11 Months Old

My baby is less than one month away from being a year old, and I CAN'T believe it! I really need to start planning his party! Well, we finally made it back to the Dr's for a well-baby check-up and AJ now weighs 22lbs. 5oz. and is 30 inches tall. He stands for long periods of time while clapping and playing. He took three steps for Brian and I last weekend, but hasn't really taken any since. He could do it, but he's really just not interested. We can't hardly get him to stand to even try. He justs pulls his legs up so he can sit and crawl. He's extremely efficient at crawling and getting around. He crawls with toys in his hands. He pushes objects while crawling. He catches a ball and tries to throw it back to you. He eats with a spoon (I put the food on it and hand the spoon to him) and tries to dip it in the food to get some more. He likes to feed mommy by putting his freeze-dried apples in her mouth :)! He gives Nuge treats. I've also noticed that he really tries to put things where he sees mommy put them: shapes in the matching holes, little people in their cars, etc. He's even played Power Rangers at the babysitter's with the 3 year old boy. He eats lots of real food now, and will soon be completely off of the baby jars. Some of his favorites are yogurt, grilled cheese and macaroni and cheese. He just needs more teeth to come in so he can chew better! He only has his two, front bottom teeth, but it seems like he's working on about 4 more.

I really can't believe I haven't taken more pictures, but what happens is that everytime he does something new and cute, he's on to something else by the time I have the camera ready.

I had a few snow days this month, so one day I got the playdough out for AJ to experiment with. It lasted about 2 minutes before he couldn't keep it out of his mouth. He also had a lot of fun pestering Nuge. Nuge was happy when I returned to school so he could go back to sleeping his days away peacefully.

Naked baby on the loose!

This is AJ's new favorite game to play. He thinks it's hilarious!