11 Months

Baby boy is 11 months old today!!!

He still weighs 20 lbs and is still 30 inches long.  He is wearing 12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.  He still takes 7 ounces of formula every 3 1/2 to 4 hours.  Within the past week, we have started giving him Vitamin D milk, and he is doing great on it!  He eats 3-4 containers of baby food a day, but we have also started giving him more solid foods.  He loves all kinds of fruit, applesauce, yogurt, pickles, rice, mashed potatoes, and really everything that we give him.  He still loves the gerber puffs, but REALLY likes the Golden Flake corn puffs.  He still only has 6 teeth and no evidence of anymore right now.  His hair is getting longer and thicker.  Daddy thinks it is time for a haircut, but mommy is not ready for that yet! 

He still an expert crawler, but will pull to stand and cruise along everything!  He has started walking around with mommy or daddy holding his hands.  He is definietly a little problem solver.  He figured out that he can hold his toys in his mouth.  He also will look for his toys under couch and ottoman and most of the time get them all by himself.  He loves feeding himself and will sometimes refuse to take a bite unless you let him help:)  He likes to try to play in the toilet, so we have been putting the lids down, but he has figured out how to lift those up!  Needless to say, we now have to keep the bathroom doors closed.   

He loves all of his toys, and it is so much fun watching him play and explore.  He loves playing with his toy cars and trucks.  He will push them back and forth on the ground and make noises with his lips.  He loves throwing balls with his daddy.  He enjoys digging around in his toy box to find the toys that he wants to play with.  He loves playing outside and helping daddy water the grass with the sprinkler. 

He got in the pool for the first time this month and LOVED every minute of it!  He also went to the beach for the first time and loved the ocean and sand.  Of course, he had to taste the sand.  He did great on the long car ride thanks to the DVD player.  He loves him some Baby Einstein.  While we were at the beach, Yaya taught him to drink out of a straw.  He now has an obsession with straws!  If he sees one he will do just about anything to get it. 

He is doing imitating a lot more these days.  He likes to imitate mommy screaming.  He thinks it is funny.  He will also call for "Teph" when she is still sleeping in the mornings, and watch for her to come down the hall.  If he hears the garage door open, he will look for Daddy and immediately crawls as fast as he can to get to him!  Once daddy is home, Colin does not let him go anywhere without him!   

He takes 2 naps a day which last about an hour or two each.  I have started just laying him in his bed when he starts getting sleepy.  He cries/whines for a few minutes then falls asleep.  When he starts getting sleepy, he will laugh at EVERYTHING.   

He is still such a happy, loving little boy.  He loves giving kisses and has started giving hugs.  He has really started showing preferences for certain people.  If you reach for him and he doesn't want you, he will turn and hold tight the person holding him.  He will cry sometimes in the morning when Daddy leaves for work or cry for Steph when she leaves the house.  He will crawl to the front door and look out the window for her.  Good thing he recovers quickly:)

 

Happy 11 months sweet Colin......Mommy and Daddy love you so much!