Sweet H at 11 months!

Oh my. Where have the months gone? My little baby is growing up before my eyes! Still just the sweetest thing you could imagine but looking such like a little boy these days! These were taken just before he turned 11 months. We were having a nice warm week and taking advantage of being outdoors with fewer clothes, hence no socks! Such a happy boy. He's got 4 teeth now. They all came through at about 10.5 months at the exact same time - poor thing. Quite independent and very mobile, he hasn't tried a step yet, but is happy to navigate his way around crawling or using the furniture to hold on to. Generally, he's very stable and sure of his movements, so we're just letting him get on with it. He loves containers and would happily load and unload over and over. Loves stacking cups and blocks too. He still naps for an hour in the morning and again for a couple hours mid day. We're in the process of dropping his 3:30pm bottle which will bring him down to 2 milks a day. He LOVES Bowen and can't get enough of her - unless she's trying to ride him like a horse! They wake up in the morning talking back and forth between their doors until we relent and get them up! It's very sweet. Henry's at that stage where he can't speak, but knows what you're saying. He surprises me everyday by showing me how much he understands! I can't believe he's nearly one and will be on to that real toddler stage so soon. We're planning to celebrate on his birthday (Bowen says we're to yell - Surprise!!) in the garden and think it will be the perfect occasion to see lots of people before we head on to NYC. Enjoy the photos - he really is the sweetest. xo