11 months

Casey turned 11 months this week and is gearing up for cake and ice cream at his first birthday party! Here are the latest things he has been up to.

*His top two front teeth finally just broke through! He got his first bottom two teeth at six months and we've been waiting five months for more teeth. When he was nursing yesterday though, he bit me with all four teeth and I almost cried. Adam had a worried look on his face and said, "So I guess he is officially weaned now, huh?" Pretty much. Thank goodness he can start on whole milk soon!

*We usually only teach our kids a few things to sign... like more, all done, please, and thank you. Casey really caught onto the "more" sign and uses it constantly when he is in his highchair. He claps his little hands together almost the entire time he is eating! More, more, more! He loves table food, especially fruit, pancakes, and bread. He will eat anything though.

*Casey loves to dance and will bop his little head and body to any music or songs that I sing. My favorite part is when he wakes up in the morning. He's so excited to see me that he bounces up and down while clutching onto the top of his crib. So I immediately start dancing too... which makes him crack up and dance all the harder.

*He is not standing or walking yet. He has been pulling himself up for several months and can easily walk across the room with a walker or our fingers. The second you let go though, he immediately squats down. He has this little mischievous smile that lets you know he doesn't want to do that yet. If he's like Gavin, it won't be anytime soon either. ;)

*Casey is definitely a routine baby. He naps at the exact same times everyday, so we're really messing him up when we go out on the boat. Yesterday, he was hardly able to sleep at all, so this morning he made up for it by taking a 3 and 1/2 hour nap. That is a record for sure!

*Everywhere we go, people are saying he looks more like Gavin lately. I really thought he looked like Gavin when he was first born, then a few months later he looked more like Jacob to me. He does have big eyes like Gavin though. It's fun to hear what people think!