11 months

At 11 months, A:

• Can make sounds that seem to indicate: kitty, Daddy, Duckie, and Doggie
• Loves cats (especially Mitten) and dogs (especially Olivia)
• Is a really fast crawler
• Pulls to standing on couches and in his crib
  
• Can occasionally push to hands and feet on the floor
• Loves food. There have been foods that have interested him less than others, but I can't think of a food he doesn't at least eat.
• Loves having wind on his face
• Can climb out of the tub
• Is the "mayor" everywhere we go, and loves to smile and wave at people--esp if they wave back
• Claps when we clap and sing
• Does better with strangers, especially if he's with them for awhile
• LOVE LOVE LOVES kids
• Is a big flirt.
• Can climb the two steps into the kitchen and is so proud when he does
• Melts Mommy's heart at least once a day!
  

RAR, Blogger.

I don't know why I always have so much darn trouble changing the header picture for this darn blog.

Anyway, sorry for all the dead blue space up there. I'll see if I can figure it out (or if anyone knows and can help??)

SO TRUE.

And I don't mean that because it has anything to do with men and remotes... A is INFATUATED with remotes (he crawls around and carries them) and portable phones. This is a surefire way to get him to stand at the couch.

A's first trip to the beach!

YAY, we finally made it to the beach! We went over to the island with Grammi and Grampy(a new street for Mommy too!) and had so much fun. I was nervous about the Cabana, but it was a huge success. Granted, A cried for quite awhile, but it wasn't really all that different than when he sleeps over someone else's house-- except that in the cabana, he started freaking when he saw me (darn air vents!!)












"Sand feels nice... as long as I don't get any on me"




"Look at my oyster shell, Mama!"

Bathtime

Now that A can pull to standing, bathtime has become quite an adventure. After one bath time of allowing him to play, which resulted in him not only standing up (I was nervous he would slip), but also him CLIMBING OUT OF THE TUB, bathtime no longer equals playtime.

More from kid zone

Mommy and Daddy are FUN!

This week, A and I went to a pool party playdate, and then the three of us went to Boro Kid Zone for some crawling FUN!

Here are some pictures!











And here's yesterday at Kid Zone











More to come soon!

Head Butt!

A head butts (gently!)... I think it's a show of affection. Think Coneheads, not that crazy soccer player.

Anyway, he does it to M and I all the time. The other day, he did it to Mitten--so cute! And he met a new friend yesterday and did it to her.

More trip pics

Sick of dorm food (and bad dorm food at that), we went to a brewery in town for dinner one night. It was a great time--the beer was fantastic, the food was good, and the atmosphere on the town square was fabulous too!

These are from my trip to Rocky Mountain National Park. We started below the tree level, then went up to the tundra.










Here's what the sign in the above picture said... (the problem with a fancy camera is that others don't know how to use it to take YOUR picture!

Mobile

Ignoring the instructions that read "Remove after baby is 5 months old," A still has his rainforest mobile on his crib.

Lately, he has been turning it on when he wakes up. It's funny because it's ALWAYS the Rainforest sounds, which is the top button. Never the lullaby Bach, Mozart, or Beethoven!

A and MaMa

Before I left for Colorado, A and I met Girlfriend, Best Bud, and their moms at Long Branch boardwalk.

I haven't yet uploaded our pictures (mostly because A kept crawling away), Best Bud's mom sent me a few.

Pictures from my trip!

But first, a picture of A from before I left. No denying that he looks like Mommy...
The view walking from dorm to where we graded:



A clearer day, the walk from dorm to student center...


A is waking, so more later!