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You are now 10 months old, and still only have as much hair as a 10-day old.

Your body seems to take the quality over quantity approach to hair, and by quality I mean length. You have roughly five or six hairs that would almost hang over your eyes if they didn’t stick straight up in the air. Your Mom and I were both bald as babies for quite a while, so you’re out of luck. However, we have good hair genes for later in life, and believe me, you’d rather be bald now then 40 years from now.

All of a sudden you learn something we teach you almost instantly. We started slow, like what sound an elephant makes or saying “Uh-oh!” when you drop your cup. Sure enough, a few days later you would have it down (and I’m being very lenient with the word “down” — lets just say your elephant is your cheeks filling with air) and repeat along with us.

We will wait to teach you really important life lessons after your 1st birthday, like not walking in the dead of winter with just your sandals on during a blizzard. I’ll let your Mom teach you all the pros and cons of such an adventure. Here is a little spoiler:

Cons: Painful feet for days, annoyed boyfriend who has to stay up with girlfriend to make sure her feet don’t fall off.

Pros: Baby soft feet after most the skin falls off, interesting story to tell your child one day.

The cupboards have become your new playground. You would crawl right past every single toy you own and go right for the tupperware. It got to the point where I had to install hooks on the cupboards to keep you out, an experience I’m glad you are not old enough to remember. Lets just say your old man isn’t the most mechanically inclined guy in the world, and I would think twice before riding any bike I build for you.

As you can see, you remain the happiest baby in the world and we remain the happiest parents.

Until next time!

Love,

Dad