11 months old!

Levi James is 11 months old...how did that happen?

He's growing and changing so much these days. Here are some of his new things:

- He LOVES music. If he hears even a second of music he will start bouncing to it and smile.
- He now waves Hi and Bye and even says "bub byb" when waving bye sometimes.
- He loves his binky, but only when he wants it. Sometimes he will spot a binky across the room and crawl to it. Other times I will put the binky in his mouth (when I know he's really tired) and he will take it out and THROW it.
- He continues to be a really easy-going baby boy. He is really go with the flow and content.
- He likes to eat what everyone around him is eating. If he sees someone eatings something, he wants it too - and will sometimes even refuse baby food or his food.
- He is a good eater, too. He will chow down on mixed veggies, fruits, even hamburger pieces. He eats a lot of table food, but still eats babyfood often too. One of his favorites is cheese - especially sharing string cheese with his brother.
- He thinks giving high-5's are hiliarous and loves to give them. He will even give high-5's to pepole he doesn't know!
- He actually sleeps much better at night now - about a month ago, Mark and I decided enough was enough as far as him wanting to be in our bed all night long! So we let him cry it out in his crib - after just a few nights of crying for 20 minutes or so he goes down in his bed just fine! We turn on his little fish aquarium thing that plays music, rock for just a minute or two and lay him down and usually he goes right to sleep! He still gets up at least once during the night - but usually it is just once!! It's almost always 3:30 on the dot. I will feed him and put him back in HIS bed and he sleeps another 3 or 4 hours!
- He usually takes 2 or 3 naps per day. He is ready for his morning nap every day at 10:00. He starts getting a little fussy and I look at the clock and it is 10 and I know it's naptime. He usually sleeps for 45 minutes or so in the afternoon, and sometimes a late evening nap from 6-7ish.
-He loves to be naked! :) and he usually gets really happy when it's time to take off his clothes. We usually let him hang out in just his diaper for a little while.
- He's walking! Or at least taking steps!! On June 26 he took his first real steps (for Laura of course:). He walked a step and fell down, she put him back up and he walked 5 steps in a row and then 5 more again, and again! Since then he has taken lots of steps...usually just 4 or 5 in a row at the most. Sometimes he'll even stand up and start walking all on his own! He can stand up for a long time all by himself!

We are so lucky and blessed to have him! We love you Levi James!