11 Months

Our little boy...yes, you heard that right. Little boy. He doesn't seem so much like a baby anymore! Harper is one month away from being a year old. Last year this time there was so much anticipation to meet little Babu, and now we're anticipating his first birthday. And yes, I'm going to say it...time flies.

Harper's 11 month stats:

• Weight: 22 lbs.
• Height: 30 inches (didn't seem to change from last month, but he was being super squirmy)
• Teeth: He recently got his fourth tooth, so he now has his two bottom and two top front teeth.
• Language: In the past week or so, he has said "dada," "mama," "mm-buh" (for moo when he sees a cow), and has signed "more" at meal times.
• Gross Motor: Crawls like a champ on all fours, pulls up on EVERYTHING, climbs on his chair and the slide at his nanny's, picks up toys and puts them on top of things, transfers support objects while standing, and waves bye-bye.
• Fine Motor: Loves turning pages of books and picks up most anything off his high chair tray to eat (or throw on the floor).
• Play-time: Loves chasing his ball around and passing it back and forth with us, playing with the xylophone mallet, pulling anything he can reach off his bookshelves, closing the pop-up toys, toppling towers, and playing with his wipe bucket as it rolls around on the floor.
• Favorite books: "WHAT?" and "Peek-a-who?"
• Something fun: Rolling his tongue and making underwater noises

Harper still isn't consistently sleeping through the nights, or even most nights. He's usually up a couple times, but if we catch him early we can reinsert the pacifier and avoid having to rock him back to sleep. At least can go all night without needing to nurse.

Harper is a super active and smiley kid, and we love him to pieces! We are so blessed to be his parents. With that, I'd best get going on planning his first birthday. With only one month to go, I have a lot to do! If anyone wants to get their craft on, give me a call!