11 months

I have been avoiding this post for a while.  I just can't come to grips that my baby is almost a year old.  He's getting so big, and although I love seeing him grow and learn new things, I miss the days I could hold him in my arms all swaddled up in a blanket.  Here is what Jax has been up to in the past month:

• Wears size 12 month clothes, but still fits in some 6-9 month stuff
• Wears size 4 diapers
• Can say "da-da", "uh-oh" (only whispers it), "dow" (for dog), and said "hi" a few times.  He mostly just imitates the vowel sounds of what we say, and he babbles in serious conversation with himself a lot.  Still no sign of saying "ma-ma" anytime soon.
• Loves animals, especially puppies, and he loves his puppy PJs.

• He also has been really attached to random objects around the house.  A package of floss, a toothbrush, combs, and especially brushes are his favorite. He will carry them around all day and cry if you take them away.  (He's holding his brush in the pic above.)

• Eats everything!  His favorites are cut up banana slices, pasta with red sauce, and grilled cheese sandwiches.  He does not like any kind of juice and won't use a sippy cup yet.
• He loves THIS video and could watch it 10 times a day if I let him. (Again in his puppy PJs)

•  He likes playing with toys a lot more, and babble talks to them a lot as he plays.  He also likes banging things together, dropping things on the ground, and opening up cupboards just to slam them shut.

• He can stand on his own and take a few steps, but he won't do it voluntarily.  He loves walking (almost running) around the house with his new walker toy- it was supposed to be for Christmas, but you know how that goes. (He has gotten 10 times better at walking with his walker since this video was taken.)