11 Months!

• starting to cruise in the walker. He's getting good fast!
• Only now starting to babble a few consonants, and sometimes coordinates "bah-bah" with his bottle. When he wants something, he's serious and focused, with his lips pulled together and his eyes unblinking. Sometimes if it's something I have in my hands, he will stare at it until I "get a clue" and share with him. So stinkin' cute.
• Aiya mauls him all day, yet he still often trails after her, laughing at what she does. On the other hand, he also cries A LOT because of her, too. Love-hate relationship still in the making. Dan keeps saying he can't wait for him to grow up and knock her down in the future!
• Maybe it's teething, but Aaron goes through spurts where he's sleeping through the night, and then the next week, he's waking up screaming once a night and refuses to settle down without a bottle. But at least he will settle down, most of the time.
• I don't know how he's not bigger. Often times, he eats like a pig! If we have pizza for dinner, he eats an entire adult slice and wants more.
• He's a climber! He's adventurous and physical, and if there is a box to climb on (like the Lego-blocks container) he is all over it, pulling himself up so he can perch on top of it. He likes to try and climb into his walker, or figure out how to sit in the Bumbo by himself. He's an independent little guy and usually can entertain himself just fine . . . if Aiya would leave him alone more often. Poor baby could be completely content playing with an object or two (he's really into fitting things together or dropping items into a bowl) and Aiyana comes running over to intervene! Sometimes she wants to play with him, which is cute . . . but more often than not, she just likes making him cry. haha It wont' be like this forever. Right??