Dear Liam,
First of all, I stink. I am so sorry I didn't keep up with these letters over the last 4 months. Eeeeks. Please forgive me? ;) Life has been a whirlwind. YOU have been a whirlwind. (in the best way possible, of course).
My, how you have grown! And it seems so quickly! You are all over the place, dude. Crawling, that is. Because even though you stood early on and walk like a champ when holding on to someone or something...you are just fine with that. No actual walking on your own quite yet.
You can crawl like no other though! Super fast!
You are so funny, Liam. You have the best giggle ever! You are like your mama and laugh at anything! Funny faces, funny noises, something brother does, a silly story, etc, etc. You are a giggley boy and we love it! SO happy!
You love to eat. And you will try ANYTHING. The only things we have found you to not really enjoy have been bananas (When did this change? You used to love bananas!), strawberries and well, that's about it! You really love peas, veggie chips, yogurt, cheese, chicken and pasta. SO my kid! ;)
You love your daddy and brother. You are starting to get into rough housing with Grayson, but hate it when he squeezes you or lays on you! (I don't blame you!) You squeal like crazy and get so mad.
You love to play Hotwheels with Grayson and just recently started rolling the cars on the floor. Getting so big! You also love to chew on just about anything, mostly magnets, wooden things, puzzle pieces and this plastic fence we have from a farm play set.
The weather this week has been awesome! So, you just went on your first official ride in the push car the other day and loved it! You looked so big and when we'd stop, you'd keep hold of the steering wheel and stand up and grunt. As if saying, "go, go, go!" Speaking of grunting. You do that ALOT. You often sit on the floor, stiffen your legs and arms and stick those sweet little lips out and "Grrrr! Grrrr!" It is sooo funny and the reason why I switched your first birthday party theme to Monsters, because you sound just like one!
You're discovering lots these days. Like climbing. On nearly everything you can! Boxes, toys, the couch out back and the tub. So cute watching you strecth those chunky legs up and on to things! Even though you nearly give me a heart attack when you do!
Things you love right now: laying on your back in the tub and splashing like crazy with your legs! The shower head, Super Why and Little Einsteins, being outside, exploring, music, climbing, looking out the windows and front door, going to church, and lifting your leg in the air, while holding your foot (it's quite the fancy move, let me tell ya! ;))
You are slowly getting better with sleeping at night (thank the Lord!) after a trip to the doctor last week to see why exactly you weren't sleeping more than two hours at a time. The conclusion: a smidge of reflux and a lot of habit. :( Too many bottles in the middle of the night that were not needed. So, now we put you in your bed (bye-bye swing, once and for all!) and let you cry a few minutes and then you go to sleep.
You weighed 22 lbs at the last visit and wear a size 9-12 month pant and 12 month shirts and pj's. Oh, and a size 4 dipe.
You have 6 or 7 teeth (always hard to tell right now because you won't let me get a good check!) and have had 2 hair cuts in the last 2 months. I love that your hair is turning blonde!
You complete our family, Liam. We love you so stinkin' much!
Here's a fun "growth" comparison! :)
Happy 11 months!!!
Love,
Mama & Daddy
