Eleven Months!

Wow. Someone please tell me when my sweet baby turned into a sweet toddler? He just seems so big nowadays. He is eleven months old today...nearly ONE YEAR OLD! Nana and Pops were able to head up this weekend, so we had some fun hanging out at the house and taking a quick tour of Winthrop. I know, we really know how to show my folks a grand time. Oh, they also sponsored the babysitting for a real date night, so Jerod and I took in the latest in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise. I had to take today off (Memorial Day--what?), but it was a lovely break.

Shepard went swimming for the first time...if you can call sitting in five inches of water swimming. We broke out the new kiddie pool. He was relatively confused about being in clothes outside in water. There were still toys, but no soap...I feel pretty sure it was more fun for me than for him. We'll have to invite some buddies over to splash with him. Then maybe he'll get it. Right? Of course.
Anywho...here's him in the pool:



WORDS at ELEVEN MONTHS.
Besides "Dada" and "Mama," now usually appropriately attributed, we definitely have "DA!" serving as "DONE!" at the end of meals. Either that or he motorboats the last bite of food out of his mouth. I'm really pushing for DA! And, we have no idea where he learned it (day care?), but when he likes something he's eating, he has been saying "num num num...." after each bite. It's hilarious. So I captured it for our faithful viewers to enjoy.



So, we have the beginnings of talking, a few steps of walking...and Mama is BALKING. Sigh. It is flying by. Hopeful that I'll have two front teeth to report on in the near future. Then I'll have video of him eating his first steak! (I joke. I kid.)