11 Months: Colin Bennett

Colin Bennett,

It is so hard to believe that we are ONE short month away from your first birthday. This year has FLOWN by and it has been overwhelmingly full of love. You light up our lives and make our little family complete. You have grown so much this month, learned to crawl, stand and sleep through the night!

At eleven months old you are...

Weighing in at 20 pounds and are getting so tall measuring 28 inches long. You are 75th percentile for height and 50th for weight and head circumference.
You are wearing twelve month onesies and twelve month pants for length. You are still in size three diapers and I think we will stay in this size for a little while longer.
You made the switch to a convertible car seat this month which has made travel so much easier! You were getting much too heavy for the infant car seat. After all, you are almost a toddler!

Eating: You have a six ounce bottle each morning and one before bed then you have two six ounce bottles during the day (11 and 3) and one 2 oz  sippy cup  at lunch. You eat three meals a day and eat just about everything we put in front of you. You eat very healthy food and seem to love it!

Loves: You love hanging out with Mommy and Daddy and playing with us. You love to show us new things and smile when we play games (peak a boo, sharing toys, etc). In fact, you learned how to do peak a boo with your blankets and toys this month. It's so adorable.

Sleeping: Through the night, all night! You've had maybe 2-3 nights where you woke up this month, we think from bad dreams.

Milestones:
First hospital stay :-/

Pulling to stand/starting to "cruise"

Second Vacation

First Easter

Transitioning to the "meals" at school

First time on a swing and slide at the playground
3rd and 4th tooth came through (bottom front)!

You have several nicknames: your main nick names are Collywood, beebs and beep a da beep. Gram and Granddad and also Aunt Julie call you "bee bee" and Aunt Barbara and Uncle Ralph call you CB.

My little man, I love you more and more each day. Some days, I think my heart is going to explode with love for you. I look forward to seeing your smile each morning and treasure every moment we get to spend together. You are SO interactive at this stage and it's so fun to "play games" together. My favorite time with you is bath time- we have a game where we put all of your bath time "guys" into a clear container and you think it's the best! Your smile lights up the room and your laugh is simply contagious. This month, I'm soaking up the baby as we prepare for your first birthday. We love you to the moon and back and around again, sweet Colin!
Love,
Mama and Daddy