Keeping Up With the Ramsays: 11 Months!

That's right, 11 months. We are only one month away from being one year old! I know I say this every month, but I still struggle to believe that my "baby" is so close to not being a baby anymore. We seem to always be waiting for them to grow up, and urging them to reach various milestones, pushing them forward, and then when we get there, it is a bit bittersweet. So proud of all they have acheived, but a bit sad at what is left behind.

At 11 months Carson:

is very mobile, not quite walking on his own, but crawling, cruising, climbing, and can get pretty much anywhere he needs to go
loves to push furniture around
climbs into and onto everything (he has mastered climbing into Wil's bed, right onto the stool, grabs the blanket and pulls himself up - fast!!! When we go upstairs we need to watch closely or close Wil's door)
EATS, and eats and eats.... and unlike his brother loves meat and has a more adventurous pallet
makes car and boat noises when he is "driving" them around the floor or tub
says "mama" but I am not quite sure if it is directed at me or just a noise sometimes!
is starting to follow some simple instructions
can go up and downstairs and is able to turn himself around at the top to get positioned (at night we just have to say, "time for bath Carson, go upstairs" and he crawls right over to the steps and heads right up)
loves the bath and splashing
enjoys emptying cupboards and drawers
follows Wil around and wants to do whatever he is doing, whether Wil wants him to or not
is still the happiest, smiliest, giggliest little man
thinks he is sooooooo funny, laughing at himself all the time
thinks he is sooooooo handsome, and can spend lots of time looking at himself in the mirror (maybe a little like Uncle John!!)

AND.....
At 11 months, Carson is FINALLY sleeping through the night! Well he was, then he got sick, but I think we are back on track. He has two solid naps each day, and we are really working on planning activities around his naps so he can get the sleep he needs. He is also sleeping about 11 hours at night, and goes to sleep on his own. We still do our routine, bath, cream, time with daddy and Wil, then bottle and cuddles and then into his crib. He sometimes just rolls right over and goes to sleep, sometimes gets up on all fours to watch me walk out, then goes to sleep. At nap time as well, if he does not fall asleep right away, he plays with his "friends" in bed, and then laughs at himself for a bit, then drifts off to sleep. Naptimes and bedtimes are way less stressful for mommy and daddy now and I am starting to feel human again. (Hopefully I have not jinxed it!!)