Month Eleven

One more month until you're ONE! How has the time gone by so fast?! I find myself looking back at the pictures from the day you were born almost daily, praying time will slow down. This month has really made focus on the final days of your "infancy" and truly cherish every minute of you. This has definitely been one of the best summers of my life, thanks to you. 

Month Eleven: ~21lbs. Walking, loves books, says WOW! 

Memories from this month:

-You're a great napper! Most days you take two 1.5 hour naps, but you can sometimes stay awake long enough to only need one nap.

-Your night time sleep is still rocky. Most of the time you only wake once, maybe twice to nurse! The best part is that you've learned to sleep in a bit! Usually you go to bed around 8 and wake up around 7:30/8am! Love it!

-You have become very picky about food and refuse to eat something unless it's packed with flavor. You'll eat fruit until you die, but veggies are rough unless they are covered in hummus. Your favorite food is still blueberries, but you also love rice cakes!

-You learned to WALK!!! You're still wobbly, but can take up to 7 or so steps before falling. Everyday you get better and better and attempt to walk more often than crawling!

-You gained three (and a half, one is almost through) new teeth this month! Like a champ! The only teething indication you gave us was one day with short naps. Other than that, I would have never known! Bravo!

-When you play, your favorite thing to do is stand up and lift your super heavy toys or buckets. Usually you fall over or drop the toy, but you never give up!

-Your favorite game is: knock down the block tower mama made. 

-Aside from mama and daddy, your favorite person is Auntie Coley. You lunge into her arms the second you see her! I think she hates it.... ;) 

-You're super talkative still and your vocabulary is growing! You make a puppy sound and say "wow"! 

-When people clap or cheer you can't help but join in, even when you have no idea what everyone is excited about!

-You love pretending to talk on the phone. You pick up our phones or any similar sized object and hold it to your ear. It's especially hilarious to you when daddy pretends to talk on his phone to you!

-You do this adorable nose laugh thing when you're super excited. You just breathe really fast through your nose and kick your little legs like mad!

-We bought a minivan!!! You love how cool daddy looks driving it! Haha!

-You got your first stomach bug and it was miserable! Watching your throw up and struggle to keep food down was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. Thankfully it only last two days!

-We celebrated our favorite not-a-real-holiday: Cow Appriciation Day! and introduced your taste buds to the wonders of Chick-fil-a! You're welcome!

-We are trying our hardest to teach you important things, but instead you just pick up on the funny stuff. For example: blowing raspberries, sticking your tongue out, patting your hand over your mouth and making that awesome Indian chief noise, etc. but we are working on signing please, more and all done!

Stats:

No doctors visit this month, other than a quick check up when you had your stomach bug. You're still holding steady around 20 lbs but you're definitely getting taller every day. You're nursing every 3-5 hours still and your immune system thanks you. Otherwise, I'm sure you'd be constantly sick with the amount of gross things you put in your mouth everyday! 

Photos from the month:

Month Ten

In two months you'll be a full year old... I can't even handle it. This month has made me realize that it is possible for a baby to become a toddler before their first birthday. You're a toddler in every way! 

Month Ten: ~21lbs, Standing, Toddler Status, Mimicking!

Here's the adventures of month ten:

-We spent most of the month in Arizona visiting your grandparents. It was a blast, but very hot. Thankfully we got to spend a lot of time swimming in the pool, visiting splash pads and other fun places around Phoenix. 

-You're taking two 1.5 hour naps a day and sleep from about 7:30pm to about 6:30am. Being in Arizona, in a strange place, you've been waking up a few times each night though... I'm determined to cut out your night wakings this month. Wishful thinking, I'm sure!

-You're a climber through and through. Every box or step or person or baby gate is something for you to climb. I'm proud but terrified of your bravery!

-You learned how to stand up unassisted for a few seconds at a time!!! You prefer holding on to something or squatting down to sit though...

-Before leaving for Arizona we visited the Denver Children's museum with some friends. You loved looking at all the big kids and chewing on the orange balls. 

-The things you "say" are hilarious. You talk almost non-stop and you are loud about it! You can form all sorts of sounds and do this weird tongue roll sound. I know you're going to be quite the talker in a few months. 

-You're really good at copying sounds you hear. They don't always sound similar, but at least you try!

-You say "mama" and "dada" pretty regularly to us and know the "all done" sign. 

-You love to click with your tongue when you hear any sound that sounds even remotely close to it.

-Your appetite is that of a teenage boy these days. You can down an entire banana, bowl of berries and handful of Cheerios in no time flat. Your favorite food is probably blueberries still, but you have taken a liking to meat as well! Especially carne asada. So good!

-You're a shoe wearing kid these days! With all your crawling and assisted walking, shoes are a must when we are out of the house. There's nothing cuter than chubby baby feet in tiny shoes.

-You're great at walking along furniture, but you really get fast when pushing chairs around the kitchen, or your music table across the room! You're also able to walk pretty well while only holding on to one of my hands. Perhaps you'll walk before you're one?!

-You adore swimming in the pool, but don't enjoy water in your face these days. 

-You're learning to throw balls when someone is playing with you. You love seeing them roll and chasing them around the room. 

-Throwing balls also means you're learning to throw food. You usually just swat at the food on your tray until it falls on the floor... No bueno.

-I can't decide, but you might be learning to blow kisses. And by blow, I mean hold your hand up to your mouth briefly when someone blows you a kiss. 

-You flew for the third time in your life and slept the whole way! Praise God!

-You love being chased by us down the long hallway. You run-crawl a bit then stop and look behind you, then start run-crawling again once you see we are still coming for you. So precious!

-For some horrible reason, you've started hating the car seat... You refuse to sit peacefully in it unless you can hold my hand.

-Mass is starting to get a little more difficult with you because of your love of moving and talking. However, you still enjoy the beauty of the Mass and remind me constantly to have child like joy, especially in Mass!

-Your hair is finally long enough to show a bit of a curl! You have the cutest little wings coming over your ears and when you sweat in your car seat, the whole back of your head gets curly. The sun has also tinted your hair a bit more red, which still is so weird to me.

Stats:

We made it through another month with no visits to the doctor and no illnesses of any kind! I'm guessing your weight is probably around 21lbs still and you've probably gotten a bit taller, but overall you don't look too much bigger. You haven't gotten any other teeth yet, but I know there is some movement going on in there. Loads of drooling and a few days of cranky Cana... Hopefully those teeth pop in soon!

Photos from the month: