11 Months Old!!

11 Months Old

Nicknames: Coal Train, Brother, Buddy

11 Months Already?? The past month flew by! I can't believe my little baby is almost a year old! The Birthday Party planning is underway and we are getting excited that he is about to be 1! The past year has really gone by way too fast and I wish at times that I could slow time down to enjoy every single minute and second with him. This past month, he has accomplished so many new tricks and we are so proud of him. Words can not express how much we truly love our little boy!!

Here are some highlights from the past month:

• He has tried the following table foods the past month: fried catfish (his favorite), spaghetti, green beans, carrots, and french fries.


• The past month he hasn’t been the best eater because he is in between the stage of baby food and table foods. He hates the texture of table food and he doesn’t really seem to care for baby food any more. He will still however, eat his cereal in the morning and at night time. He also has started turning his nose up, rolling his eyes and turning his head away when I try to feed him something that he doesn’t want. Hopefully this will get better; I sure hope I don’t have a picky eater!!


• We took Colton this past month to the doctor because of him rolling his eyes backwards. Dr. Buettner ruled out seizures and they seem to think that it might be either a small tic or a texture issue with certain foods. He said that if it was either one of those that he should grow out of it. We’re going to keep our eyes on him the next few weeks. Hopefully it will get better!


• We are currently in the process of trying to switch him from his bottle to his sippy cup full time. He is doing really well and he should be off the bottle by his 1st birthday.


• His favorite snacks are cheese puffs and crackers.


• He is walking all over the place. He started taking a few steps (5-10 steps) on March 21st and he is getting better and better every day. He can now take about 20 steps before losing his balance. He is not afraid of anything and will let go of everything and will try to walk on his own.


• He reaches for Mommy and Daddy all the time.


• He now understands what “no” means. Most of the time when he hears you say “no” he will sit down and will look at you and will turn away from whatever he was doing before. He does however, have his moments and will do whatever he wants to no matter what we say.


• He is talking non stop!!! It’s amazing how much this child has changed in a month. Last month I hardly ever heard him talk and now he is talking ALL the time. He can say “mama” and we are working on “Daddy” right now.


• He has figured out how to take his socks and shoes off. Most of the time as soon as we are in the car he will start taking them off. It’s a good thing that summer is right around the corner!!


• He will now let go of something and stand alone by himself now.


• He rocks back and forth when music comes on.


• He loves being outside!! He loves to go for rides in his car and he loves to swing.


• We have installed our DVD players in the car and he loves them! He laughs and talks all the time now when we are riding down the road.


• We turned the car seat around to face forward on March 7th.
  
• He wears size 3 diapers and is in 12 to 18 month clothing and he weighs 24 lbs.


• Takes 24 ounces of formula a day. He also has cereal and fruit in the morning and at night time and one vegetable and fruit at lunch and dinner. He really loves to eat!


• He sleeps from 7:30pm-6:30am! He is such a great sleeper