every day is a new adventure, and a new milestone hit!