Andrew {11 Months}

Can you believe my little boy is almost 1 year old!?! He's been looking so much "less baby" the past few days and it's making me sad! He's been such an active little thing and so fun to watch. He loves to play and adores Evelyn. She, for the most part, does pretty good with him but isn't always the most gentle with him still...he's such a big boy that I think she forgets he's still a baby and can't be pulled and such like she does. When they do get along its very sweet though and SO nice for me! Andrew also does pretty good playing on his own....he'll play for a good while in the playroom whether alongside Evelyn or by himself. He loves to throw his little basketball and chase it around the house, he still loves cars, and he's starting to like blocks and things he can put together. And he's starting to like the board books I have for him too.

He thankfully, doesn't have anymore teeth yet, although this past weekend he had a temperature and has been super clingy and grouchy and whiny so it had better be teething cuz nothing else seemed to be wrong with him. He does like to kind of grit/grind his teeth together now that he has them on top and bottom, which sounds AWFUL. He's still eating like a champ, he even scarfed down some zucchini we had the other night with our spaghetti...he LOVED it. He likes to try to feed people now and "share". He is even pretty decent at sharing toys and stuff...for the moment! We'll see how long that lasts ;) He's pretty funny when he's getting into something or doing something he shouldn't, when we notice him or say something, like "hey!" he gets a little shocked and hurries even faster to do what he was doing...he gets a little grin on his face too like he knows we're gonna stop him and knows he better do it fast before we do :) he's SO cute!

He still loves to clap and whenever he hears anyone clapping, on TV or anything, he claps. He also has started to be a bit more observant and at church has noticed the music conductor, which he tries to copy. He's even started to notice when music is on and starts to "conduct". Pretty cute :) He's also started to wave good bye and I swear the other day, when Mark left, I said bye bye while waving with Andrew and he tried to say it :) Pretty easy one to say but still! He's quite a babbler and totally has his own version of Evelyn that he says. He yells at her a lot :)

Let's see....he's not walking yet but loves to sit in this crouching position and he's even started to get up in a standing position all by himself from that position. He really likes to bang his head against you while you're holding him and likes to throw himself backwards when we're on my bed.

Andrew has gotten real dramatic the past little bit too....I mentioned before he has a very specific mad/offended cry and he's now since added to it...along with that he'll squeeze his eyes shut really hard and have this dramatic, pathetic little face and then a couple tears will squeeze out and boy..it's just so sad but SO funny! I love how many sad things babies do that are funny at the same time :) Oh, he's also pretty cute at bed/naptime...he's gotten very good at going down, he knows when he's tired and doesn't put up a fight, which is SO nice! As soon as you hold him and get his blanket he lays his sweet little head down and then I bring him up to his bed and lay him down and he ALWAYS takes his blankets in both hands and covers his face and tucks in to sleep....SO adorable :) He loves his blankie!!!

And here's some pics of the boy this month!

making silly faces waiting for his food :)

he loves the water!

being silly eating his food!

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getting his hair cut, for reals! He HATED it so we gave him a mini sucker and he calmed down :)

tired babies!

and more tired babies, Andrew decided they had a long enough nap :)

checking out the car with daddy before our Orlando Trip

Eating! I swear half the pics I have of him are of him eating :)

In Orlando, we got soaked on our way back from dinner :)

happy to be out of the car!

Sleeping at one of the parks :)

This is a very "lay off me I'm starving" face :)

Happy to be home after our trip :)

movie/popcorn night! 

a very sad/sick little boy after he woke up :(

being grouchy...

his pathetic/mad face :)