11 Months Old

I know this is late, but I cannot believe my little bug is 11 months old...almost 1, my goodness time flies! He is a big walker now. He thinks he can run and starts to veer off to one side until he plops onto the ground. I think we have a future soccer player on our hands. He flicks balls, with his hands, around the room. He loves to talk, especially to his Daddy. He still gets so excited when Jeff comes home from work. Nathan shows off for about 10 minutes and then plays hide and seek with Jeff around the couch. It is very cute to watch.

My son has a love for dogs, already. If he hears one, he stops what he is doing, listens and then says, "oof". He gets very excited. When he sees one, he cannot take his eyes off of it. He loves getting kisses from them, and he is, so far, pretty gentle with them. I think he is still a little intimidated by them, and that is why he stays pretty controlled when around them.

He has been testing us a lot lately. It has been taking a lot of patience to get through some days. He has been hitting us a lot too. We have been consistent about reprimanding when the action happens, but there is only so much you can do at this age. We don't believe in spanking him at this age, he just does not understand and I am sure that he will hit more. I have started doing time out with him, and it seems to be getting his attention and deterring him from some actions...but not hitting.  He has started getting mad when you take something away from him, or stop him from touching things he shouldn't be touching. It seems like he went from a baby to a on the go toddler and he is not even 1 yet!