Eleven Months

As you can see from this picture, at eleven months, Hayes has turned into a handful!
He is completely weaned from nursing.  At the beginning of October, we had gotten down to just the first thing in the morning feeding and the bedtime feeding.  We dropped the morning feeding first and then a couple of weeks later, in mid-October, we dropped the bedtime feeding.  The transition was really easy for both of us.  It made me a little sad, but it's also nice to have my body back! 

Hayes now takes six five-ounce bottle-feedings each day.  Sometimes he doesn't take every feeding, and lots of times, he doesn't take the entire five ounces.  He has a particularly hard time with the supper-time bottle. 

Hayes eats table food now.  He's done with baby food.  His favorite foods are bread, YoBaby yogurt, bananas, and cheese.  If we go out to eat, he likes grilled cheese.  He likes chicken spaghetti noodles, which is good because I can sneak in some veggies.  He does not like canned fruits at all; he spits them right out.  He doesn't like plain veggies, but he will eat them mixed into other foods.  He likes to feed himself.

Hayes's top front teeth both came in this month.  He doesn't seem to be all that bothered by teething, for which I am grateful!

Although we don't officially go back to the doctor until Hayes's 12 month check up in December, I snuck in a weight check when we did his flu shot.  On October 27, he weighed 16 pounds, 15 ounces, so he's gained about another pound since his 9 month check-up!

Hayes sleeps from 8 until 6 and usually doesn't wake up during the night.  We had a rough couple of weeks where he was waking up between 2 and 5 each night.  If we put him in bed with us, he would go right back to sleep, which was okay at 5, but having him in bed with us for up to 4 hours was rough.  So, we got tough!  We did a couple of nights of sleep training and he went back to being a good sleeper!

Hayes is still not a great napper.  His naps are random in length and as to when they happen.  He usually takes two naps a day and they usually happen before 1or 2.  He usually doesn't sleep for more than an hour and a half at a time and most of the time it's a lot shorter.

Hayes's favorite toys are his books and the little yellow shapes that go in his shape sorter.  He loves to crawl and pull up on things.  He loves the dishwasher, opening and closing drawers and cabinets, looking out the back door at Lulu, playing with cabinet handles, and pushing various items - his toy basket, his highchair, and the ottoman - around the living room and kitchen. 

Hayes is somewhat of a naughty little boy.  When we tell him no, he laughs and keeps doing whatever it is he wants to do.  We have our work cut out for us!