11 Months

Gray turned 11 months old August 20, but I am still just getting to this post just 11 days before his FIRST birthday!  It is crazy to me that we are already planning his first birthday party.  As cliche as it is, I just can't believe how fast the time has gone.

 

G's Schedule
I still take Grayson to school every day, so that means that P wakes him up around 6:15 to feed him, change his diaper, and get him dressed.  Grayson is pretty tired when he gets home from school and has started going to bed more like 7-7:30 every night.  We eat dinner with him most nights now, but we still occasionally put him to bed and then eat our dinner.  His sleep has still been pretty hit or miss when it comes to sleeping through the night. He still takes 2 naps a day while at daycare or at home.  On the weekends, we are usually able to get him to take a bottle when he wakes up (sometime between 5-6:30) and then go back to sleep until at least 8. (His schedule has not changed much in the last 3 months)

 
At 11 months old, Grayson is:
-wearing 9 and 9-12 month onesies
-wearing 9-12 month shorts
-in size 3 diapers  
-we are starting to think that he has a better grasp on what mama and dada mean.
-babbling quite a bit more.  
-crawling much faster and getting from room to room in our house.
-pulling up on our legs, or anything that isn't quite sturdy
-standing up without assistance - we've counted to 30 seconds or more before he has fallen.
-using a walker some.  We introduced it to him at the end of his 9th month and he would move around with it a little bit, but not much. - Not much has changed on this front. (still.)
-drinking 4 bottles a day
-having solids at every meal.  We are still introducing a new food and waiting 4 days before giving him new foods.  We still send Grayson to school with one serving of breakfast, 2 servings for lunch, and some puffs for snacks.  We feed him 2 servings of solids at dinner time as well.
-teething - no more this month - phew!
-napping a bit less at school.  Grayson moved to a new classroom August 7, and they transition the kids to one nap a day.  He comes home really tired, and while they don't deny him a nap in the morning if he really wants it, they just put him down around noon otherwise.  This is a transition for all of us.  When he is home all day, we still give him two naps a day when he seems like he needs them.
-luckily not showing many more signs of separation anxiety.  He is pretty good everyday at drop-off. 

-becoming a little more picky about the food he'll eat.  He used to eat the butternut squash that I made, but he has been pretty fussy about it with me for a while now.  He definitely prefers his sweet fruits and yogurt over the vegetables these days.   

 This was the month that P and I left Gray with my parents while we traveled to India.  We were able to Skype with Gray while we were away and we got updates and pictures from my parents while we were gone, too.  While Grayson's sleep was not great while he was at their house, they enjoyed his stay and said he was in great spirits most of the time.