sweet Noah Bear at 11 months

So very hard to believe. My precious Noah Bear is eleven months old! Has it almost been a year?? Where does the time go? It's all happening so fast! Aren't these all very cliche things to be saying when Mama is talking about her growing baby? Well, yes. But gosh it's all so true!! Especially my Noah Bear. He has been oh-so-easy. Shiloh was giving us heartburn with her anti-sleep high neediness antics that started as soon as she could pull herself up in her crib. This one, well I just lay him down and pat his belly, and he soothes himself to sleep... however, I do selfishly enjoy when he wakes in the night to come snuggle with me and nurse... And it was only at the beginning of July that I started putting him to bed in his own crib... I co-slept with him from birth and just loved it. Shiloh I co-slept with begrudgingly but learned a lot ... anyway, I am rambling.

So, this A-Z thing has been going around, and I will eventually do it about myself, but I think I will do it for Noah today, slightly modified, to describe where he's at now in his little life + milestones, etc. I shall be very random, I think... so work with me, people!

A: Apples - you like them, but when you eat them, well, you don't really eat them. You break them up into little pieces and spit out the bites. You'll eat applesauce though! Maybe they're too hard to gum.
B: Biter! He's my biter y'all, I've never had a baby that bit me so often when nursing. And the looks he gives me after...
C: Crawling... you don't really do it on your hands and knees - you've been exclusively army-crawling since 9 months! Although you've been trying out the hands and knees thing lately.
D: Drums... everything is a drum! Since Daddy introduced you to the djembe, all you do is pat everything you  come to that makes sounds!
E: energetic does not cover it... we are gonna be chasing you even more when you start walking!
F: Finger foods - we are waaaay past purees... we never really did that. You pretty much self feed exclusively.
G: growing... you are pretty comfortable in 18 month clothes! and your hair, oh man it's so cute and blonde and starting to curl up.
H: hair... every time you eat something messy, guess where it ends up?
I: I love you so so much my precious treasure!
J: sometimes when you jump in place I think you're going to launch yourself somewhere!
K: kicking during diaper changes... not only are you the most impossible baby to change, but getting pants on you is nearly impossible due to your kicking!!
L: Loved! You are loved and adored by everyone who meets you - with your bright blue smiling eyes and lovely smile, who could resist all of your sweetness!?
M: "mama"... your favorite syllables to say over and over again... so proud that you're mine :)
N: Nursing... I love nursing you, but you're so impatient for my milk to come down, you just wrestle me to be done with it and so my milk is low. I gave you formula for the first time last week and you took it like you'd had it your whole life. So, I prayed about it, and realized it's time. We still nurse at night.
O: oranges... recent discovery - you LOVE mandarin oranges.
P: Play. You'd play for hours by yourself. Right now you love sister's pink computer, the bongos and pots and pans.
Q: quirks... one of your funny little quirks is and always has been how you growl. Fitting that you are named Noah Bear.
R: rambunctious... did I spell that right? you are so fast and strong willed... we are on our toes for sure.
S: Steps... you took a few steps yesterday... sometime you think about doing it, but mostly you like to stand and feel proud of yourself and cruise the coffee table.
T: Teething.... right now, I can't figure out if you are cutting your bottom incisors or top, or both... but you sure are cranky!
U: Up ... the stairs? Yeah, you climbed them yesterday and I found you in the hall playing in the trash can.
V: vaccinations - Lordy Lordy! We are on an alternative vaccine schedule, having only half at a time as recommended by Dr Sears - but I missed your 9 month well check up, so we're having that check up right around 11 1/2 months... oops! That's what happens when you have three kids!
W: weaning... we started weaning last week. :( but you were ready. TOO BUSY to nurse!
X: x-tra easy traveller :) couldn't ask for a better road trip baby.
Y: YOU are going to be a year old next month and I just can't believe it!
Z: well, I am at a loss for Z... but I love you my dear one!

I love you, Noah Bear!

PS I think this short video sums up his personality just a bit... after eating bananas and avocados...