11 months

 This 11th month has been an emotional one. I feel like my baby is slipping quickly into toddlerdom and I'm both sad and proud of that fact! He is becoming mister independent with his love for bathing by himself, standing by Himself on December 11, and taking his first steps on December 23. He is still breastfeeding, but not for much longer, and we will be letting him 'cry it out' in the next week. (We would have earlier but with all the move we didn't want to put more change on him.)

He has started scrunching his nose this month, which is so adorable, gives high-fives and waves hello and bye-bye like it's his job. He loves looking at family pictures - there is something wonderful about seeing your kid's face light up when he looks at a picture of you and your husband.

Peyton is a pro at turning lights and ceiling fans on. He loves 'yanking the chain' on anything that you will let him reach. He also loves to open and close doors, although if he achieves closing it all the way it makes him made that he cannot swing it back open.

My baby is at such a fun stage when it comes to playing. He is beginning to play with little people and gets a big grin whenever I pretend that they are kissing him or talking to him. He loves banging on drums and is beginning to figure out puzzles. I would say his two favorite activities are reading and throwing ball. He will hand me books constantly and likes to flip the pages. He usually gets about halfway through a 5 page book and then closes it and hands it to me to start again. :) He will play ball with himself -  throwing and then crawling to catch it, but definitely loves having a partner to play with him. :) Peyton also is beginning to figure out how to put puzzle pieces back together instead of just taking them apart. Oh and he calls people all the time on his phones.

Let's see, what else is going on with him. He now has 5 teeth although you still can't see the top three very well. He doesn't watch much TV, but when we do let him (for the 5 minutes he sits still) he is just so cute. He can feed himself with a spoon. Oh, and he loves Hiro... except when he doesn't. :)  Shew, this kid is learning new things every day! Drew and I are thrilled to be called his parents!!