11 Months!

 

No!  Nope!  Not Possible!  Are you really only a ‘baby’ for another month?  Weren’t you JUST born?  Sweet Briggs you are amazing.  We are so in love with you and adore your sweet personality! 

You still smile ALL.THE.TIME!  And you look just like your daddy!  You are so laid back and go with the flow.  And your plug…your little buddy.

You are wearing 12 months clothes most of the time, but still wear 9 month sized depending on the weather (Ben had lots of cold weather 9 month clothes).  And as of last week you’re wearing size 5 shoes.

Your stinkin’ teeth!  You are up to 5 now and we have felt every single one.  We did not have this issue with Ben like we do with you and because of that you got your first taste of whiskey because nothing else was helping.  You currently have one more trying to poke it’s way through.

You love taking baths.  We ditched the round seat because you kept finding ways to get out of it or try to tip it over.  You like sitting on your own much better.  You’ve also spent quite a few baths lately exploring your boy parts.  You find it fascinating!

You are a ladies’ man!  Our friend Sydnee is in love with you and you love her.  You enjoy our playdates and seeing your friends.  You and Camille like to steal each other’s pacifiers and eat the bigger kids food.

You can EAT!  You won’t touch baby food anymore and will eat just about anything we put in front of you (even if it’s a little spicy).  You also eat HUGE amounts of food when you do eat.  You’re still nursing.  Mommy’s had the stomach bug and has been pretty dehydrated and not making milk.  We tried to give you whole milk in a sippy cup and you wanted NOTHING of it.  I’m very worried about how you’ll do being weaned next month (or now if that’s how mother nature rolls). 

Thanks to all the recent doctor visits, I know that you weigh 22 lbs.  And Mommy finally moved you out of your infant carrier and into a big boy carseat.  Ben’s not a huge fan of you having one and has told me “Briggs doesn’t like that seat, he wants his orange one back.”

Mommy is still #1, but you light up when Daddy walks in the house.  You love playing with him and love playing with your big brother even more.  You’re always grabbing his toys and putting them in your mouth.  You generally take 2 naps during the day and sleep about 12 hours waking up once during that time.

You crawled before your brother, but Ben was walking by 11 months.  I am pretty confident you will hit your bday and not be walking.  You just don’t care.  You love to crawl and pull up on everything, but have no desire to walk holding my hands.  And why should you when you know Mommy will hold you all day long!

Along with not walking, you’re not into talking.  You love to sing and babble and throw out “dada” whenever I say “mama”, but that’s it.  I am convinced you have a speech delay and need speech therapy.  Daddy says you’re just fine (but we both agree you’re perfect).

Sweet Love Bug, you have no idea how much you’re loved!  You have an enchanting smile and the deepest blue eyes that suck everyone in.  We just love, love, love you!!!