Development explosion!

Jude has just EXPLODED these last two weeks developmentally.

He is now shaking his head "no" a LOT. He will occasionally even say "no" while doing it. Unfortunately he has yet to figure out how to shake it "yes", so every question/comment is answered with a "no" head shake.

Jude figured out how to do the "So Big" by himself. For a couple of months I have been playing this with him, but I would always have to lift his arms up for him. In the last 2 months, he has been grabbing my hands and helping me lift his arms up, but would not do it on his own. Then one day last week, he just suddenly started doing it himself. Now he does it CONSTANTLY, and LOVES it! He just smiles and giggles.

He learned to clap quite awhile ago, but he is now clapping when playing Pat-a-cake.

Jude has also discovered his love of jumping and dancing. You should see him wiggle his butt while dancing while standing up.

He is still cruising furniture, but now he is starting to go from one piece of furniture to another.

HOWEVER, the BIGGEST development explosion in the last week has been verbal! Jude is now speaking complete simple sentences!! I can hardly believe it. If I did not hear it with my own ears MULTIPLE times, I wouldn't believe it. Now, when he occasionally figures out a toy or something, he will say "I did it!". He will also crawl up to Jerrod and say "Hi dad!". He is working on saying "cat", right now it is "at", but that is what Julia said too for a few months. I am working with him trying to teach him to say "Jude". He has done it a couple of times, but not much yet. So at 10.5 months old, Jude can say over a dozen words and is now saying simple sentences.