11 Months!

Sam just turned 11 months old!  It's hard to believe his birthday is just around the corner, but he seems to be growing and learning by leaps and bounds these days.  A few highlights from the last month:

- Nursing - He's down to only morning and evening.  He has also started taking a bottle of whole milk in the afternoons after his nap.  It took a little while to figure out that he wants it WARM, but he seems to like it now that we're on the same page.  

- Signing - Sam consistently signs more and has recently added please and milk, but those are more rare.  He also waves hello and goodbye - which is super cute.

- Babbling - He babbles almost constantly and acts like he's really talking to us.  Most of the time we have no idea what he's talking about, but it's fun to hear him try to communicate.  There are a few times that we've been able to tell what he's saying - words like dada, Christmas tree, and Jesus - but most of the time, it's not understandable.

- Eating - This boy can eat!  He tolerates hot cereal for breakfast, but he loves scrambled egg that he can pick up himself.  He has started feeding himself more, but it's still hard to get enough food in him that way to satisfy him.  His favorite thing is to stuff piece after piece of food in his mouth and continually sign for more.  He still loves fruit above all else, but meat is definitely his second favorite.  He also loves cheese and yogurt.

- Teeth - Sam still only has 1, but there seems to be another on the way.  We'll keep you posted.

- Crawling - He's crawling everywhere!  His latest trick is crawling up the stairs.  He's pretty quick, and he doesn't yet know how to go down the stairs, so we're having to watch him pretty closely.  We're working on teaching him how to go down, but he's only minimally interested.  He loves to walk holding our fingers, but doesn't seem to want to do it on his own yet.

It's so much fun to see Sam learning new words and concepts - more everyday!  He is a delight, and we love seeing who he's becoming!  Happy 11 months, Sam!