11 Months Old

Brooks is 11 months old today!!!

I keep telling Josh that I really think God made him extra cute because he is going to be B-A-D!!!

It looks like he is going to have hazel/green eyes...watch out ladies, those eyes are BEAUTIFUL!!

We also think he is going to be left handed, just like his daddy :) He seems to favor using that hand to eat and pick things up.

He is completely off of baby food now because he refuses to eat it....he is just ready to be a big boy so he basically eats everything we do, cut up really small, as long as it isn't too spicy. The child LOVES to eat....as you can see above he was eating lasagna, you don't even get him in the chair before he is grabbing for his food and cramming it in his mouth.  

He is talking more now, it is hard to make out his words but he likes to try and repeat things we say. So far he can say dada, mama, bye bye, duck, dog, uh oh, and he tries to say Cade.

He loves to point...that is the first thing he does when we go outside is point in the air. He loves to clap, dance to music and wave bye bye.

He let go and took one step for the first time last night!!! Just one step closer to walking and man are we in trouble once he can walk!! He has been "cruising" for a couple of months now by walking around holding onto things.

He likes to eat EVERYTHING (edible or not)!!! The other day he ate a LIVE june bug.....yes it was alive, swallowed the bug and then threw it back up with his bottle that he had just drank and the june bug was swimming around in the milk....DISGUSTING!!! Let's just say we are getting really good about digging things out of his mouth.

He is very curious and gets into everything. You have to keep an extra close eye on this kid b/c he is sneaky!!

He still crawls on one leg and then slides his knee under him with the other, I don't know if he will ever officially start crawling b/c he is pretty quick the way he does it.

He loves the water and he loves being outside.

He has zero fear and no perception of danger. I am pretty sure he would just jump right off of things if I didn't stop him....Cade was never like that, he at least would realize that there was a big drop off. Brooks just wants to get what he wants and it doesn't matter how he gets there.

He still LOVES his big brother and he has no problem over powering him either. If he wants something Cade has, he can usually get it (especially if is is food)....I am sure this will probably only get more physical, if I had to guess, in the years to come!!

Temper tantrums....oh yes they have arrived, if he doesn't get his way, that lip pokes out, head slams to the ground and the screaming erupts!!

I love every minute with this child...his smile is infectious and watching him learn and explore is a true joy!! I love kissing right under his little chin, which makes him belly laugh so hard!! My favorite time of day is picking my boys up from daycare because they get so excited and those sweet little smiling faces make my day!!!

I am thankful for God blessing our lives with him and I try to remember to cherish EVERY moment with my sweet, smart, mischievous, healthy, happy little man!!!