11 Months!

Can you tell that it is getting VERY difficult to get this little wiggle-worm to lay still so that I can get a good shot of him & the monkey?! He thought that was so funny ;)

Max was 11 months old on July 27th. Only one more month until our sweet Baby Max turns ONE!!! We are so excited about celebrating his first year of life. What a glorious year it has been!!! The party planning is full-fledged at this point ;)

Check out what Max has been up to this past month.

Eating: You have a picky-streak these days. You definitely know what you like and don't like and you don't have a problem letting us know :) This is a part of your ever-growing personality! You LOVE peanut butter sandwiches. Although we have only fed you one sandwich per mealtime, I am willing to bet that you would probably eat more than one at any given time--that's how much you love them. Here are some other thing you like these days: grilled cheese sandwiches, goldfish crackers, grapes, anything with chicken, sweet potatoes, rice, lima beans, and a whole host of other things. You will no longer eat green beans. I don't know what happened here...you liked them for a while ;( You still love yogurt with fruit, including blueberry, apple, and peach. You now only get (2) bottles of milk per day. The rest of the day you drink mostly water, and some pear juice cut with water. Also, we have begun the transition to whole milk. We tried just giving you straight whole milk, but you  were NOT having it! So, now we are sneaky and mix it with your formula! Hahaha! You get about 1/2 formula with 1/2 whole milk. We will also start weening you from the bottles...soon it will be sippy cups only. Hooray!
Sleeping: You are still a great sleeper. You seem to be more flexible with your sleep times as well. This last month we had a couple of days when we did not get home until after your usual 6:30 bedtime and you did great. You will go to bed between 6:30-7:30 p.m. and get up between 6:30-7:30 a.m. Some days you take 1 nap, some days 2. But, you seem to do fine with either. Your naps are still between 1.5-2 hours.
Activity: You will be walking ANY day now! You walk with your little push toys all over the living room & your bedroom. You can also walk while we are holding only one of your hands. However, you will only walk/push your toy when YOU want to. No walking on demand for you! Which, leads me to the next thing...
Misc.: You are Mr. Independent these days! You definitely know what you want and what you like and dislike. You are also learning to hold your own spoon and eat off of it. You have only done this a number of times, but you are already so good at it. You are cutting two more teeth--the top ones besides your center teeth. These have given you a little trouble. I can really tell that you are hurting :( That does not make Mommy & Daddy very happy. But, you are always in good spirits regardless! You are such a happy boy and will smile at just about anybody. You have started being bashful though. Now when someone new looks at you, you will turn you head away and give them a bashful grin--priceless! You are talking all the time. You will repeat the first syllable/sound of a lot of the words that we say. You can now say "ba" for ball. And, you will go get the ball when we ask you where your ball is. Such a smarty! You temperament is so sweet. You will lay your head on our shoulders and give us hugs and kisses. Not all of the time, but it makes them that much sweeter!

You are such a blessing to us!

You make our lives so enjoyable. We love you with all our hearts!