11 months old

Oh, this guy!

I love him!  Words can't describe how blessed I am to see his smile each and every day!  He has truly enriched my life in a way that only other mothers could understand.  I can't believe he is nearly one year.  

Food: He eats just about everything we do now that is soft. His favorites are: pasta, pizza, cheese, blueberries, veggie straws and anything in a pouch.  We love the Plum Organic's smoothies!  He can put down a lot of food already!  He is learning to drink diluted apple juice from a sippy cup and is getting better at it but mostly just sips it to his tongue and then spits it back out!

Sleep: He has finally started sleeping longer stretches at night.  I have been dipping into my freezer stash of frozen breastmilk and been giving him a few extra ounces on some nights and he sleeps from 10-5 now.  I feed him at 5 and he sleeps til 8 or so for his daddy! Also, I should add that he sleeps in the funniest positions!

Interests and new things: He loves dogs still.  He discovered Paw Patrol and we watch it nearly everyday to wind down before bed.  (Mommy needs the snuggles and downtime.)  He continues to love bath time but there was a short phase where he hated getting his head rinsed.  Mommy quickly learned to give him another cup to hold  and he is perfectly content again.  He is pulling himself up along furniture and getting where he wants to go.  He is starting to mimic sounds- "meow, woof".  He loves to play with other children.  He loves to share toys!  He love to grab people's noses because when he grabs Grandpa's nose, he always says "BEEEP!!"  He still is so easy-going and always happy.  He does let his opinion known though if you are doing something he doesn't like he makes these faces or squeals at you. He also learned to make this new furrow face and duck face and cracks me up with them.  He loves music but especially piano I think.  He learned to drink from straws, unload "help" with the dishwasher, and he wants to hold his own spoon.  He does surprisingly well with it but it can be frustrating for both of us for time-sake so I have been making more food mixes in pouches again.  But generally, he will eat what I'm eating when we eat out and then I will give him a pouch pumped full of veggies and nutrition!  He has become opinionated about going to bed- he doesn't like to go now so usually he cries for about five minutes and then just zonks out.