11 Months

Wow, I can't believe how fast time flies...especially when you are having so much fun with Marcus! This little boy has captured our hearts like nothing else. He has the best disposition in the world. So happy. Easy going. FUN.

11 Month Milestones:

• Talking....I'm going to state that Marcus' first word is "hi" along with the cutest wave of the hand. He does it all the time and other moms at daycare say that Marcus greets them with a hi as well. I've even caught him waving and saying hi as he's pushed around in the stroller. He's also waving bye-bye (the wave is and up and down motion of the hand, instead of the side to side hi wave), but the bye-bye talk isn't quite mastered yet. He is saying muh-muh sometimes (mommy seems to pick up on it during cranky spells) and there have been da-da sounds as well. Not sure if he associates them with us properly, but he's getting there.
  
• Becoming a bit mobile by scooting around on his butt. He pushes up on all fours, but doesn't really move much. He'll push and move backwards and pivots around on his belly. He is so close to crawling.
• Has started drinking a bit out of a sippy cup.
  
• Eating more and more table food...almost done with the baby food purees!
• Loves to stand on his feet. While he can't stand on his own, he wants to really bad.
• Shows lots of curiosity for new things. Give him a kitchen utensil and he's thrilled. Put a new toy in the bathtub and he can fish it out from all the other toys in a second.
  

Mastering the Sippy Cup

Marcus is slowly moving away from breastfeeding and bottles. He has been getting sippy cups more and more. He is doing really great with them. I don't know how much he actually drinks, but he has no problem getting the spout in his mouth and tipping it back!!!

Standing

Marcus really likes standing on his own. The coffee table is a favorite place to do this, because there's always something to grab. Unfortunately he can't get up or down on his own, so it is a rare treat that he gets to stand there. He's learning how to cruise along the edge and he is so proud and thrilled with himself to be able to do this.

Playful

Marcus is so playful. I don't know that he has any specific toy that he loves...he just always wants what Owen has. This is becoming problematic at times, but we are figuring out the whole sharing thing.

Getting Around

Right now Marcus has his own way of moving around. He's so close to crawling, but not quite there yet. He scooches around on his butt, pivots here and there on his belly and even gets on all fours when he really needs to extend his reach. He just hasn't figured out how to coordinate it all to actually crawl...but it should be soon.

Yeah for Strolls!

Even though there is still tons of snow on the ground, we got out and enjoyed a warm day with a stroll around the neighborhood.

Happy Valentine's Day

It is a little weird that daycare asks for Valentines for the infant children, but I obliged with this little homemade cuties.

Marcus enjoyed opening his Valentine's Day card from Grandma and Grandpa Kuder. This all went down in the middle of dinner, because let's face it...food is the highest thing on Marcus' list. That and the fact that he doesn't nap well at daycare so his bedtime is at 6pm on some days. It was hard to squeeze Valentine's Day festivities into his evening.

At the End of the Tunnel

Look at that adorableness at the end of the tunnel!!!

Determination

I'm such a cruel mom giving him the container of cheerios and letting him try to figure out how to get at them.

Bathtime Baby

Most nights I give Marcus his bath which he really enjoys. I love how cute he is all wrapped up in his towel. I just want to hug him to death.

Great Eater

Is it any surprise that Marcus is a great eater? We are slowly introducing lots of different finger foods and I haven't found anything that he doesn't like. He seems to be great about chewing as well. He loves the teething biscuits and crackers.