11-12 Months

At 11 months Ty was ONLY 17 lbs 20 oz. We are hoping to hear good new about a significant weight gain at his next well check visit in a couple of weeks. He is FINALLY taking a bottle. Over the Christmas break I recruited Rob to put him down for naps and bedtime with a bottle. He didn't get any other option. It was the bottle or nothing. Mommy finally won!!! He is now drinking about 2-3 bottles a day instead of just a few ounces (which was usually from mommy).

Now that I am done breastfeeding I no longer have a chest. (Frowny face) I will no longer be able to fill out a bathing suit this summer. Depressing! OK...on with other news...One more note about the bottle. He can actually hold the bottle but.........gets lazy and has me hold it for him.

At 11.5 months Ty decided he wanted nothing to do with baby food anymore. He is all about REAL food!!! He must be an Anderson since he is a bagel boy. (our kids don't eat sandwiches, just bagels) He is actually willing to try new foods. It's nice to have at least one child who is willing to try mommy's meals.

For Christmas Ty got his 2 front teeth. He worked on them most of December. While pushing two teeth through he got his first ear infection. He was pretty miserable (Not to mention everyone else except daddy who ended up sick for a couple of weeks).

During the last couple of weeks I have finally been able to get Ty to take 2 naps most days. It only took me a year. He is one determined kid, but I am also one determined mommy. Hopefully he realizes sleep is GOOD (at least I feel that way, maybe we could swap places. I would gladly take a nap in his place). Instead of 4 a.m. wake up calls he is now up at 5:00 a.m. It is still EARLY but better than 4:00.

Ty is standing up by himself for several seconds at a time. He continues to take a few steps while holding on to furniture.

He always shakes his head no as if he actually know what it means.

He says Wow, wow, wow, wow, etc. He makes the indian sound while patting his mouth with his hand.

He is a BINKI boy. He LOVES his binkis. He holds on to one for safe keeping just in case he looses one. We make sure he has a couple binkis in his bed for naps and bedtime. They are his security blanket. I think we need to start hiding them during the day. He finds them too easily and then its hard to take them away. It has also become too convient for mommy to use.

Ty is a Daddy's boy. He crys when he leaves. He's excited to see him when he comes home. When daddy's home he never likes to leave his side. Who could blame him. Daddy is pretty COOL!

What Fun!

Birthday Boy

So this is what chocolate tastes like. YUMMY!!