Calvin is 11 Months

Calvin is ELEVEN months. That means one year is NEXT month. Ah! (insert shocked emoticon face) When they say time goes quick, they really mean it.

The 11th Month Update:

• Officially walking everywhere! (Still losing his balance occasionally when he encounters a book or toy on the floor and can't step over and around it. Also sometimes changing direction unintentionally and walking sideways.)
• Constantly hitting his head on the table, furniture, etc. because of ^^
• Squatting and picking up toys and then standing up again without assistance from furniture or walls
• Starting to get a little more picky about foods (he'll eat anything, but quantity changes depending on how much he likes it)
• Bolting for freedom the second the baby gate is open
• Sleeping in until 7am some days!
• Has a new tooth! His top right tooth just barely pokes through his gums
• A little shy around strangers and new places, but doesn't mind being alone without us
• Was fed and put to bed by his first babysitter
• Sticks out his lips (like kissy lips), furls his eyebrows and says "whoo-whoo" when he's angry
• Chews on his bottom lip when he's nervous (like when the vacuum gets too close)
• Occasionally throws food (still working on sign language) 
• Super long hair that gets in his eyes and probably needs cut soon
• Nursing every 4 hours (instead of 3)
• Still wearing size 3 diapers, 9-12 month tops, 12-18 month pants (for length), and size 5 shoes are getting a little tight

Dislikes:

• Prickly grass
• Cold snow
• Bibs
• Sitting still while getting dressed
• Sitting still during church
• When I'm sitting at my desk trying to get work done (He repeating tries to unplug my desktop computer from the wall because he knows then I'll pay attention to him. It sounds really sad when I say it... but when you're a work-at-home mom you don't really have a choice. But I'm lucky I get to take lots of breaks to play and read!)

Likes:

• Goldfish crackers, PB&J, blueberries, feeding himself
• Shoes
• "Daniel the Tiger" (TV show on Netflix when we're desperate) 
• Banging on the fireplace (and eating ashes...)
• Throwing balls
• Making messes, like emptying the bookshelves, ripping up paper and destroying everything in his path
• Peek-a-boo, Patty-cake and giving high fives
• Pinching and rolling my skin while nursing
• Playing with the wood stick (from the sliding glass door)
• Giant 100-first words book