Brooks is 11 months old and he has learned so much in the past month it seems. He started crawling the beginning of February and boy is he on the move! He explores everything and everywhere. He is very good at "cruising" and standing for 3-4 seconds on his own. He started climbing the stairs about a week ago and it has been so fun to watch the proud look on his face once he reaches the top! He has began waving hi and bye. He also says dada and mama. I'm pretty sure he knows who dada and mama are now. He hasn't called out to us directly yet, but I'm sure he will soon.
Brooks has come a long way in the food department as well. He has gotten really good at chewing his food. He would spit everything out of his mouth that wasn't baby food for a while but I believed that Brooks would begin eating food soon enough and when he was ready, and sure enough he did just that! All of a sudden it was like something clicked in his brain telling him to chew! His two top front teeth are completely in, but that is it. We are still waiting for those bottom ones.
Brooks loves the outside, even the freezing cold! Just as everyone else is stiffening up from the cold, he is sticking his chin out with a huge smile on his face enjoying every minute! He has always loved the wind in his face - warm or cold. He loves books, as I've previously mentioned. We read together at least 3 times/day. He enjoys turning the pages himself. In one particular book of animals, each page is a picture of an animal. Every time we come to the page with the picture of the panda bear, Brooks gives the panda a kiss! :) I think the panda is his favorite animal so far. Brooks loves to ride on grandpa and daddy's shoulders. He laughs and giggles with such joy every time! He twirls his tongue (something mommy can't do) all the time. He loves to be sung to - especially if someone is singing on TV. He stops what he's doing just to watch. I sing to him often during the day so maybe that's why he seems to like it so much. (Glad to know someone appreciates mommy's singing!) Probably one of the silliest things that Brooks loves is mommy's belly! He pulls my shirt up, gets a huge smile, and buries his face in it every time! I love it! He likes daddy's belly too, but only to pull his hair out! :)
It has been so fun to watch his personality start to really come out the past couple of months. He makes the funniest faces and has such a funny way of letting you know what he wants. He is our sunshine and our sweet, sweet blessing from God.
On a snowy day with mama
He looovvves his nakedness!
Could he get any cuter?!
Celebrating daddy's birthday :)
