Once again, better late than never. And, these pictures are darker than I would like them to be because it was raining on his 11 month birthday, of course. My spunky little guy is officially one month away from being my big ONE YEAR OLD! I still remember having you like it was yesterday. I can't believe how fast these passed eleven months have gone. You're turning into be such a character. And you're very talkative. You say mama, dada, nana (banana), num-num, hmm? and that's about it. Still mostly just jabber away in your little baby talk, though. Sometimes when you eat instead of saying num-num you say mama. We'll blame that one on your Nonna though because she taught you that. You'll go "hmm?" a lot as if you're asking a question about something. It's the cutest thing!!
You've learned to clap and point. Whenever we ask, "Do you want to play patty cake?" You clap and clap away. It's pretty darn cute. You point at things all the time. Every time I open the pantry you point at the popcorn for some reason, even though you've never even had it! I think you're getting closer to walking. You can stand for a little bit on your own. You just have a problem with standing on your tippy-toes which causes you to lose your balance. You'll get there when you're ready though, I'm not too worried about it!
You have 8 (sharp) little teeth! Four on top and four on bottom. You are becoming a little picky when it comes to food though. You HATE mashed potatoes!?!?! Are you even my son?! Without fail you make a face and spit them out. It's not even the texture because you absolutely love mashed sweet potatoes. Insanity my child, insanity. I just hope you don't become too picky when it comes to food! Lately, you haven't been too interested in your bottles. I don't know if you're just not growing at the moment and aren't hungry enough, or if you're just getting to a stage where you don't want it anymore. I guess only time will tell.
Playing is your favorite past time. You love to zoom all your little cars around and you make a buzzing noise when you do it. You also love to chase this big green ball around. We love to play that together. You also love to wrestle us and climb all over. You are surely testing your boundaries lately though. You know the word, "no", but like to see what you get away with. You've pretty much mastered tantrums now too. Throwing yourself back and crying, sometimes I just laugh at it. You're giving us a run for our money that's for sure. I think we've reached the terrible two's a year early! You've discovered the stairs at Nonna's house... You think it's so much fun to climb them and give everyone a heart attack. You are learning the safe way to go up and to slide down on stomach though, just in case.
You still aren't too keen on taking naps, but you do mostly sleep all through the night. Sometimes you'll wake up at about 6 or 7 in the morning though and I'll just take you on the couch and cuddle you. We'll fall back asleep until 8 when we have to be up. I cherish those moments with you so much.
LOVES // trucks, your green ball, stuffed animals, clapping, and climbing stairs!
HATES // mashed potatoes, getting diaper changed still (apparently you don't mind being dirty?), when people tell you no
Feel free to stay my baby forever, little man. I love you more than I ever thought possible!
