Eleven Months

Eleven months today! My baby is almost one and almost a toddler. It is so bittersweet. I love watching him grow and learn, but sometimes I just wish I could freeze time. Everyone is asking if he is walking yet and the answer is no. Charles and I are in no rush for this to happen. He is still crawling like crazy and so fast. Charles made him a tunnel out of cardboard boxes and he loves it. He is pulling up and standing. He really likes standing at his activity center and playing. 

Nightime sleeping is going well again. We haven't had any more wake ups lately. Naps are still out of control. You never know what you are going to get. Yesterday we had a 15 minute morning nap and a 2 hour afternoon nap that had a 20 minute intermission. I have decided to accept the fact that this is not something I can control and just roll with it. This is so hard for me! 

Wills now has 4 teeth. Two on top and two on bottom. There is quite a large gap between the top two. He might be sporting a gap like his mommy did. We will just have to wait and see. Now that we have all these teeth, we eat like a big boy. The amount this kid can eat is astonishing. We actually had the exact same thing for breakfast this morning, except he had milk to drink with his and I just had water! We have become a little more flexible with what he eats when we go out. I have realized that I will probably always be packing him a vegetable and a fruit since for some reason these are really difficult to find a most restaurants. Finding meat and bread is super easy though. He had duck last night and steak tonight. Loved them both. He is definitely not a vegetarian! We quit using bottles this month and now he only uses sippy cups. He was super unhappy the first time we tried this, but we worked through it. He also decided this week he no longer needed formula right before bed. I am so thankful he did this on his own. It has really shortened his bedtime routine, so I think we are going to have to read a few books now to allow us some extra quality time before bed. 

Eleven Month Stats:

Weight: 22 lbs

Length: We didn't even try
Clothing Size: 12 months are getting too short and 18 months are fitting pretty good 

Nicknames: Buddy, Buster, pumpkin, little man, big man

Must haves: Board books, basketball, puzzles, Fisher Price Laugh and Learn table 

Milestones:
May 27 Third tooth, bottom
May 28 "Where's Wills" game
May29 Fourth tooth, top
June 18 Standing without holding on
June 20 Started brushing our teeth
June 24 First trip to the zoo, clapping

First Trip to the Zoo!

Wills' had his first trip to the zoo today. We went early to beat the heat and the crowds. Unfortunately, I think we were so early most of the animals were still snoozing. We did get to see a few though. A gorilla that really liked Wills and sat down right in front of him staring. He didn't move until we walked away! We also got to feed some giraffes which was really neat. It was so fun going with all of our friends. I think this should be a regular activity for us!

They have on matching camo shorts :)

The gorilla that wanted to keep Wills

Blaine and Wills

Most of our group

In the bat room. Daddy was not a fan.

Family photo

Feeding the giraffes

Passed out after an exciting morning

Father's Day!

Happy First Father's Day Charles!

Breakfast in bed. The after photo. It was coffee, pineapple, scrambled eggs with cheese, and pancakes. The sippy cup is Wills' =)

Helping daddy with his gifts! Thunder tervis tumbler, glacier rocks, and kan jam!

After church and lunch

Afternoon play time!

Bed time story

9 month photo shoot

Wills' 9 month photo shoot is up on 3 blessings photography website. Here is one of my favorites:

If you would like to see all of them then go to www.3blessingsphotography.com

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You better hurry though. They will only be up until June 19th!

Ten Months

Ten months today! Our little boy will be a year old in two months. I just cannot believe how amazing and wonderful the last ten months have been. I know it will only continue to get better. Wills' crawling has progressed dramatically. That guy can move fast! Sometimes he will crawl with his right leg out straight. We can't figure out why he does it, but it's pretty funny. He had a hard time staying still for photos this month. There were several attempts to fly off the chair. And he maybe tried to eat his sticker too!

So sleeping this month has been rough. Night time sleeping is still decent. He does wake up crying on occasion, but works it out really quickly. I'm not sure he is ever really awake. Nap time is another story. For example, today he took two 30 minute naps. Unfortunately this has been the norm lately. I am blaming it on a combination of teething and possibly a cold. He has had a runny nose for a couple of weeks now and this week he started with a cough. It makes me so sad for him.

We got our second tooth this month. It is directly on top of the bottom one. He started clicking them together, which was cute. Now he likes to grind them together, which is not cute! It gives me the chills every time he does it, but he thinks it is hilarious. Something he is not a fan of right now? Being fed from a spoon. He has found an independent streak and wants to feed himself. Help is not needed! This has been a little challenging since oatmeal and yogurt have been dietary staples. Thankfully, there is pinterest, which gave me ways to turn both of those things into finger food.

Ten Month Stats:

Weight: 20.8 lbs

Length: We didn't even try
Clothing Size: 9 months are on the short side, some 12 months are even to short, but they are the best fit right now 

Nicknames: Buddy, Buster, pumpkin, little man

Must haves: Board books, Baby Einstein Take Along Tunes, basketball, Laugh and Learn Puppy

Milestones:
April 25 Crawling for real
May 2 Pulled up to standing
May 11 Met cousin Clara
May 12 First family reunion and first wedding reception
May 16 Second tooth

10 more weeks

10 more weeks and this little guy will be 1 year old. I have started getting teary eyed for every weekly photo. It has gone so fast!

April

I lost track of time last month and neglected to post about a few of the neat things Wills got to do.

One was the Great Cloth Diaper Change.I think most of you know we use cloth diapers. We joke that it is a cult, because those that do it love it. And who would think you could love anything about diapers? Anyway, this is something they do to help raise awareness of the benefits of cloth diapering. This year, the local event was held at the Oklahoma Science Museum. They had a raffle, informational sessions about babywearing, diapers, etc and then the actual change happened at 11 am. The first 100 people got a free goody bag. The doors opened at 9 and Wills and I got there at 9:30. Sadly we did not get a goody bag. Those cloth diapering mammas are crazy and some of them got there at 8 just to be sure they got a bag! =) It''s okay though, because we did win one of the raffle prizes and it was the one I really wanted.

Getting ready for the big change

I was joking with one of the other mom's about how the babies probably thought we were all nuts. Especially those getting changed who had dry diapers!

Wills' certificate of participation

We also went to the Festival of the Arts. We go for the gourmet fair food. We are too cheap for the art! I decided to wear Wills in the Moby because it is so crowded we didn't want to mess with the stroller. I still can't decide if this was the best choice or not. 

I had a giant black bean and spinach burrito. It was really tasty. I usually get the Indian taco and decided to try something new this year. While the burrito was good, I was sad I skipped out on the taco. Charles had some amazing catfish and french fries. We then shared a banana fudge sundae and fried peaches with ice cream. The fried peaches were amazing as usual!

Charles ran in the OKC Memorial Marathon relay this month too. He had the longest leg, a 12k. Wills and I had grand plans of being there at the part where he finished to cheer him on. Unfortunately it was raining, so we didn't make it. We did go and pick him up so he didn't have to walk the almost 8 miles back to his car!

Speaking of cults....Crossfit is it's own cult.

The last thing we did this month, which was actually all month, was swim lessons. Every Tuesday and Thursday in April Wills took swim lessons at the local YMCA. It was parent/child swim lessons, so I swam on Tuesdays and Charles swam on Thursdays. Wills' friend Blaine and her parents joined us for lessons. It was a lot of fun. He hasn't quite mastered the backstroke yet, but I'm sure we will get there. 

Looking back, we actually did quite a lot in April. I'll attempt to do better next month so there won't be one extremely long synopsis post!