eleven months

The goose is now eleven months old. I can't even wrap my mind around the fact that at the end of this month, he'll hit a year. It really seems like only yesterday that I was bitching about being fat and pregnant and getting no sleep. And here we are almost a year later, and... um... well, I'm not pregnant anymore! So there's THAT.

And Graydon is certainly off to a rip-roaring start this year. He pretty much operates all day long at mock speed 180. He does NOT like to slow down. Or stop. Or listen. Even while sleeping, he's all over the crib. This is a boy on the move. Every so often, very infrequently, and if the TV is on the Sprout network, you can wrangle him into sitting on your lap for a brief spell. But he's never there for very long. And then he'll pop off and take off running towards something in another room. One thing I regret doing is chasing him around the ottoman while he was learning to walk. Even though it was so fun, and he was so cute, and laughed so hard. He loved it! But now, we're paying for it. Everytime you approach him, he thinks it's a game of chase, and he shrieks and takes off in the opposite direction. Sigh. Well, maybe it'll help me lose weight.

He is now not only walking, but climbing, quasi-running, dancing. He's babbling, but also whispering, cooing, screaming (still no real words, but tons of sounds. And still, the fart noises are his favorite). He eats a ton of different foods- oatmeal, avacado, yoghurt, grilled cheese, pasta, chicken, peas, carrots, green beans, corn, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, mango, applesauce, waffles, eggs, and goldfish, to name a short list. He's a social maniac, and even though he does bop other kids occasionally, he does it with love. He loves to laugh, and clap, and weirdly, put caps on bottles (seriously- it's his favorite thing ever. God forbid you should be drinking a soda and either not give it to him or try and put the cap on yourself. He flips.) He's just.... FUN! and hilarious! and adorable! We're so happy he's here.

Here are some recent photos taken with my brand spanking new awesome camera (thanks, Sean and Chris!) at the local playground. The playground is much more fun now that he can actually use the equipment. Especially when he has his daddy to show him the ropes: