Bennett's 11 month update

Nothing makes you realize how fast time is flying like a birthday.  I've recently had to start planning 2 birthday parties for September (we aren't combining the boy's birthdays this year but I'm sure we will in the future) and I can't believe I'm even saying the word birthday about my little bean.

He's definitely nearing toddlerhood, though, as evidenced by some of his recent developments.  He is staring to sign "milk", "all done", and he can kind of sign "more" (he claps).  Being able to sign "all done" hasn't stopped him from throwing his food on the floor, though it's really cute and I'm excited that he's communicating with us.

Aside from cruising everywhere, he's also getting into everything, which is causing me to have to re-baby-proof every day when he finds some new thing I thought that he couldn't reach.  He's also starting to throw tantrums when I do things like close the refrigerator so that he can't grab a glass bottle, or make it so that he can't jam a fork in his eye.  Ahhh, toddlerhood.  Can't wait.

I'm also pretty convinced that his first word is going to be "Jacob".  It already sounds like he's really trying to say it.  He also hears it enough from me.  Aside from some toy sharing frustration, the boys play really well together right now and it's super sweet to watch.  They definitely entertain each other which makes things a bit easier for me.  I love watching them together and thinking about how they are going to grow up and what kinds of crazy games they'll play.

Happy 11 months to my Bennie bean!