11 months

James turned 11 months on August 21st!  I cannot believe he is almost ONE!!! 

 

 

 

I had to include this one – he tries to go after the camera every chance he gets!  Makes taking these monthly pictures extra hard!

 

At 11 months James was:

• Sleeping 11-12 hours at night
• Taking 2 naps/day
• Drinking 4 bottles/day
• Eating breakfast, lunch & dinner (but not a big fan of table food).  Some of his favorite foods include: cheese, apples, strawberries, yogurt, chicken
• Standing alone often and can stand up in the middle of the room by himself
• Can sign “all done”
• Took his first trip to Colorado and LOVED it!  He definitely travels well which is so nice!
• Loves playing rough and wrestling.  He goes crazy on any surface that he knows is cushiony, such as our bed, his crib and the couch.  It is hilarious to watch!  I have got to get it on video at some point.
• He “flexes” his muscles which is so funny.  When he was a little younger he would flex and grunt when he would get frustrated.  Well we decided to turn it into something funny rather then have him do it when he gets mad.  So now it’s a funny thing we do back and forth with him.  I need to get this on video as well :) 
• He really loves music.  I know most babies do but he especially seems to really like it.  Every time he hears music come on he starts dancing and gets a huge smile on his face. 
• He has started to enjoy books.  He doesn’t have the longest attention span but he will sit on the floor and flip books or I sit and read to him.  He especially loves books that have flaps or something he can touch.  If there are too many words he gets bored!

That’s all I can think of for now!  We are gearing up for his first birthday party very soon.  We can’t wait to celebrate our sweet baby boy with family and friends.