Monday, June 15, 2009

11 Month Highlights

Last year at this time I didn't know how I could stand to wait another whole month to meet little Oliver. I can't believe his one year birthday is just around the corner. We have made some great progress this month, so here are just a few of the highlights:
  • regularly and appropriately says "dada" and "mama" - "dada" came long ago and I've been trying to get a video of it to declare the news, but I still don't have one!
  • waves bye-bye and occasionally says "baba" along with the the wave
  • raises at least one hand when saying "How big is Oliver?"
  • sometimes stands without holding onto anything, but only when he forgets what he's doing or really, REALLY wants a toy or food in both hands
  • has cut all 8 of his front teeth and from the looks of today's ear-rubbing and gum-poking in the back of his mouth, the molars are on their way
  • he loves to climb things, so stay tuned for a slide show of all the dangerous things I've caught him climbing (and trusted him enough to snap a picture before helping him down)
Here is one of his favorite activities:

3 comments:

Grandma said...

Noodle walking is the way to go! Yea, Oliver!

The Three 22nds said...

You just gotta teach them safe ways to climb...then listen to all the dads at the park complaining to their wives "why can't our kid do that?!"

Anonymous said...

Paul was quite the water baby also! It's so much fun seeing him be a dad. Thanks, Alyssa for all of the recent posts--we love them so much.
Grandma Boswell