Countdown...

I thought I was ok with the fact that Levi's birthday is right around the corner. We love the stage he is at right now (of course, we've loved them all!). He's so much fun and learning so much each day. Once I got past the craziness of the beginning of the school year, I've had fun planning his party. I was happy and excited about October 16th...until today.

I was looking at the blog and noticed the countdown ticker to his birthday. I know in my mind that it is only 11 days away, but when I saw it in writing it shocked me! He's going to be 1, and I can't believe it! Where has the time gone?

It almost makes me want to take the little ticker down...not that it will change anything, but at least I won't have to see it in writing. :)

When I told Mat about this he said, "Yep. Tomorrow you'll wake up, and he'll be going to Kindergarten. And then before you know it he'll be off to college." What a supportive husband I have! :)

Walking!

I finally caught Levi walking on video! He is getting more confident each day. I think he'd rather be walking than crawling now. He still crawls some- usually when he's fallen down and needs something to help him pull up. It is so cute to watch him waddle around the house jabbering away.

Also, click HERE to see his 11 month post (a few weeks late...) I'm a little OCD about his monthly posts- I backdated it so that I would post on the day he was actually 11 months old. :)

Sound Asleep

Levi doesn't spend much time in his jumperoo anymore, but the other day I put him in it for a few minutes while I did some things around the house. I could hear him jumping, and then the jumping would slow down. All of a sudden he would start jumping again, and then he'd slow down again. This is what I found a few minutes later...

So precious!

Funny Face

This is Levi's latest funny face. He loves to look at me, make his silly face, and make funny noises through his squished lips. He also loves it when you make the face back at him. :)

Levi's 11 month post is coming soon... He's a little under the weather. The doctor said she could see 5 or 6 teeth coming in! Needless to say, we've got a grumpy, sick baby on our hands who is not in the mood for posing for pictures!

11 Months

Dear Levi,

You've been up to a lot this month! You went to your first wedding this month, and you looked so cute in your little suit. We had trouble finding black dress shoes that fit your chubby little feet. When we did find some, I had a hard time justifying buying them for you to wear once, so we bought you a pair of black and blue converse tennis shoes to wear. They were precious!

The biggest news from this month is the fact that you are walking more and more. The other night you walked from the back door all the way to the bar in the kitchen! You are getting more confident, more adventurous and FAST! We look up to see you walking across the living room and the next moment you are in the kitchen getting into the one cabinet that hasn't been baby proofed yet! Yikes!

During the wedding weekend, we thought maybe you were sick with a stomach bug, but when you went to the doctor, she said she could see 5 or 6 teething coming in. All of your stomach issues, runny nose and general grumpiness were related to teething. I don't blame you! If I had 6 teeth coming in at once I don't think I'd be very happy about it either. We're still waiting for those teeth to actually break through, but most of the time you are happier. On a side note- you love having your teeth brushed. I don't know how long that will last, but we'll take it!

I think you've also started saying your first few words. You say ma, da and no! No seems to be the clearest word you've said and it almost always seems to be associated with food. You said it to me the other night when you didn't want any more corn and to Mindi the other day when you were done with the green beans!

Some of your new favorite toys right now are your shape sorters, walker and rocking chair. When you see your chair, you back up to it, wait for help and then as soon as you sit down, you start rocking back and forth- you know exactly what to do! You also love your blocks. Typically, you sit and chew on them while Daddy builds. As soon as he gets a few blocks stacked up, you crawl over and knock it down. You make sure that every last block has fallen. Usually you smile and giggle while you knock down the blocks, but sometimes you look irritated- like knocking down towers is something you have to do.

The other day at the doctor you weighed about 23 pounds. You are still in size 3 diapers, and you're wearing 9-12 month clothes. You love to eat, and you prefer finger foods to baby foods now. You love your yogurt, baby pancakes and scrambled egg yolks! You still get 3 8 oz. bottles each day. I'm dreading the switch to a sippy cup... Partly because I can't seem to find one that doesn't leak (so frustrating!) and partly because you don't seem too interested in it. (And I love the cuddle time with you when you get your bottle)

I can't believe that we'll be celebrating your birthday in a few short weeks! We love you so much!

He's keeping us busy!

To say that Levi is an active little boy is an understatement! He is all over the place and in to everything...and he's not even walking yet! He's taking 3 or 4 steps on his own, but still army crawls around the house most of the time. Don't let that fool you though- he's fast! We're in for it once he can confidently walk around on his own.

"Uh oh! She caught me!"

Levi decided he'd rather have guacamole instead of just sliced avocados. He loves picking up food and squishing it between his fingers.

Levi's new favorite toy: the dishwasher!

Levi and George chewing on bones together (again!)

Take me out to the ballgame

Today we got to go watch my cousins Holt and Hunter play in a baseball tournament. They both did great, and Levi was loved on by lots of people! He especially enjoyed hanging out with his Dad.


Levi did great, but I think he will enjoy games even more when he can run and play with the big kids!