11 Months

My happy little boy is going to be 11 months this week. I can't even believe how big and fun and curious he is! I'm absolutely loving this age. Watching him discover the world around him and learn new tricks every day is just the most fun.

Eating

We have quite a good little eater on our hands. Josh and I went to St. John in May and, while we were away, my inlaws fed Lucas normal table food for most meals. And it stuck.

He eats lots of fruit and yogurt and oatmeal and fish and chicken. He's sketchy about picking up vegetables, but we'll keep trying. And he's become quite the independent eater. He likes to feed himself and will swat my hand away when I try to feed him from a spoon. He even holds his own bottle now, which is just entirely too sad.

Sleeping

Still a not very great sleeper. He will wake up and fuss some at night and I usually give him a bottle between 4 and 5 each morning so that he'll sleep until 7. I don't mind it. It's the only time that he still acts like a baby and sits still long enough for me to hold him.

He is funny though because if he misses a nap or stays up two hours past his bed time, it totally doesn't faze him. He's still just as happy and content.

Favorites

Favorite Book: He has a Wheels on the Bus book that he is totally obsessed with. I'll pick out four or five books to read to him before bedtime, and I'll put it on the bottom of the stack. He'll pick up every book in the stack until he finds it, and then he puts it on top and makes me read it to him. It's super cute.

Favorite Place: Lucas LOVES the bathroom. If the house ever gets quiet, I know that I've left the bathroom door open, and he'll be in there, playing in the toilet water, just as happy as can be. He loves to splash in the toilet bowl and drop toys into the bathtub. If he's crawling towards the bathroom and I close the door, he'll just sit outside and cry.

Favorite Activity: Lucas is a big fan of being outside in general, but he really loves the pool and water.  Eric moved into the neighborhood next to us which has a pool, so we go and he's gotten much more brave in the water, even sitting down and putting his face in, trying to lap it up. He loves the water ball at Josh's parents house and could spend all day putting rocks on top of the spout.

Favorite Person: Grandpa Tom. They have a special bond, and Lucas just totally adores Tom.

Favorite Food: Waffles. or peaches if they're really ripe.

Tricks

He loves to clap and dance and has recently learned to headbutt.

When you ask him where a bird is, he looks up to the sky and points.

He can baa like a sheep which is just too adorable.

He walks when he's pushing something or holding onto things. He still crawls like a little bear cub and is seriously so fast.

He's learned how to play peek-a-boo and covers his little face with his chubby hands to hide.

He can climb up stairs really well and Grandpa Tom even taught him how to go down them too, but I'm not brave enough to let him try. He's just mastered the art of crawling up the playground stairs to get to the slide.

Things I love.

When I go to pick him up in the morning, he crawls back and forth in his crib as fast as he can, trying to get me to chase him.

He has a serious flirting problem. He tilts his head to the side and bats his eyelashes at pretty girls. He tries to act shy, but it totally seems like he's flirting.

I love his gummy smile and how, when he gets really excited, he beats the air with his hands and laughs.

He's such a happy baby. We feel so incredibly blessed to have a baby who's so giggly and smiley and content. We're grateful that he's a people person and loves to be around other kids. We're just sort of smitten with our almost one-year old.