11 months old!!

Grayson is 11 months old today!  

Grayson is quite the eater!  He eats 4-5 bottles a day, plus breakfast, lunch, and 2 snacks.  He moved up into a bigger class at his daycare, so he now eats the school lunch and afternoon snack each day.  He loves it!  All the little kiddos sit at the table together, and he just adores eating with his friends.  :)  He eats such a variety of foods that he doesn't really have favorites anymore.  In fact, there really isn't a food he doesn't like!

He wakes up around 6:30am every day, takes one nap at school from 11:00am to 1:00pm, and then goes to bed around 7:30pm each night.  He is SUCH a good sleeper, sleeping the entire night.  Once he wakes up in the morning, he just hangs out in his crib until Mommy or Daddy gets him.  He definitely loves being in bed, just like his Mommy.

He wears size 4 diapers, 12-18 month clothes, size 4 or 5 shoes (depending on the brand), and a toddler size hat for his big head.  :)  When we went to the doctor a few weeks ago, he weighed almost 28lbs and was just under 30 inches long.  (He is almost the same size as some of the 2 year olds in his class at school!)

He loves to play games.  He dances, plays peek-a-boo (he hides behind the curtain and then pops out with a big smiled on his face), clap his hands, and make noises with his mouth.  His favorite toys aren't really even toys at all: he loves climbing in baskets, playing with the padding for the fireplace, and banging his pots and pans.  He also really likes to play with his laptop, and the fireplace that he can bang.

He takes a few steps here and there, but still prefers to crawl everywhere because he gets there so much faster.  He loves to open and close doors, and cracks up when he closes himself in the room.  In fact, his favorite thing to do every morning when Mommy is getting ready is to close her in the bathroom and then crack up when Mommy swings the door open.  :)  He also thinks it's fun to open the door to where the washer and dryer are and bang on the dryer.

He loves to go go go...any where and everywhere.  He loves to people-watch and smile at all the people that come up to talk to him.  And, he always waves and says, "Bye!" whenever they leave.

He can make lots of sounds, but we aren't sure if he uses them as functional words yet, or not.  He says: dada, baba, papa, bobo, yaya, byebye, yiyi, and aaaaaaaaa.  :)

Have I mentioned how much he loves his Daddy?  He is most certainly a Daddy's boy:

He is certainly not our baby anymore, and is becoming more of a little boy every day.  We have loved getting to watch him solve problems and figure things out all on his own.  He is so curious and determined....as frustrating as it can be to chase after him sometimes, it's great to watch him become more independent!!

We are right in the midst of planning his first birthday party--it's hard to believe he will be one year old in a month!  It really does seem like just last month that we were bringing him home from the hospital, and here he is starting to walk and talk.  I know every mom says it, but it is all happening way to fast!  We know that he is going to be an AMAZING big brother in just a few months!

Thank you for checking in on our little family.  We love you all!!