11 Months
LIKES:
climbing the stairs
dancing
eating apples
being tickled by Daddy
Noah's Ark flap book
clapping
The craziest thing about month 11 is that after 11 months comes 12! I can hardly believe my little man is about to be a year old. He is growing and changing every day and is at such a fun stage.
Some new milestones this month were include learning to sit back down once he pulled himself on things; this took a while to learn and it really frustrated him! Now that he can get up and down as he pleases, he's hard to keep up with! He cruises around the furniture and is he's still crawling everywhere. He is also able to understand several phrases such as "take a drink", "let's go to blank room", "clap your hands", "no-no", etc. He is chatting all the time, mostly saying Mama and bye-bye. He says a few other phrases consistently but I don't have a clue what he's saying :) My favorite new task this month was clapping. He randomly just starting doing it one day at lunch and he was so amazed at himself! Now he loves to clap about everything, especially when asked. He continues to climb the stairs at super-speed and darts to them any chance he gets. The stairs helped us learn "no-no" :)
We'll go to the pediatrician again next month, but I think he's gained a couple pounds and definitely a couple inches. He's outgrown several pairs of pants due to length! He's still wearing size 12-18 month clothes. He has six teeth and we've been out of the teething world for a few weeks which has been nice.
Isaiah loves to play. He's a really great independent player which is nice for me to get things done. But he really lights up when I join him in the floor. He loves his toys- balls, puzzles, and stackable cups seem to be his favorites. He LOVES books. He got several new ones for Christmas that he's enjoying daily. His favorite is a Noah's Ark book with pop-up flaps. He still loves to be tickled by his Daddy as well as being thrown over his shoulder and running around the house. It's pretty funny to watch as well :) He's learning to roll his ball, but sometimes would just rather hand it to us instead. He loves handing us things, actually. He likes taking selfies and watching videos of himself. And my absolute favorite is that he loves to dance! He started this in Gatlinburg with some crazy singing animals that his Randaddy had, and he has gained some new moves since! Anytime I play music or a toy sings, he starts bobbing his head, waving his hands, and rocking back and forth. It. is. so. cute.
A few fun/new things we did this month were a Boren Christmas family vacation in Gatlinburg, TN. There were 17 of us and we had tons of fun! We went to a "just for babies" storytime at the library here and made new friends, read a story, and learned some songs. It was super cute. Josh and I went on a date night while some sweet friends watched Isaiah at our house. I'm sad to admit that it was only our third date since Isaiah was born (we've had a little bit going on!), but we've resolved to make it a habit. Lastly, while Josh and I spent a day in training with a missions organization in Maryville, TN Isaiah spent the day with my mom and brother. It was by far the longest I've been away from him (even though they did bring him to visit during lunch break) and he did so great! Not even a tear. I did pretty good, too :)
Isaiah is still eating like crazy- three meals and we added an afternoon snack. He still nurses 5 or so times a day, more if he's sick. But he goes much longer stretches if we're out and about. He loves to eat apples, sweet potatoes, and small cubes of cheese. He'll eat most anything we give him, but he's quick to let us know when he doesn't like something by throwing it off his tray and into the floor! Some new things he tried this month were oranges, grapes, quinoa, dates, yogurt, kefir, pancakes, and toasted bread. It's fun that we live in an international area because he gets to try lots of flavors. He loved a dish that an Iraqi friend made recently. His least favorite food is avocado. He snarls his nose at the very site of it. He's a growing, eating boy and I'm pretty sure we'll go broke when he's a teen.
We had a rough cycle of sleep in the middle of this month. I'm still not sure what the deal was because he wasn't sick or teething, but it only lasted about 4 nights and he started sleeping better again. He goes to bed between 7-8 and sleeps in his crib until some time in the night when he wakes and I bring him to our bed. He sleeps very soundly in bed with us. I don't know how we'll ever break the habit but it is what it is and if I read another book on sleep I might go crazy. Right now, God is teaching me to be grateful for Isaiah's life and health and not to resent his sleep habits. Praise God I have a baby boy cuddled up with us at night. One day he won't want those snuggles, so I'm trying to enjoy them while I can. Even if it means longer than I ever dreamed without regular sleep :)
"I'm over the pictures. Can you just hold me now?"
Isaiah,
You're upstairs napping right now. The house is so quiet and still when you are sleeping. For one small boy you bring a lot of noise and personality to the table! I've had fun with you the past few days since your Daddy started working. We're at home without a car and we've definitely made the most of it. We've cooked and cleaned, put puzzles together, stacked cups into towers just to laugh when you knock them down, crawled around the floor, climbed up the stairs, gone for walks, met some neighbors, and so much more. I don't know how I'll ever manage you getting a brother or sister- you keep me quite busy! But I wouldn't trade it for the world. Thanks for making me a mommy.
You're upstairs napping right now. The house is so quiet and still when you are sleeping. For one small boy you bring a lot of noise and personality to the table! I've had fun with you the past few days since your Daddy started working. We're at home without a car and we've definitely made the most of it. We've cooked and cleaned, put puzzles together, stacked cups into towers just to laugh when you knock them down, crawled around the floor, climbed up the stairs, gone for walks, met some neighbors, and so much more. I don't know how I'll ever manage you getting a brother or sister- you keep me quite busy! But I wouldn't trade it for the world. Thanks for making me a mommy.
Love you, Mama
Isaiah,
You're napping for me as well (a few days later). It's been a great month with Christmas, the trip, etc. Our life seems to be taking some form of shape or structure. I did get an interim job teaching at a Christian school. I plan on finding out how to get licensed to teach. Hopefully, I'll be able to take some steps in that direction this spring. Anyway, we are thankful God gave me a job. As for you, you have been so much fun. I've started this thing where I put my mouth on your stomach and side and you laugh so hard. It's been really funny. Other things have been going, but your mom has summed them up rather well. I look forward to when you are a big brother, and we take out on adventures together, while mom has your younger sibling (if that be the Lord's will).
Love you, Dad
Isaiah,
You're napping for me as well (a few days later). It's been a great month with Christmas, the trip, etc. Our life seems to be taking some form of shape or structure. I did get an interim job teaching at a Christian school. I plan on finding out how to get licensed to teach. Hopefully, I'll be able to take some steps in that direction this spring. Anyway, we are thankful God gave me a job. As for you, you have been so much fun. I've started this thing where I put my mouth on your stomach and side and you laugh so hard. It's been really funny. Other things have been going, but your mom has summed them up rather well. I look forward to when you are a big brother, and we take out on adventures together, while mom has your younger sibling (if that be the Lord's will).
Love you, Dad
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