Bridges in Austin: 10 Months

I haven't been great at giving monthly updates on our little boy, but here's a quick snapshot at what he's been up to lately:

Wearing 18 - 24 month clothing (his growth has actually slowed down enough for us to get more than 2 wears out of each outfit).
At his 9 month appointment last month, he weighed in at 25lbs and 30", holding steady at > 95% for weight and height. I'm beginning to believe that he really will be a linebacker one day (hopefully for UT, hook 'em).
He's so mobile right now! I've had a few moments when I've glanced away for less than a second and looked back to see that he's crawled across an entire room. He has the most precious bear crawl, where he doesn't let his knees hit the ground. He's been doing it since day one, and rarely crawls on his knees.
He's pulling up on everything! The dogs, his walker, his excersaucer, doors, windows, my legs, the coffee table, ottomans, his crib. He has also started "cruising" furniture, meaning he's moving along the edge of it while standing up. He crawled up on me the other day and just let go completely, he's very brave.
He's putting one foot in front of the other: We walked with one of his toys across the entire house last week. I helped him keep the walker toy from rolling out from under him, and he pushed it and walked, left foot, right foot, the length of the house.
He's a great sleeper: He's taking a long mid-day nap, usually at least 2 hours and a one hour afternoon nap, and sleeping from 8 to 7 most nights. He will still enteratin himself for a good 15 minutes once he gets up. He will also spend about 15 minutes putting himself to sleep at night. Gone are the days that he likes to cuddle with mommy or daddy in the glider, now he just pushes away from us, stands on our laps and giggles or tries to get down, until we put him in his crib, where he rolls around talking to himself for at least 10 minutes before finally pooping out.
He's a fabulous eater! Eating has never been an issue for this kid (aside from the watermelon incident).

Breakfast: a banana and two pieces of toast
Morning snack: 4 ounces of formula from his sippy cup
Lunch: 1/3 cup of chicken, veggies, and some string cheese
Afternoon snack: 4 ounces of formula from his sippy cup
Dinner: Black bean burger patty (maybe two), an avocado, cheese
Bedtime: 7 ounce bottle

His favorite toy: his little soccer ball. He loves chasing it around the house and will play with it for more than five minutes (which is a lot these days). When I sit down across from him, he'll get so excited and throw it to me, it is precious!
He/We loves Melissa's house! She gave us a picture of the kids all wearing bunny ears for Easter. I've got it posted on the fridge and each time it's in his line of sight, Eli points at it and gets so excited. Every morning, when we walk up to Melissa's door I say "Where's Missy?", then she opens the door and he just squeals at the sight of her and his friends.
He hates being changed on his changing table. I will spend this weekend trying to find clever ways to keep him on his back on the changing table. He constantly rolls over mid-diaper change and tries to crawl off the end of the changing pad. I've tried almost every toy in his room to keep him on his back, even resorting to letting him play with a thing of "Budreax's Butt Cream", and nothing has worked.
He definitely has an attitude when he doesn't like what's going on! Payton says he's just like his mama! We haven't seen it recently, but for a while he was doing this head-butting action when he got upset. He would literally gather all of this strength and throw his head forward if you told him "no" or took something away from him. The pediatrician said it was totally normal, him expressing his feelings, and it has recently slowed down, so I'm not worried.

We have been so blessed to have this child in our lives and I thank God every day for allowing me to be his mom. It's been quite a journey so far, and it isn't always as cookie cutter as what I've posted above, but we're in a great place and happy to be there. Here are some recent pictures: