Eleven Months!

Today's the day my baby boy turned 11 months old! Time to start planning a birthday party! My how time flies! I just love this sweet little smile and those two little teeth! I took this pic with my old camera to keep the look consistent with months past.

Stats at 11 Months:

• Size 9 and 12 month clothes. We will be starting to transition into 12-18 months soon!
• Size 2 or 3 shoe. (2 without socks, 3 with socks!)
• Size 4 diapers
• Drinks about 25 ounces of formula per day (4 times a day)
• He's working on cutting down his number of daily naps from 2 to 1. Right now we just play it by ear. Can't wait for it to be consistent again!
• Climbs up full flights of stairs with ease. Hasn't quite figured out how to get back down more than 1 stair without getting stuck or falling. We'll work on that ;)
• Loves watching the intro scene/song to the Curious George cartoon (he won't move a muscle and stares, mesmerized, at the TV for the entire 60 seconds... and as soon as it ends he's back to playing like normal). 
• Officially said his first word "Uh Oh" at about 10.5 months! Whenever he drops something from his high chair or carseat, he'll say "Uh uh uh uh". He says it like he's trying to figure out how to say the "oh" part, and sometimes he gets lucky and says "Uh uh oh". 
• Also says bababa and mamama... I can't figure out if he knows what they mean yet, though. Sometimes I really think he knows that I'm Mama... so perhaps that will be his second word ;)
• Loves to play with shoelaces, spoons, books, and any toy that makes noise.
• When we go on walks, he loves watching the big cars drive by.
• Favorite "big person" foods include pizza, ice cream, yogurt, and anything sweet. He takes after his mama. I have to consciously remind myself to feed him veggies and meat. ;)
• Still only has 2 teeth! The next ones, the top two, are going to pop through ANY day now. The gums are so swollen it looks like they could explode. Just a waiting game at this point. I'd love for him to have more teeth so he can eat more things without choking, although I've been really surprised at how well he has managed with just two bottom teeth ;)
• Because of all this teething, he just recently chewed up his crib. Like, a lot. Talk about a sad day!
• Makes the funniest "freak out" face you've ever seen. (See this picture). It's even more amazing in person.
• Loves to be chased. We'll yell "I'm gonna get you!" and he smiles really big and starts to "run" (aka crawl as fast as possible) away. He'll stop and look back to see if you're close, and if you are he'll keeping trying to get away, giggling and smiling. 
• Still gets the hiccups when he laughs most of the time. It's SO annoying because sometimes hiccups = spit up! Errgh!
• Can stand on his own without support! He doesn't do it a lot, but I know he can because I will catch him doing it when no one is looking. Then he gets nervous and will quickly sit back down. He can practically stand from a squat as well! Crazy strong!
• He just started climbing up onto low surfaces (like the top of the diaper box, the dishwasher door when it's open, or into his wagon toy pictured below).
• Is getting very close to walking unassisted. We're working on it because I REALLY want him to walk already! He's a pro when we hold both of his hands or when he pushes around his walker wagon toy (see pic below!). He has just recently been able to walk and keep his balance if I hold one of his hands, but he's really really slow and only makes it a few feet before he decides he wants to sit down. Any day now, buddy:

We love this little munchkin and can't believe how much he is starting to look like a little boy instead of a baby! When he's not sick, he's the happiest, most independent little kid in the world.