#cooldude
Also, a little rug burn from a tumble at school yesterday...so it goes.
Eleven months is almost twelve months which means we're almost at a YEAR. What the what? You are cruisin', kiddo.
I am sure to ruin things with this, but we're in a good sleep groove at the moment (realizing it's all ups and downs has been helpful, though). It has also helped that we've been relatively illness-free for a few weeks, apart from some garden-variety colds. KNOCK ON WOOD. You're at a solid 2 naps a day, with about 3 hours of wake time in between. Naps are usually an hour to an hour and fifteen minutes. You're usually asleep or very nearly there by the time I put you down, but you can put yourself to sleep with minimal drama now.
That skill was very useful for nighttime, as we've eliminated the wakeups that are definitely not for eating. On occasion, you'll still wake and fuss at about 2:30 or so, but I am now confident that you're not starving at that time. I wait a bit (and honestly, sometimes turn off the monitor for a stretch) and you fall back asleep within 10 minutes. You do still need to eat between 4 and 5 (sometimes just past 5, and once--fabulously--at 5:45) but generally go back to sleep easily after that. Then it's an every-2-hour game and wakeup is usually between 7:30 and 8:30. Early if it's a school day.
epic bedhead
The eating front is certainly related to the sleeping front. I would say that around 8 months, you started to figure out eating (i.e., picking food up and putting it in your mouth). From 9-10 months or so, you really started eating to eat. Like, not just playing anymore. Now you eat for real, have likes and dislikes, and have a definite eating schedule with actual meals. We eat breakfast before first nap, wake up and have lunch, have a snack after second nap (this is usually your feast extraordinaire), and you also usually do a solid job on dinner. Relatedly, you are definitely starting to self-wean but are not totally off the milk truck yet. I'm glad you're doing it on your own, though, because I did not want to be mean mommy in yet another way. Again, if you're reading this and have a littler baby: eating more solids during the day has got to be connected to sleeping longer stretches at night. But here's the rub: you can't force it, because they really can't take in that much food--and the kind of food that isn't quickly digested--until they are ready for it.
Likes
- the vacuum cleaner
- flags -- we say hello and goodbye to the one in the school parking lot every time
- plastic bottles
- putting things into other things
- wooden puzzle pieces
- drawers + knobs
- opening and closing doors
- favorite foods: hummus, Ritz-type crackers, toast, spinach, soups mixed with rice (so you can do it yourself), ice cream (I mean no I do not give the baby ice cream)
Dislikes
Nothing truly horrific at this juncture, I don't think...except when I am the meanest mommy and the baby is not allowed to play with whatever dangerous thing has been discovered.
Milestones
No major words yet, but always "talking"...and excited!
- cruises
- signs "all done" and "more"
- imitates actions and sounds (including a non-specific "mamamamamama"...so close)
- First Christmas!
- First New Year
- waves bye-bye
- blows kisses
- hides and plays peek-a-boo
- drinks from an open cup (with extreme assistance and fabulous mess)
- moved to the "older infant" classroom at school
- dances to music
Stats
- weight:
- diapers: size 4
- clothing: 12 month, generally
