11 Months

David Jr is now 11 months and so very close to that big 1 year milestone.  Around the house we've started talking to Carly about how at the moment he is "Baby David," we won't be calling him that after his first birthday.  So of course now she calls him "Baby David" and then gives me a description of when and why we will be stopping this reference soon.  And while Dave and I are the ones who told her this and know it is true, I'm having a hard time bracing myself for this reality.  My baby is almost 1 and not going to publicly be called a "baby" much longer.

At 11 months, David Jr is a speed crawler and cruiser.  He isn't showing interest in walking or standing independently.  But give him a walk behind toy or a piece of furniture he can push and move he will walk right along.  And if he wants to get to a specific point quickly, then he will drop to his hands and knees and take off.  He loves to chase his sister around the house and race her to various points.  He is still very fond of dumping out the Duplo blocks and animals in our Noah's Ark.

David is also eating us out of house and home already.  He typically starts a meal with a portion of what is on my plate and typically eats more peas or green beans than Carly.  He then moves on to a vegetable puree and finishes his meal with either a fruit puree or chunks (if not both).  He recently also showed a big interest in graham crackers and wanting to bite piece off of it, instead of me breaking it up into small pieces for him.

At the moment David is not showing any signs of teething, babbles a lot, and has handsome blue eyes!