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| 11 months old on Christmas Day |
1 month away from being 1!!! Where did the year go?? We're having so much fun with our little man. He's a busy guy and into everything. He's very animated and still loves being held just like he did when he was a newborn. He loves trying to play with Maggie more and more each day, and he eats like a horse (I have NO clue where it goes because he is still the skinniest little baby!).
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| Loves to be held |
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| Catch me if you can! |
More 11 month William updates...
- Taking steps, but not walking. He will walk from the couch to the ottoman - or walk from the couch to the TV stand, but he's not consistently walking. He's taking a good amount of steps, but crawling is still the preferred mode of transportation.
- Says, "Ooooo..." a lot, which is pretty funny when you're showing him something because it's as if he's truly admiring whatever it is.
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| He loves balloons and he's definitely saying "Ooo..." here. |
- When do you know it's a first word? William may not know what he's saying, but he definitely mimics words... every morning we'd say hello to the Christmas tree and I swear I'd hear "tree" come out of his mouth. Today he was saying "yucky" after I said "yucky" after changing a dirty diaper. Then I said "ow" after he bit my hand (he enjoys working those chompers) and he repeated "ow" back. Matt was a witness and thought it was very funny.
- He loves blocks and he's really into putting small objects into larger objects. At Gymboree he likes to drop the ducks into the holes in the plywood.
- Into sharing! He'll bring over a toy (usually a block) and hand it to me. I say "thank you!" and then he waits for me to give it back. He gets a big kick out of that. He also likes to share his food. He will hold out a piece of food toward me and laugh really hard if I pretend I'm going to take a bite.
- Napping twice a day still and sleeps for a great amount of time. Still 1.5-2 hours each. His doctor said that usually tapers off at 12 months. Down at night by 7:30p if not earlier if it's been a long day and up in the morning at 7:30a. He never, ever, ever gets up in the middle of the night. And the only time he has woken up upset was when he had a fever from his cold a couple months ago. I'm amazed at how well he sleeps. He must have inherited my ability to sleep very deeply :)
- Opening and closing doors (or the baby gate if it's not locked) is a new fun thing to do. Now that most of the cabinets are locked there had to be a replacement of some sort!
- I mentioned he eats like a horse. The doctor said he clearly has a high metabolism, so feed him until he becomes indifferent to the meal. The thing is, that takes a while! He had a whole chicken quesadilla at lunch the other day plus an applesauce and still looked at my plate wondering if there was more.
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| Pancakes for breakfast yum! |
- Chase me! He loves to be chased and chase us. Run around the couch as he crawls after you and he's in heaven.
- Really enjoys music and does a seat dance that is pretty funny. He puts his arms up and twists around. Start to sing "Patty cake Patty cake" and he will clap his hands and smile.
- He really likes other babies/young kids. He must have little kid radar because as soon as he spots a little person he gets a big smile on his face.
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| Cole came down from VA to visit us |
William is one happy little guy. The year of William is nearly at it's end and 2012 has been a heck of a year. It's been very special and 2013 will be even more exciting and fun, I have no doubt! Happy 11 months, William!
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| Early birthday gift from the Helies - a carseat cover |
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| Babyproofing is fun for baby too - cabinet magnet and the gate |
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| Good time swinging |
