11 Months

Dax at 11 Months.

This month came with a lot of changes! Dax pushes himself from his belly, back to sitting and has started pulling up on things. Dax started crawling forward which started as army crawling with his toes and one arm and is now full-fledged traditional crawling. He got his first tooth this month, and still just has the one. He had his first haircut. He now says or attempts to say several words, including saying the ever-so-important "Mama" and reaching for me (he's been saying Da for his Dad for months, but who was really keeping track of that). He also has added several sign language words which helps us understand what he wants to eat or sees or understands. It is so fun having Dax tell us what is on his mind! Also on his mind, this month Dax has started to have a lot more opinions; about naps, bedtimes, what foods he wants to eat, where he wants to sit, what he wants to play with, and more. Dax has learned (but does not appreciate or respect) the word "no" as mobility has allowed him to check out outlets, presents under the Christmas tree and a baby Jesus that he knocks out of his manager almost hourly. Dax also likes to do a lot of things himself; he likes to feed himself -he'll even put his spoon in his own mouth (or sometimes tries to put his spoon in his parent's mouth), will brush his hair, likes to brush his tooth and knows to take out his pacifier and throw it back in his bed after his naps are done (a habit which backfires when he shouldn't be done with his naps and he chucks his pacifier out of the crib while he is still in it). 

He still is such a joy to be with, we are so grateful we have been blessed to be his parents. We can't believe his first year is drawing to a close, but are looking forward to celebrating a first Christmas with him in the coming weeks. This year has been filled with more joy than we could have imagined one little guy could bring.  We love this kid!