Happy 11 month birthday Jack! One more month before the big 0-1 celebration. I've had a bit of writers block lately which is why I didn't post Jack's 10 month blog but Jack has grown so much over the past two months. Here is a run down.
Eating.....
Jack loves to eat! Some of his favorite foods are pizza, strawberries, pasta, meatballs, grilled cheese and peas. Mealtime usually ends up with an outfit change because he hates to wear a bib. This is how it goes....I put the bib on and he pulls it off...I put it on....he pulls it off...until it turns into a game of how quickly he can get the bib off after I put it on. So usually he wins and I give up and then his outfit is a lost cause. But how can I get mad at that cute face?
Jack started using a sippy cup this month and has a grand ole time taking sips of the water and then letting the water dribble out of his mouth which ends up in another outfit change because he is soaked.
Talking, Tears and More....
His vocabulary still consists of the occasional da-da, ba-ba, and every once in a while a na-na. However, his growling has progressed from single syllabel growls to full on conversational growls. Jack growls when he's happy, sad, angry, excited, curious...you name it, Jack has a growl for it.
Jack also tend's to be very dramatic when it comes to doing something he doesn't want to. Like when he doesn't want to get dressed, he screams and flails and turns on the waterworks. Once we are done, he stops crying immediately and continues on his way. Here's his "I'm pretending to cry even though there really isn't anything wrong, but I just want some attention" face.
Despite the dramatics and tears, Jack is such a happy little guy. He loves to give hugs and snuggle right into your neck. My favorite is when I pick him up from daycare and he immediately crawls over to me with a big smile. I pick him up and he wraps his arms around my neck and holds on tight. Instant heart melting.
On the move.....
Jack is all over the place and gets into everything and anything he can get his hands on. There is no getting this boy to sit still which is to be expected at this age. We find him in places like this...
...or behind the tv which is where Eric found him today. He also started walking right at his 11 month birthday. Go Jack!
Sleeping....
Jack was doing well in the sleeping department until I went to Chicago for the week. And then he took 2 steps back and we haven't been able to get back to sleeping through the night. He now wakes up in the middle of the night and won't go back to sleep until we bring him into bed with us. Granted I can't completely put all the blame on Jack for this behavior since we encourage it by allowing him to come into bed with us. Call us selfish...but we need our sleep so I haven't been able to bring myself to suck it up and break him of the habit. Secretly, I like snuggling with him and I'll take advantage of it while I can.
Here are some other pictures from the month....
