Jude -11 months

Hey Jude! You're 11 months old! It's been a very eventful month for you!

 

You can clap! It's very cute when you get excited and clap your tiny hands.  You were especially excited watching a rerun of an Ohio State football game (do you call it a rerun when it's sports? i'm not so sure). Anyway, the crowd was going wild, and you were totally into it! I think you and your daddy will have some fun times watching Ohio State football together over the years!

 

You also learned how to wave! you wiggle each of your fingers when you wave, and it's so cute!

 

You like riding in the Ergo, as long as you are on the back.  Daddy still carries you around all the time, and he help out with all the "guy stuff" around the house and yard.

 

One of favorite activities is ringing our "Doorbell"!

You still don't really like to drink a bottle, but you love to drink from your sippy cup and a straw.  When you are finished drinking, you start to spit water out....you usually end up with a drenched t-shirt.

You pretty consistently say Da-da, and we are almost sure you were saying "wa-wa" (for water) at dinner the other night. You do your own version of the sign for "more"

Your favorite food is pizza crust (well, not counting ice cream...that's probably your true favorite). You also eat cheerios, yogurt, bananas, black beans, and grapes.

You don't like meat or rice.

Snuggling with the D.

You definitely want to be involved in whatever your sisters are doing.  Usually they don't mind, but sometimes it can get a little annoying.

You can stand on your own (although you prefer not to). I'm pretty sure you could actually take a few steps, but you are such a fast crawler that you don't really see the point in that! I'm pretty sure you will be walking before your first birthday, though.

You LOVE to be outside. You love to look at the birds, and other animals, and just play in the grass, dirt, and rocks.

You aren't much of a snuggler, and you are always on the move.  You still wake up about twice a night (occasionally only once, and sometimes 3 or 4). You drink a bottle when you wake up and then *usually go right back to sleep.

You are a pretty happy little fellow, except for when you are tired or hungry. You have developed a little stranger anxiety, and have started to fuss when we leave for work, but for the most part you are social and friendly.

We think you look more like Grandpa Stickley every day.

You are a perfect fit into our family, little Jude, and we love you so much! One more month until your first birthday!!