11 Months Old

 Jensen at 11 Months Old

Jensen, you turned 11 months old today! I can honestly say that this past month with you has been one of my favorites. You are so full of your own personality! 

We didn't have a checkup this month, but I would guess you are around 25lbs. You have definitely stopped expanding at such a rapid rate now that you are crawling. You are wearing 12-18 month clothes, size 4 shoes, and about to bump up to a size 5 diaper. 

Daddy and I LOVE your chubbiness. You are usually in clothes a lot more since it is winter but anytime you are in your diaper or playing naked in the bath we just giggle at all of your rolls.

Words you can say: Dada {your favorite word.}, Mama, Uhh-uh {uhh-oh}, hi, and maybe bye-bye and night-night {it sounds like Nana, but I think you mean go to sleep}. Tonight when we picked up your toys before bedtime you said "Bah-bah" and waved your hand at your toys so I'm pretty sure that's what you meant.

Your photos are a bit blurry this month because something is up with my camera settings that I need to work on, but your expressions so perfectly captured your personality. You are still my happy, easy baby. You sleep from 7:30-8:30 AM and then take 2 good naps a day. I typically nurse you 4 times a day, although you love some Mama snuggles and milk so you tend to want to sneak in more. You have 7 tiny teeth that you use to munch on any food that comes across your high chair tray. The other morning Eva took a strawberry off your tray and you stared and grunted at her. Hahaha. I guess she took your niceness too far.

Blowin' raspberries! You like to make your "silly sound" and anybody who does it back becomes your new best friend. 

No walking yet, buddy. You have just started standing for 5-10 seconds at a time but haven't taken any steps. You do crawl super fast and like to cruise along furniture. You are just the right height to reach just about everything in our house so we have to work to stay one step ahead of you...or come back behind and clean up everything you knock down.

Haha, I like the pose above because that's what you look like when you dance. You've got some baby rhythm, little man. You like music and to do your moves. 

You are very content to sit and play with toys. I've started using the pack and play in the living room more to contain you when I need 10 or 15 minutes to get something done without chasing you and you are pretty happy in there with your toys. 

So blurry, but OH THAT SMILE! You have the best baby chuckle. The other night you say yourself in the bathtub handle and spent 10 minutes looking and laughing at yourself.

With your best sistie! You laugh at everything she does. Where she is, you want to be. What she wants to play with is what you want to play with. You are quickly catching up to her in size!

As we approach your first birthday, I'm excited to celebrate but it's sad that you won't be my little infant anymore. I know you will still be sweet and squishy, I just want to keep you little as long as I can. You bring me such joy with your big smile and personality. I love the way God created you. We are so thankful for you, Jensen.

love, Mama