Ben: 11 Months

Yesterday marked Ben's 11 months birthday.  We are in full party-planning mode.  Invitations have been sent.  I say this every month, but I am having a hard time coming to grips with how quickly the past year has gone.  Even faster than Natalie's first year.

At 11 months old, Ben has 6 teeth.  He says "mama," "dada," "ma" in reference to his bottle (though I'm not totally sure why), and lots of other babbles but nothing else really consistent yet.  He continues to be a picky eater, vacillating between preferring baby food and solids.  He has taken quite a liking to blueberries, bananas, strawberry yogurt, and grilled cheese.  Atta boy!

Though he continues to try very hard, he's still not a full-fledged walker.  He seemed more motivated about a week ago, and now is fairly content to just crawl, though he will still attempt a few steps.  I think he has two bottom teeth coming in, and that is the cause for him being a little thrown off.  Did I mention he's back to waking up one to two times a night?

one week

one month

two months

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five months

six months

seven months

eight months

nine months

ten months

eleven months!

(I know better than to attempt pictures when kids need naps, but I went ahead anyway, and was not met with full cooperation...)

but Dada got big smiles!

Ben's been doing this tongue thing for a couple of weeks.  I can't really figure it out.  I'm hoping it's related to the teeth he has coming in, and will stop soon.  In addition to looking like a goof, I'm actually more afraid that if he falls he's going to do a number on his tongue if he bites it.

serious cheesin'