11 Months

Holy cow I cannot believe that in 4 short weeks my baby is going to be turning ONE!!!!! I absolutely hate it. I don't want my baby to grow up. I want him to stay little! I really am having the hardest time with him getting older. Everyone always says that I can just have another baby but it isn't the same. I would be fine with just Cooper if he would stay little :) I have to admit that with each milestone he just gets more and more fun. But I still love him as a cuddly, can't do anything on his own, tiny, little guy. As an 11 month old he:

• Has 5 teeth (2 bottom, 3 top- middle and one to his left)....this 5th tooth was the hardest yet!
  
• Walks around with his walker
• Crawls like a maniac
• Cruises the furniture but has been for months now
• Stairs are no obstacle. He only likes going up, has no interest in going down.
• Eats anything and everything. Bran muffins, bananas, hot dogs, chicken nuggets, gold fish, yogurt, watermelon, graham crackers, ANYTHING sweet and bad for you.
• Attacks at the site of anything sweet (candy, ice cream, cake, etc.)
• Only likes to sleep in his crib :(
• Still nursing........LOVE IT!!!
• Knows where he isn't supposed to get into but loves doing it anyways.
• Shakes his head NO when you say "No" or when he doesn't want something.
  
• Gives high fives
• Plays the "AH" game. When you say "Ahhh" he will lay his head down. He finds it hilarious!
  
• Waves (finally) This took me months of working on but he finally got it about a month ago.
• Hates getting water poured on his head. Washing his hair in the bath results in deafening screams!
• Balls are his absolute favorite....he will play with any ball he sees. He rolls it back and forth, plays catch, and will crawl around while pushing it (kind of like a soccer ball).
  
• Wants to brush his own teeth but doesn't like getting his teeth brushed by mom or dad.
• LOVES books! He will read books on his own. He talks while he reads them. It is adorable! It is like he is trying to read the book.
• Talks up a storm. You have no clue what he is saying and when he does say words he doesn't know what he is saying. But he babbles all day long.
• Has got rhythm. You turn on music and he starts dancing like it is nobody's business. He will even bounce to the beat.
  
• Still is a mama's boy............wouldn't change that for anything!
• Loves his sippy cup.
  
• Has actually started drinking out of a bottle. We have started giving him whole milk when I can't be home to nurse or put him to bed. He has only had it a handful of times, but actually likes it. It is soooo nice because he hasn't taken a bottle since he was 4 months old so I have been tied and limited on where and when I can go places without him.
• Had a rough go with teething and being sick but is back to sleeping thru the night.
• Waves good bye when going upstairs for a nap or bedtime....adorable!
• Still loves his binky....but only gets it in bed or in the car seat if we are out and he is tired and fussy.
• Hates shoes and socks. Can't keep them on for anything!
• ALWAYS crosses his feet.