11 Months

I completely missed William's 10 month post. He was on day 1.5 of a nasty 7 day ear infection that earned him 2 shots of antibiotics followed by 10 days of another plus some ear drops for pain. Poor guy was pretty miserable! Thank goodness that's over!

This little guy continues to be the happiest, most pleasant, mellow, content baby around! He's easily entertained by toys (a first for me) and has just started to find mischief. His current favorites are to completely unroll the toilet paper & unload the silverware from the dishwasher faster than I can load it.
He follows the girls everywhere and doesn't mind being dressed up on occasion. If you look carefully you'll see the remains of his attire that was for the 'trip to Hawaii' they took this afternoon. I returned home from choir practice to see William sporting 3 headbands and 2 necklaces plus the purple slap bracelet.

He crawls all over and pulls up on everything. He can often be found standing here 'cooking'.
On Thursday I was busy cooking dinner when William crawled out of the kitchen. I assumed he'd joined the girls in the play room. When I heard a cry of concern, I went to investigate & nearly had a heart attack when I rounded the corner to see this.
He was actually standing there alone, trying to crawl through the bars. When I let out a cry of disbelief the girls came running. I asked them to 'protect' him while I grabbed the camera. He continues to attempt the stairs so we're now in the process of learning to go down. I will rest much more easily once I know he's mastered that skill!

On Friday Caitlyn helped do William's hair for the park. I thought it actually looked pretty cute, until I covered that fair skin with a hat!
William is such a little boy. His babbling sounds and 'talking' sound so masculine! His first word was 'Hi' (actually been saying that for a while), but he'll say mama, dada, and byby- not necessarily consistently, but it's the beginnings. And I laugh every time he grunts for food! Just this month he's started to get excited when I open the pantry or the fridge or put him in his seat. It's an obvious grunt & then he nods his head in approval, as if to say "I want to eat NOW!" If he's still hungry, he keeps grunting! This is another first for me & I find it quite humorous! We just love this baby boy!