T minus one month and counting...

... until the big birthday. Henry is 11 months old today, and again, that just doesn't seem possible.  Where has that sweet little baby gone?  That sweet little baby is quickly turning into a sweet little boy... and he is b.u.s.y!  Non-stop, on-the-go, busy. He has mastered the low crawl and is fast, so I guess he feels no need to use his knees.  He does use them to pull up or sit up, just not to crawl. As a result, his clothes are filthy by the end of the day, especially since he is still spitting up a lot.  Pulling up is easy breezy now, and getting down has become easier too.  His main goals in life are to put everything in his mouth and climb anything he can. He has managed to get up on the coffee table twice, and nearly got up on Aubrey's play kitchen. Just a little leg up from a toy, and he is up and away.  When I sit with him on the floor, he crawls back and forth over my lap. He's easily entertained, I guess.  He got his first tooth this month, another ear infection, and figured out how to sit himself up. He is starting to turn his nose up to baby food and really loves feeding himself.  He is fascinated with Aubrey's glasses and my face, and can get a death grip pretty quick. Ouch.

He is still a very happy little boy, although his temper is starting to surface. He DOES NOT LIKE to have his diaper changed. Frankly, he just doesn't like to sit still, and if he's tired, he wants his crib and nothing else.  He is a great sleeper, compared to big sis.  He rarely wakes at night, unless he's sick, and his naps are pretty consistent.  

I love his goofy smile, his little cackle-like laugh,  and his sweet smelling breath. He's growing too fast!

I'm too tired to edit photos tonight, but at least I'll get them posted. Here are a few from 

his 11th month...

The serious side

The goofy side

Fine mom, I'll get my own lunch.

Holding on for dear life... except Aubrey is too sacred to push the gas peddle.  The jeep has barely moved since it's arrival a few weeks ago (free, courtesy of our former renters in Fort Worth.  They left the house perfect AND gave us a jeep. Now, if they had only bought our house... sigh).