Getting a photo of this guy with a sticker on his belly is nearly impossible lately. He’s either moving or trying to pry the sticker off or both at the same time.

It just goes to show how much a motor maniac he is lately. Crawling is his best mode of movement right now and he’s getting pretty fast – even on the hardwood floor.

Of course, cruising furniture is second best and climbing has become a new thing for him too. Big sister got a little worried and insisted on spotting him today.

Other highlights from this past month include:

• Figuring out how to drop things into a container. This new skill often makes a fun drop-things-on-the-floor-and-mama-keeps-picking-it-up game for him too.
• He’s also figured out how to pull snacks out of a snack catcher.
• New foods this month: watermelon, cantaloupe, rice, PBJ sandwich pieces, spaghetti with sauce, onigirazu (rice ball with nori and salmon), oatmeal (yes, we were slow with this), scrambled egg, and a bunch of other random things at restaurants.
• This guy is also a chatterbox. Lots of mamamama, dadadada, bababababa, nananana, and raspberries. He also plays around with the inflections and likes to imitate other sounds like smacking his lips, clicking his tongue, and making a wah-wah-wah sound with his hand on his mouth. He’s also become more consistent with saying mum-mum when he wants more food.
• Self-feeding is super fun for him. He takes gobs of food and stuffs his mouth sometimes if we let him. He’ll also hold a cracker and take little bites off without losing the large piece in his hand. He goes through crackers like it’s going out of style. He also enjoys holding his bottle and drinking from his straw cup too. This boy can guzzle down water faster than any other baby I know.
• This month, we celebrated his twin cousins’ 1st birthday. Can’t believe it’ll be his turn next month!
• He got his first haircut (thanks Ta!) and went to the Creativity Museum for the first time with his new membership card. Mirian took him on the carousel and she said he had a great time.
• Crawling on all fours, cruising, and walking with a push cart have been how he gets around lately. He JUST started climbing into his sister’s reading chair and I’m sure her bed is next. The other day, I saw him stand on his own for a split second but I don’t think he did it on purpose.
• Sleeping hasn’t changed much – consistently down between 7 and 8, wakes at midnight, and sometimes at 4. Still an early bird but we’ve been able to get him to go back to sleep sometimes. Naps run from 9-10 and then 1-3.

Happy 11 months, Peanut!

Can’t bare to lose my baby boy but it’s been fun watching you grow and learn. Love you to pieces.

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