Eleven Months

Here are some pictures of our very busy 11-month-old boy! The sign for this month was pretty much obliterated in the first 30 seconds of picture-taking. He has discovered that crumpling paper is lots of fun.

In the last month, we have hit some major milestones including standing and walking. He is, in fact, quite proficient at walking already since he started experimenting in earnest with it about 3 weeks ago.

 

 

There are also some new teeth to brag about. He has six now -- four on top and two on bottom -- which is excellent because he has completely sworn off baby food and only wants to eat food that he can mash between his teeth. He also thoroughly enjoys brushing his teeth, or at least chewing on the toothbrush.

 

 

We're starting to see much more of his personality, too. He is definitely an easy-going kid and he can sit for long stretches of time playing with toys and trying to figure out how things work. I'm always amazed at how kids learn by doing -- this ball fits inside this box, but Mommy's shoe doesn't; when I drop this toy from my highchair it makes lots of noise; when I try to eat the dogfood, Mommy comes running; etc.

 

 

Health-wise, it has been a great month. We have managed to stay healthy and avoid hospitals and doctors offices.  LB is still taking a daily probiotic supplement that I really think is helping him ward off the stomach bugs which so many of my friends are still battling with their kiddos. We're also still on a sort of self-imposed house arrest and have been avoiding crowds and otherwise germy places as much as we can so I'm sure that's helping us stay healthy, too.

 

 

We're curious what the next month will bring, especially considering that we are approaching the one-year mark where we will likely be switching off formula and onto milk, but he is still drinking quite a bit of formula daily (and jotting down ounces of formula is one of the easiest ways for us to track his food intake). We'll also be transitioning away from bottles, but again, he's still drinking a lot of bottles, especially at bedtime and during the night. I'm sure the metabolic clinic and our pediatrician will have lots of good advice for us when we visit them next month.

 

 

In the meantime, we are just as thrilled as can be with our handsome and happy little boy.