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Day in the Life time again! Participating in  My Life in Transition 's round-up. ------------ Sunday, October 11, 2015 Carter is almost 10 months old. 5:20am | I wake to hearing Carter talk in his crib. A feeling of dread comes over me that we are starting our day now (yesterday, he was up at 4:45am to nurse and refused to go back to sleep), and yet I can't ignore the fact that I just got 7 straight hours of sleep. Fortunately, he quiets back down for another snooze. 5:50am | Carter is up again, this time banging his extra pacifier on the side of the crib. It's a lovely sound at this hour. ;) I stumble out of bed, put on some warm layers and head into his room. Provided it's at a decent hour, like today, it's my most favorite moment of each day. Carter is sooo excited to see me and starts jumping. Diaper change (Olympic-style) and he's off before I can get anything on but a new diaper. Of course, there are tissues and nose bulb syringes to play ...

I'm going to gloss over the fact that this reminds me he is just 2 months shy of a year and jump right in. (Gulp). Ten months. What is Carter up to these days? He   loves emptying things. Anything. If his drawer is open, he pulls out all of the clothing inside. This is particularly problematic when I am trying to put laundry away and it’s coming back out as fast as it’s going in. Not to mention the destruction to a stack of folded laundry (which is why I rarely fold in the first place), his toys, and basically anything within reach that is neatly organized. For awhile now, he likes to raise his left arm straight into the air, hand in a fist, tuck his chin, and loudly proclaim, "Woooooah" or "Wowwww." It’s hilarious. A few times he has delighted Jon with a "touchdown" move. And he still flaps his arms when he gets excited. Actual clapping with his hands is just starting to make sense to him.  He will stick out his tongue if ...