Toys

Gabriel decided to take out all of his toys this afternoon. He spent quite some time pulling out each one and either tossing it aside or playing intently with it. I love his concentration here.

Teething Again

Gabriel has 4 teeth on the top and 2 teeth on the bottom, all have come in all the way. Now he is teething again with 2 more starting to appear on the top. Poor guy is putting his mouth on everything and chewing everything that comes his way. This morning at breakfast he refused to put down this teething toy in order to drink his water. Talented little thing (I love his smirk here).

Sunol

On Saturday we met Paul's mom and family at our favorite spot in Sunol for a hike. I just bought a jogging stroller for Gabriel, and John & Lynnessa brought a backpack for Everett. It was great because we could have the kids swap places if we needed (Gabriel started in the stroller and fell asleep on the hike back in the backpack, vice versa for Everett). Top two pictures are Gabriel and Paul on the Injun Joe Cave rocks. The last picture is me and Gabriel, seconds before he fell asleep.

Cutie Pie

Here are some pictures I just took. I've been taking a lot of video lately, so I needed to balance it out.

(Man, what a sweet face)

(Every once in a while he'll still do that cute look-down frown.)

(Oh, yeah, the remote.)

Almost Walking

Gabriel took his first solo steps this past weekend. While Paul and I were sitting on the couch, Gabriel stood and took a few steps between us by himself. He's not walking yet, but he can stand without holding on to anything and is anxious to get around without having to get down and crawl. He keeps trying to walk and is not bothered in the slightest that he falls down after a few quick leaning steps.

(I tried to post a cute video of Gabriel talking, but when it finally loaded, it didn't appear and neither did all my other posted videos. So I'm experimenting by deleting it for now.)

Hot Days

Yesterday was pretty hot, the rest of this week is suppose to be hotter. I set up a water play area for Gabriel in the tiled game room. He had fun splashing. Then last night Paul took us all to see "Iron Man" at the drive-in theater. We took out the back row in the van so Gabriel could play for a little bit before he fell asleep. It was great to be able to see a movie and sit outside in the cool night air.

10 Months

Happy 10 months, Gabriel (my cute little monkey)!