I really can't believe that this time last year I was 36 weeks pregnant and hadn't met Rowan yet. He is such a HUGE part of our lives and I really can't imagine life without him.
At 11 months:
-Rowan loves to read books. He loves to read the same book over, and over, and over again. He will sit on my lap in the rocking chair (which I love) and just let me read to him. If I'm not reading fast enough he will turn the pages for me. He loves any books with animals in it and also still loves Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? His favorite page is the one with the "boom, boom, boom"
-He can says "nana" for Banana. He has a peek-a-block with bananas in it and he kept holding it up to me saying "nana". Well, I kept saying "block, that's a block Rowan" and he kept saying "nana". I finally noticed it had bananas in it. He's smarter than me some days! Derek also placed 3 blocks in front of him and told him to find the bananas and he did it, twice, so we know he actually knows what he's doing!
-He can almost say baby he says "bayba" it's really cute. He also says "ba" for ball.
-If you ask him to repeat a word he will usually get the amount of syllables right. For example if you say "say tractor" he will say "daba" or say tree "da"
-Said "cracker" while eating crackers. Derek and I both heard him say it twice, so I know we're not crazy =)
-He can take a few steps on his own but isn't very steady yet.
-Loves his little toy penguin
-He is obsessed with strawberries. We had them in our cart at Costco and he was trying so hard to get them.
-He loves to play outside on our patio. Whenever he is grumpy I take him out there and he usually calms right down.
-He loves balls and get's so excited to play with them. He can also throw them and thinks it's pretty funny.
-He also likes to throw his food in his highchair. He thinks it's funny...the carpet, not so much.
-Loves his daddy so much. He gets so excited when he gets home from work and cries when he leaves.
-Takes "rests" while he crawling or playing. He'll be crawling around and then just lay his head down for a few seconds. He'll also do this if he's standing up on the ottoman, if a pillow is on the ground, or to anything else he wants to snuggle.
-Growls at his stuffed zebra
-Can feed himself with a spoon if you put the food on it for him.
-Likes to brush his own teeth...he doesn't like anyone else to do it.
-Almost has 4 teeth. 2 on bottom and 1 1/4 on top
-Loves to go swimming. He will even put his face in the water. If you set him on the side he will jump to you.
-Hates Popsicles. We tried to let him taste one and he freaked out because it was so cold.
-Is starting to sleep by himself in his crib (that is attached to our bed)
-Started dancing to his piggy banks music.
-Is the silliest baby I have ever met!
He seems to learn something new everyday. He is getting so smart and it's amazing to watch his skills develop
*I don't have access to pictures right now, so they will have to wait.
