11 months!

Hard to believe that in 1 month from now we'll be celebrating Noah's first year of life! The past 11 months have definitely flown by and though I'm loving watching him grow it makes me a little sad too. It doesn't feel that long ago that I was pregnant with him.

Sooo big

Here's whats happening with Noah lately:

Sleep: he needs a little less than his sister did at his age. About 11 hours at night and 2 (2 hour) naps during the day. Occasionally is skipping his morning nap and I'm hoping he goes to 1 nap by summer! Still uses his paci (one to hold and one in his mouth). And he still does great putting himself to sleep (sometimes after a little time fussing)!

Eating: he's getting a little more picky now. :(  Funny how that happens when he used to eat anything you put in front of him and now he wont eat many of the things he used to. Pureed baby food is something he basically wont touch now and vegetables are a challenge. I can get him to eat cauliflower with cheese sauce and his favorite fruit is grapes (can't get them in fast enough). He favors some classic kid foods - mac & cheese, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, PB&J... Noah is still taking formula but not much at a time except for first thing in the morning. Hopefully the transition to milk will go okay.

Communication: he started signing "more" and occasionally "all done". He tries to mimic us when we talk and is babbling a ton! "So big" is one of his favorite games and he loves to clap especially to music.

Gross milestones: he still prefers crawling, can walk holding our hands and cruises along furniture. He's also recently started crawling up stairs. We'll see if he starts walking before his first birthday... I was pretty sure he would but he seems to love crawling! Noah loves to throw balls and gets into a lot more than his sister did. We'll have to childproof a little more this time.

It's been a wonderful & challenging 11 months in some ways but Noah has been such a blessing to this family.

Sweet boy.