11 months!

max and eli turned 11 months old on monday-april 15th!  the countdown is officially on for their FIRST BIRTHDAY!

max:: you wear 12/12-18 month clothing and size 4 diapers (still only pampers of course)!

you have 3 teeth on the bottom and 4 on top!!  you are still wearing your amber teething necklace-i don't dare take it off of you!

you have started doing what we call the "inch worm"...it looks like a slow motion version of the worm that people do on the dance floor-too funny! you say dada, mama and wave hi, bye...you pretty much are waving all the time :) you also LOVE to clap-especially when mama sings to you!

you eat 3-4 6 ounce bottles during the day and eat 3 meals a day-you take an 8 ounce bottle before bedtime!  still not sleeping through the night although you have gotten MUCH better about sleeping in your pack-n-play for both bedtime and nap time-yay maxer!  you have been waking up only once a night for a 4 ounce bottle and a diaper change.

you love:: to wave at everyone and everything, when your daddy comes home from work and plays with you :), eating puffs, grandpa dave, watching baby Einstein, your monkey, when i sing you songs and giving mama kisses and snuggles-you LOVE LOVE LOVE to snuggle and this mama is NOT complaining!!! 

you dislike:: when daddy or i walk out of a room, when eli takes your toys, when strangers try to talk to you/get in your face or try pick you up, and getting over-tired (which i try not to let happen).

eli:: you wear 12/12-18 month clothing and size 4 diapers!

you have 2 teeth on the bottom and 2 on top!  the past few weeks have been rough for you as far as teething...poor buddy :(

you have become very efficient at crawling and pulling yourself up onto everything...you follow mama all around the house :)

you say dada, mama, no and will sign "more" and "all done"...you also clap and occasionally will wave hi and bye :)

you eat 3-4 6 ounce bottles during the day and eat 3 meals a day-you take an 8 ounce bottle before bedtime! you still LOVE to sleep but those darn teeth have been bugging you lately and when we took a week long trip to grandma and grandpa's you made sure to let us all know you missed your crib!

you love:: when i come get you after nap, taking max's toys, your blanket, your sippy cup, grandma lala, running errands with mama, chasing after mama if i walk out of a room, bath time, reading books and when i sing songs!

you dislike:: when daddy or i walk out of a room-but you now will follow us, when max cries, DOGS (this is a new one and it's a struggle) when strangers try to pick you up and being hungry (i try not to let this happen either!).
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my sweet silly boys-we love you both SO SO much!  you make each day so fun and although it breaks my heart a little that this past year has gone SO fast...i am thankful for every second and am looking forward to celebrating you 1st birthday :)