11 Months

Our sweet baby is such a little boy now, when did this happen?

Sleeping: Jackson is still a great 12 hour sleeper and taking two naps a day for an hour and a half each time. 

Eating: Still no teeth to speak of so he is still eating pureed food (veggies and fruits) and 4 8 oz bottles a day.  He has tried some of our table food but not enough for a meal.  Loves feeding the dogs his puffs while feeding himself. He had his first sno-cone, brownie, Popsicle and he loved it. 

Playtime: Sticking out his tongue, blowing raspberries, loves being tickled, chasing the dogs around and forcing them to play with him, he will stick their tails into their mouths and then laugh. So cute! He shakes his head "NO" constantly. He loves anything with buttons: cell phones, the TV, receiver, remotes...turns the TV on and off a lot.  Flicking Ryan's bottom lip, flicking door stops, looking at pictures of himself, loves fans and lights. Loves music and will dance at the TV or if his toys play music.  He has rhythm in his soul! :)

Talking: Still da-da is said a lot but only the ma-ma sound when he is really sad.  We swear he says "dog", "Wha?" (what?), "yeah". I am trying to teach him the monkey sound.

Mobility: He is a very fast crawler so we have to keep all  the doors closed because he can disappear quickly.  He can pull up on anything and will creep along furniture.  He is standing on his own for a good while before plopping on his bottom.  He goes to the TV and media stand to open and close the door and pulls out all Ryan's games and controllers, I don't think he has played with his toys in a few days.

Health/Wellness: No teeth... Ryan hopes they are there somewhere.  He has been cranky the past few days from a stuffy/runny nose and hopefully from teething. He had his first bruise on his cheek but it only lasted a day. He weighs 26 pounds and is in 12-18 month clothes and size 4 diapers.

Outings: Went to East Texas, Galveston Family Vacation, Visit to Future Best Friend Cole Fried at 1 week old.

Everyone says he looks just like his dad but has my attitude! I love all his faces and expressions. He is super friendly with everyone, he is starting to wave at strangers and tries to get their attention if they are not looking at him.  He will let anyone hold him and is still the most easygoing baby I know. 

Only 4 more weeks till we have a 1 year old baby boy, where has the time gone.  We love that boy more and more each day, he is the center of our world.