11 months

Landon is 11 months old today. I'm still a little bit in denial about the fact that I will have a 1-year-old in a month. But I'm still enjoying him more and more every day. He's getting such a personality. I love that he had more distinctive moods now. He is so funny when he's being silly/goofy, which is most of the time. Then there is his tired/pissed off mood, his sick/mommy-only mood, his sweet/cuddly mood, and his defiant/ rebellious mood (we won't mention who he gets this one from).

Some of the other things he's up to this month:

- Talking! He says ball, uh-oh, book, mama, dada, and NOM NOM while he's eating. Uh-oh also usually comes during meal times. He holds his food out over the side of his high chair and says, "uh-oh" and then drops it. It kind of drives me batty, but it's cute at the same time.

- As he says "bah" he throws his ball. Really well, actually. Softball playing mama is proud! And he also kicks his soccer ball, which makes Daddy proud. This kid's gonna be an athlete!

- He's finally actually interested in books for more than two seconds and actually looks at them instead of using them as teething toys. We have read a book before bed every night since he was a couple of months old. Now when he knows it's bed time, he says "buh?". Then he actually sits on my lap and cuddles and points at the pictures while we read. It's one of my favorite times of the day.

- Clapping. He'll be in the middle of playing, look down at his hand, and then all of the sudden I can see the lightbulb come on. He looks at his hand, looks up, smiles, and claps. It's like he's thinking, "oh yeah! I remember what these things are for!"

- Giving his stuffed animals and loveys snuggles. We tell him to give them "hugs and love" and he'll pick them up and put them up by his neck, lean his head down, and snuggle them. It makes my heart melt.
-Sleeping! We have finally cut out the overnight feeding. He's still up over night a couple of times a week, but for the most part he will sleep until 5 or 6. And it is glorious!

-Standing on his own. He tends to stand for much longer when he doesn't realize he's doing it. Otherwise, he'll stand for a couple of seconds and then plop down on his knees or butt and crawl to his destination. BUT, yesterday, on my birthday, he decided to give me an awesome present and take two steps to me. Walking is going to be just around the corner!

Here is my handsome little 11 month old boy: