Above is a video of Michael and LK playing around with each other. They do a lot of that these days. It's more a matter of Lauren yelling in Michael's face to make him laugh and then Chris and I have to say "gentllllle"! Michael is 11 months old today and here are his stats:
- He is walking along furniture and showing the first attempts to walk away from furniture on his two feet. We think he'll be walking right about a year.
- He looooves to get into just about anything that might hurt him...pulling drawers open on dressers and in the kitchen, fingers in door openings where the hinges are, crawling up the steps and thinking he can get back down by falling forward. We thought LK was a climber, but he has her beat.
- He is about 20'ish pounds and eating some solids. He can eat puffs, banana, avacado, some soft noodles, without puking....we never know.
- He loves to crawl over to me and give hugs and then crawl away
- In school he is the oldest in his room and he likes to help his teacher with the other kids to make them smile or laugh
- He likes to stick his fingers in his mouth to gag himself. We can't wait for him to get over that phase.
- He wants to go go go and do anything that Lauren is doing. Lauren is happy to oblige him with whatever he shows interest in so we still have to watch her closely with him.
- He is working on those upper teeth...still only has the two lower ones through the gums.
Happy 11 months Michael!
Lauren is on day 4 of potty training with minimal accidents! She has worn her big girl underwear at school all day and until bedtime. Once or twice she had to have a diaper for nap, but she has stayed dry for the most part. We are so proud of her, and she is too. There will be lots more trips to Monkey Joes and other fun places as her prize for keeping up the good work. Lauren is doing very well in the classroom she moved to a month ago. She loves the independence that the teacher gives her. For example, she goes to the bathroom with minimal help, gets up and washes her hands herself, pours her milk from a pitcher into her cereal by herself, and has a more classroom-type learning environment. It is very good for her. We notice every day how she becomes more her own and now gives us a sweet sweet smile instead of a "cheese" face when posing for pictures.
Yes, this is how I look most of the time....tired. :)
Lauren is into this thing about making trains with furniture or toys. Chris & MC are riding on the train.
Sweet as pie...2.75 going on 7
11 months old today!
