11 months, really? I know, I can't believe it either! Our little boy, Kau'e, will be 1 year in a month! He brings so much joy in our lives and to others around him.
He has the cutest little smile and sometimes plays bashful with you.
He has 6 teeth (3 top and 3 bottom) with two more coming in; budding.
His eyes are starting to have more green in them even though some days they are completely blue. But with the gene pool he has they will most likely be green or darker.
His hair is soft but super curly and is dark brown but has a golden shine to it like mine. The back is completely jheri curled while the front gets a little more relaxed because of him rubbing it up against things while either sleeping or playing. After a nap or in the morning his hair is usually wet from sweat and its really curly.
He loves to be outside. He will look outside of our sliding window and look at the trees or the sky. We (usually) go on morning walks and he is really calm during them.
He isn't really saying any words; just baby talk. We think he calls for me by saying "Ba, Ba". It's really funny when he wants something he will scream Ba, Ba for me and then when I respond to him he smiles and quiets down. He has developed this fake cough/cry. He will make this fake cough when he wants attention. He's also making a smacking noise with his mouth/tongue.
He crawls on all fours still and he is walking with the assistance of things; the couch, his Mickey Mouse toy car, sliding window, the wall, the tub, etc. He will walk (along the sectional) to get a bottle. If I have a bottle in hand and sit on the couch he will get all excited and make his way to me. But last night (Nov 27 around 6:30pm) while we were trying to calm him down for the evening we sat across from each other and had Kau'e attempt to walk. And wouldn't you know he took 2-3 steps all by himself for about 10 minutes. After that he got really tired but I would too if I was trying to walk and was at or above 25lbs. Hopefully within the month or close to his 1 year he will be walking; no rush.
I'm pretty sure he is around 25-27lbs. He is wearing size 4 diapers but have bought 5 to try. Clothing he wears 18-24 month. Most pants/shirts need to be 24 months because of his belly but for pants the length of 18 months is perfect so with the 24 months we just roll up the length! What can you do? Shoes? Well we bought him some but now they don't fit him because his feet are so thick! We aren't going to worry about shoes until he has started to really walk well then let's break the bank on shoes that fit him!
On average he sleeps through the night but there are some days that he likes to wake up between 3-5am for a bottle. Sleeps from 7pm to 6:30am but we don't get him out of his crib until 7am-ish. Naps are usually around 11am-Noon for 1 and 1/2 hours to 3 hours. This is all average times given.
He loves music. When he hears music he shakes his head from side to side and is all smiles. His whole body shakes its adorable. Sometimes when he is really happy he will move his legs back and forth while he is in the sitting position; its his happy feet!
He loves bath time. He will play with his tub toys and flip and turn in the water but his newest thing is to stand up and hang on the bar that is in the tub. We have tried the shower head on him while he's in the tub and it hasn't bothered him but he's always been in a tub with water. So one day we will try just the shower.
Kau'e loves the car. He loves to look around and outside the window. He doesn't fit us in the car seat (yet). But trust me he will help assist you in getting him unbuckled; he's ready to get out!
Food! What more can I say about this? He loves food. He is completely on table solid foods! He has three square meals and loves every moment! He is still taking a bottle or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5! He on average drinks 40 oz of milk a day; 4-5 bottles of 10oz each! We are still putting 1 tablespoon of barley in each bottle to help fill him! I can't wait for his 1 year mark so we can switch to whole milk and buy buy formula which costs us way too much a month! Sometimes I'm amazed that we make it month to month because of his milk drinking! JK!
Foods he eats or has tried:
-Fruits:
Apple
Banana
Pear
Peach
Mango
Blueberry
Watermelon
Prune
Plum (3x)
Pineapple (1x)
Strawberry (1x)
-Veggies:
Sweet Potato
Potato
Pea
Green Beans
Red Pepper
Cucumber
Carrots
Squash
Broccoli
-Meats:
Chicken (loves Chicken Tender)
Turkey (from a jar 3x)
Beef (from a jar 1x)
-Other:
Pasta
White Rice
Wild Rice
Pancakes (Loves Pancakes. I make a big batch on Saturday mornings and give him 1 a day through out the week or until they are gone or a little old.)
Cheerios
Club Crackers
Puffs
Wagon Wheels
Baby Yogurts
Pita Bread
Bread
Arrowroot Cookies
French Fries - McDonald's
Chicken Nuggets - McDonald's
Barley
Oatmeal
Rice
-Juices:
Apple
Prune
He is still on Zantac for his acid reflex issues. He takes MiraLAX once a day to help with his constipation issues. He takes a Multi-Vitamin once a day with iron.
And here's the boy of the hour, in all his glory.
