Charlie = 11 months!

Happy 11 months to Charlie!

Is it possible that time moves faster the closer your baby gets to 1 year? I feel like time went fast when Ella was a baby, but WOW it has REALLY flown by this time. (Do I say this in every post? I think I do!)

I honestly think I am enjoying motherhood even more with two kids. It's sweet watching them entertain each other and also a huge help to me! Charlie is so lucky to have a built in playmate! Even though it is hectic and stressful at times, I am also much more comfortable with my abilities and my instincts and, of course, WAY more laid back this time around. With Ella, I followed all the rules and waited until she was exactly one year before letting her try chocolate, peanut butter, berries, whole milk, etc. With Charlie its a whole different story. One of his favorite things to eat now is PB&J, we are already trying to transition him over to regular milk and I really don't restrict him from eating anything unless its a possible choking hazard.

Charlie is changing so fast that its hard to keep up. His first two teeth started poking through at about 10.5 months and I'm sure more will be following soon. He is still moving around a lot, crawling so fast that I think walking will actually be easier.... he pulls up to stand, walks along furniture, and uses a little walker to walk around the room. He hardly wants to be held anymore because there is so many things he wants to do! He also has dropped down to just two bottles a day, one in the morning when he wakes up and one when he wakes up from his afternoon nap.

So far no talking yet... he babbles baba, dada and uh uh and we think he is trying to say "Ella" and "uh oh" and "up" but nothing for sure yet. He is light years ahead of where he was a month ago before he had his surgery but still a little delayed in the speaking department.

Here's a couple teeth shots... if you look really close you can see his bottom two chompers coming in....