So here's all about the past 11 months..
Jack has been an amazing eater from day 1. I know it is a blessing straight from heaven that he has always been so good at nursing and I definitely don't take it for granted. He loves to eat real food too. We started him eating rice and oatmeal cereal at 5 months old. He loved it! So right when he turned 6 months we gave him sweet potatoes for his first "real food" and he loved it even more! He eats 3 jars of baby food a day, a bowl of oatmeal, and tons of cut up fruit, and could eat more if I would let him. His favorite thing to eat right now cut up pears. He is in 18 month clothes right now and at his 9 month appointment he was 24 lbs and 30 inches so I'm excited to see where he is at his one year appointment.
Jack has 6 teeth now. He got his first two teeth when he was 5 months old, and didn't really get too bothered by them coming in. The second two teeth he got at 7 months and those gave him a bit of a struggle with a fever for a few days but once the fever broke his teeth popped right through. His upper laterals just came in a few weeks ago and those were no problem as well. He loves to chew on anything and everything so we have cute little teeth marks on a bunch of random stuff throughout our house.
Jack's sleep schedule is very consistent now. We struggled for almost 9 months to get him to sleep through the night but he finally is and he is a champ! His naps are amazing during the day. He goes down around 10 and sleeps till 11:30, and then again at around 2 until 4. At night he goes to bed around 8 and will sleep until 7 ish in the morning.
His first word was "ba-ba" which is hilarious because he had only had maybe 4 "ba-ba"'s in his life at that point. The first time he said mama, he kind of screamed it at me because he was trying to get my attention. So cute. He LOVES to say dada. That is his favorite word at the moment.
Jack started crawling at 7 months and has been cruising around like crazy ever since. He just started walking a week ago and we are having so much fun with him! He feels so proud of himself when he walks around. He climbs in his crib, chairs, tables, couches, on top of us, you name it. If it could be turned into some kind of obstacle course for him, he takes the challenge. He is definitely all-boy in that way. Veryyyy busy. But I love it.
His favorite toys right now are his rocking horse, our piano and his car that he can sit on and push around. He mostly just loves to be outside exploring. He LOVES the park and cries any time we have to leave. He really loves to go on "adventures" at the park, looking at all the different plants and rocks and.. dirt (yuck). He is such a tough boy. He has had quite a few falls/accidents recently, especially now that he has learned to walk. But he never even acts like it hurts and hardly ever cries. So whenever he does cry, I know that it has to be something really bad. At his last doctor appointment, he didn't even flinch when they gave him his shots. I don't even think he noticed he was getting a shot.
He is the smiliest baby. I love how happy he always is. He has been smiling since day one of his life and I have pictures to prove it. He is very very rarely fussy, usually just if he has been sleep deprived or is really hungry. He loves to talk to people and get random strangers attention, but doesn't like to be held by anyone but mom or dad, unless you spend a lot of time around him. I can guarantee that every single time we take him out in public, at least one person will stop us so they can talk to Jack and say "Oh my, he looks just like the Gerber baby!" Haha we get it every time. He loves to be tickled, and chased around the room. He giggles like crazy. He is our daily joy and we love him to pieces. He makes life brighter and I am grateful every second that he is mine. I love you, Jack!
