anyhoo, the sprout. what's new? well he is 11 months old tomorrow and here is what he is doing....
talking. he is trying to talk. we just can't figure out what he is saying. he does say "da-da" and "ma-ma" but i'm still not sure that he is referring to anyone in particular. well, i take that back, i'm pretty sure he called me "da-da" the other day.
if you ask him where dada is he usually points to his daddy. if you ask him where his sister is he usually points to bean. if you ask him where mama is he usually points to the dog. sigh. (ok, i'll give him a break on this one. the dog's name does start with the same sound and i suppose that could be confusing.)
sometimes he seems to be repeating us. so talking is coming. he just isn't as advanced as his sister in this area. which i'm totally fine with! :)
walking. before he only walked when mommy encouraged him to do so. then, we got him to walk to his sister when she called for him (which made her the happiest girl in the world). now, he will just randomly attempt to walk to get to what he wants. he still only goes 6-8 steps but he is getting more sure of himself every day.
eating. for the past month and a half the dang child has REFUSED to be fed with a spoon. he will only eat what he can pick up and put in his mouth himself. he eats lots of things though- veggies (broccoli and peas are his favorites) and fruits (grapes and bananas especially) and beans and meats. oh yes, he likes meat. bean was NOT interested in meat. the sprout LOVES meatballs, meatloaf, chicken, and even a little fish. he doesn't like eggs or cheese, which his sister loved. but bean and sprout do have the same favorite meal- tacos! no joke!
playing. he is starting to roll a ball back to you if you roll it to him. he tried to stack a block the other day but didn't quite make it. he likes to hold the drum sticks and bang on his sister's drum. he loves to put things into other things (small toys into cups or bowls). he holds books and turns the pages (but will only listen to me read a select few without screaming- thank god for sandra boynton). here is a couple of shots of him at the library looking at books....
we are in a "chew everything in sight" phase. that just screams TEETH to me but he WILL NOT let anyone look inside his mouth so we have no idea.he is in a "if you aren't my mama don't even look at me or i might cry" phase as well. this is entirely normal at his age but bean never did this so it is all new and weird to us. i hope he gets over it before we need a babysitter again..... for the babysitter's sake not mine. ;)
sprout and bean are really funny when they are together. he thinks she is the greatest thing ever- really. sometimes she lays on the floor and he just crawls all over her and they both just laugh and laugh. and ya know, two kids laughing together is just awesome! :)
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He just looks so big!! SO BIG!! :( I cannot believe he'll be one in a month! sigh.
And I am still sad he cried when i came over the other night. :( I know he does it to everyone, but it still makes me sad that we haven't seen him as often as we should!
Oh. My. Gosh! He's so big now! That was a FAST year! he's so stinkin' cute too, I must say.
Sprout walking? NO WAY! I can't believe he's already almost a year! Seriously....
I hear you on the part about how he will NOT eat with a spoon. My G was that way too, starting around 8 months!
Who's that big kid on those pictures? Cuz I NKOW it can't be Sprout. Good golly! Seems like just last week he was born, and now the first birthday is looming. N was the same way with eating...we barely did any baby food since she was all about finger foods.
Don't feel bad Brittany...Baby Zach (A Free Man's little one) was terrified of me until recently. Hopefully Sprout will grow out of it too!! Actually I think You are quite lucky Carrie. With the amount of moving he was doing early on I was sure Sprout would be barrelling around by now, driving you cray! Thank goodness a few steps is all he can manage!
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