11 months

Oh my goodness E has been 11 months for 11 days now. I can't believe we are this close to his first bday. He is walking. Has been for about a month now. The weather has turned and he needed shoes to keep his feet warm more than anything. He pretty much has always been barefoot up to now. Since he is now enjoying the park on foot now though he needed shoes for that too. I took him yesterday to get his foot measured and to get his first shoes. His foot is a 4 and he skipped the whole soft bottom pre-walker shoe. The Stride Rite girl said he could go right on to a real shoe since he could walk around the store in them once we put them on him. He is still small though and young so they didn't have that many options in his size. He got the cutest pair of navy Sauconys. He is such a little boy in them. Can't believe how big he is. He says more words now and a lot of time will mimic a word you say to him with great accuracy. He waves and says bye-bye. He's a great baby will just play by himself or his sisters forever. He is impossible to dress. That started months ago (always forget to write it down). He just wants to be on the go, not sitting still getting dressed. Sometimes it takes 2 of us at night to get the job done. He is gaining a personality though. He knows what he wants and to get what he wants he just looks at you and yells till you do something about it. Yesterday C had a toy he wanted and he would look at me and yell and then look at the toy and yell more. He scrunches up his face and yells like, "look at me, I am mad, fix it now." I think he feels slightly entitled. He eats well. His favs are cheese and yogurt. I have a hard time keeping him full though. He is a piggy. I am still pumping. Ugh down to twice a day. He does get one cup of whole milk a day. Its not his fav but he drinks it. He climbs the stairs any chance he gets. Really he just likes to climb. At the park he does not care about the slide. Just wants to climb the stairs, have me get him down only to do it again. He loves his baths with his sisters and loves being able to do what his sisters are doing. He naps well and sleeps great. He wakes up and plays until I come get him. Never cries. He gets into everything. Things the girls never dreamed of getting into. He is fun. Loves to rough house. Is good to ride in the stroller as long as it is moving. Has 8 teeth. C brought plastic easter eggs back from my parents house and he has spent hours playing with them. He likes "cleaning them up" which to him I guess is putting them in a bin. I am so so so glad he is in my life. Not sure what I would do wo him. Glad he surprised me by coming into my life. Everett John you are the best boy ever!!!