11 Months Old

Days and weeks seem to fly by and I realize that my little guy is yet another month older. It is crazy to think that last year at this time we were counting down the days until he was born making sure that all the details were in place and now we are counting down the days until he turns 1 year old. There are so many days that I think, "I should post that" and then the day is gone and all I want to do is relax with Jared once Landon is down. He is quite the mover these days, full of energy, joy and a personality all his own:

* I'm almost afraid to post about your sleeping habits because I feel like I jinx myself every time I do. You are sleeping really well and really consistently. About 11 hours at night and then two 1-2 hour naps during the day.

* You prefer to wake up between 7 and 7:30...which I love on days I work because I get to see you before I leave, on my days off and weekends it feels a little early to be up!

* You still let me rock you to sleep and it is one of my favorite things to do with you.

* You are a picky eater at times and a good eater at times. You went through a really picky stage for a couple of weeks when you realized you could spit out anything that went into your mouth! You definitely have preferences when it comes to food, but overall I think you do pretty good.

* You still nurse or take a bottle 4 times a day

* You are almost walking and can cruise along furniture, walk behind a dinosaur walker or walk when holding one of our hands

* You can stand anywhere from 10-30 seconds without holding onto anything (it is so cute because all your little muscles are working so hard), you feel very proud of yourself when this happens!

* You love to throw things and so far your hand of choice to throw with is lefty. You do a lot with your right hand but throwing is always done with your left. Your favorite toy seems to be balls of any kind.

* You absolutely LOVE Addie right now. You love to kiss her, hug her, crawl over her and pat her...she is soooo patient with you (much more so than I thought she would be). You also like to feed Addie your food from your highchair, you think it is pretty funny and she doesn't seem to mind either!

* You continue to be a dare devil and love to rough house. We are trying to teach you that you shouldn't dive off couches and beds head first but to slide down feet first!

* You enjoy helping in the kitchen or bathroom. You empty cupboards amazingly fast, enjoy playing on the dishwasher and recently have figured out how fun it is to pull things out of the kitchen trash :(

* You seem to figure something new out almost everyday...whether it be discovering something new to play with or figuring out how to work one of you toys on your own (you have recently started putting the circle and square in the shape sorter all by yourself).

* You are getting so tall and can reach things fairly high which has opened a whole new world to you!

* You love to do "patty cake", other fun songs or rhymes and read books.

* You are becoming quite independent at times and can throw amazing tantrums when something doesn't go your way or if your feelings get hurt when someone tells you "no"

* You love bath time and basically water of any sort (including Addie's water bowl...which you get in trouble for). I'm excited for you to go swimming this summer!

* You are still babbling up a storm, screaming and giggling. I love when something really tickles you...your laugh is very contagious!

* You respond to your name, no and some other simple words.

* You like to shake your head "no" and will sometimes wave "bye-bye"

* You got your first haircut by your Auntie when we were visiting in Portland.

* You have 8 teeth, 4 on the top and 4 on the bottom

* You are in size 12 month clothes (some 18 month for pants because of you long legs) and size 3 diapers.

* You weigh 21 lbs. 6 oz. and have transitioned to a bigger car seat

It's pretty incredible to watch you grow and develop, thinking back to how little you were almost a year ago! We continue to pray for you daily that you will grow up loving the Lord!