But yeah, Eli obviously turned 11 months old on July 18th.
He is a RASCAL these days! Mostly I feel all of my time is dedicated to keeping him from mortal peril. He is so FAST and DESTRUCTIVE and really I don't clean anymore. He's also a really happy baby and is getting pretty good at entertaining himself (it helps if he finds something he isn't supposed to have). He is cruising all over the furniture and walls but still no independent walking though we did have our first steps!!! He has not taken more than three, though, and he has yet to stand up on his own aside from stepping away from furniture.
Eli says "mamamama" and "dadadada" and "buh-buh" and "hah" (hi) and waves accordingly. I also suspect he says "duh" for dog, because he points to Simon when he says it, and also "bah" for ball, but I can't be for sure at this point :)
He really babbles a lot. A LOT. He talks to himself while he's playing, and it's really cute. I wish I knew what he was saying.
He points at EVERYTHING. It's cute. He also puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. Less cute.
His favorite food would probably have to be bananas. He LOVES bananas. He also love smoothies, but I think that's because I make them with bananas.
He really hasn't taken to meat. He has eaten it, but I think it's the texture that weirds him out and honestly I haven't given him very much at all so hopefully after more exposure he will be willing to get protein and other vital nutrients from there :)
His favorite move is definitely, definitely, definitely 101 Dalmatians, the one with Glenn Close that you can watch on Netflix.
As for sleep, no, we are not sleeping through the night. No, not even close. He still wakes up at least twice. It is a rarity that he'll only wake up once (like, really rare) and usually a stretch of sleep will not exceed 3-4 hours. I let him cry it out with the checking in on him every 5, 10, 15, etc minutes method. I don't get him out of his crib. I don't do anything more than give him his pacifier and a reassuring pat and a "go to sleep". It's not my fault he doesn't sleep, so shut up.
HOWEVER, I did recently purchase the Baby Einstein Sea Dreams Soother and it has worked wonders. Previously, we had a Summer Infant slumber buddy, which wasn't bad, but this Sea Dreams soother puts him back to sleep super fast. At first I thought I was going to have to return it because he would get really excited and playful when I turned it on and it would actually keep him awake LONGER because he was messing around with it. Now that the novelty's worn off, though, he falls right back to sleep within a couple minutes when it's lit up and playing music. Obviously I love it.
Also to note: he is still torturing Simon, who continues to be the most patient dog ever. Who knew?
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