11 months - CJM

The countdown is on until our little guy turns ONE. Pretty crazy. He’s finally starting to seem more like a toddler and not like a baby anymore. Don’t get me wrong, he is still very needy and extremely immobile, but just looks and acts more like a tot these days.

He’s completely over baby food, although, he can be a little picky when it comes to table food. It kind of depends on who is feeding him. For Wes and our nanny, he will eat just about anything. With me, he will reject most things. Some new foods he has tried this month include: ham and cheese, lasagna, hot dogs (complete with relish and ketchup), sausage and eggs, Nutrigrain bars, and chicken spaghetti. He still loves bread, bananas, strawberries, yogurt, veggie sticks and anything he can hold. He is starting to be a little less interested in formula, so I think I am going to start transitioning him onto whole milk over the next 3-4 weeks. He takes 5 bottles over the course of the day, but many times, he will only eat 4-5 oz. at a time. He is finally starting to drink water here and there, but out of a bottle – not a sippy cup.

Here's said hot dog



He’s been a great sleeper these days. He goes to bed around 8:30 pm and usually doesn’t get up until 7:30-8:30 am. He’s definitely down to two naps a day which makes life a lot easier. He takes a mid-morning nap around 10:30-11 for 1.5-2 hours and then again around 2:30-3 for another 1.5-2 hours usually. Most days, if he gets fussy in the evenings, we put him in his crib with some toys and he will just play by himself for 30-45 minutes.

Proof he's not always happy

He is babbling like crazy these days. He consistently says Dada and Hi and the occasional Mama, but he will just ramble on and on about whatever all day long. He also loves to add in a bunch of yelling and screaming whenever he can. He also will kind of try and wave, but it is more just outstretching his arm to you and then will move his hand around.  He is still not crawling, although he will get up on all fours and rock back and forth or just scoot around backwards across the entire living room. The past few days he has gone from laying on his tummy to sitting himself up which is a BIG deal!

Here is his best attempt at a wave

Wes' cousin got married over the Memorial Day weekend and the night before the wedding, there was a picnic for all of the family to attend. Charlie was chowing down on some bread.

my happy boy!

 He is so obsessed with his brothers and loves to be right in the middle of the action. He likes to pull on their hair or lay on top of them. If Wes is tickling the boys, he wants to get in on it as well. He is a wild man for sure.

Memorial Day shenanigans. I'm jealous of Charlie's perfect posture

 

 

He’s been a trooper through all of Ryan’s t-ball games and swim meets over the past few weeks; though at times, it has not been easy. I think it's forced him into being very adaptable!

 

 

 

I took the boys to see my grandmother, MaMaw, a few weeks ago and they had such a fun time. Funny how a place with no toys or things to do, they can find ways to entertain themselves.

He still loves his bathtime and even when he gets super fussy from about 6:30-7:30, the bath can all of a sudden snap him right out of a bad mood. He definitely gets his second wind.

his hair is really coming in

He currently has 4 teeth that are all the way in. He wears size 4 diapers and 12 months clothes (a few 18 month things here and there). He is long and lean for sure - weighing in right now at about 21 lbs. 4 oz.

Here are a few pics from his 11 month photo session. I couldn't keep him in the rocking chair for long as he was continually trying to leap forward, out of the chair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This time next month, we'll be celebrating a 1 year old!!