Eleven Months Old!

Yesterday the boys turned eleven months old. Hard to believe! So quick developmental update:

Theo: military crawls (belly on floor, arms dragging the rest of his body forward); also pivots quickly and likes to test his standing ability; cruises along furniture, walls, from place to place; loves sweet potatoes and anything Mama is eating. He loves to shake his head but hasn't really figured out what that means, yet. But he sure does love to smile and laugh while shaking his head no. Loves to pull himself to standing in the bathtub, which is the only real NO in our house so far; especially loves to do so after I have pulled him down multiple times already, while looking me square in the eye and smiling. Slaps his head with his hand and laughs if I say "Oh my goodness!" Grunts a lot, especially after I've said something I think he'll like (as in, "hah, lady, you think that's so special? You bore me.") Points at ball when asked "where is the ball?" A favorite game is collecting several of an item on one side of him, then picking them up and throwing them on the other side. Back and forth, with both hands grabbing and throwing objects.

Beckett: loves to walk and would do it all day if he could; not so into eating these days--has to be coaxed into most meals because it means momentarily abandoning eating; cruises well between furniture, walls, etc. Last week sometime I was nursing Theo and Beckett was across the room and I realized he wanted to nurse, too. We had a huge box leftover from our new toy storage shelf and I pushed it with my foot across the room so it bridged the gap between us. Beck happily cruised right along the box over to me and put up his hands to be picked up! He's the reason we have to use the gate at the top of the stairs now. He loves cheese and most things Mama's eating. He often watches while Theo is misbehaving, then looks at me like, oh Mama, Theo's trouble! Loves to wave, mostly to nothing, and says "hi" or "hey" a lot. Says something that sounds a lot like "cat" whenever a cat enters the room. It also sounds a lot like "dah" which is what he calls lots of things, as in "that." Has been found standing in his crib several mornings now.