11 Months – My little explorer

Now I know what my book means when it says, “Your child will be curious and like to explore the world around him.” Jesper is all over the place, opening and shutting doors, cabinets, and drawers. He is incredibly curious about just about everything, particularly the things we wish he wasn’t so interested in (toilets, Sabi’s food bowl, etc.). :) 

11 Months Old

 He still hasn’t grown out of the 18 mo. clothes. This could become an issue with the WARM temperatures we’ve been having recently. All his outfits are perfect for winter, but not so great for 80 degree weather. One night, Jesper fussed for about 20 minutes at bedtime (very unusual) and we realized when we went to go grab him that he was much too warm in his fleece pajamas. Luckily, we had some summer pajamas in the next size up that have worked well.

Summer Pajamas in March!

We officially had a winter with no snow that ever stayed longer than a few days. This week we had consistent 70 degree weather. It may be time to go to Once Upon a Child to pick up a few summer outfits in his current size.

Bottles, naps, and bedtimes are very similar to last month. However, he does seem to be shifting to a more “food-heavy” diet. I would say that this is the first month that he seems to need meals more than he needs his bottles. I’m not sure what the distinction is, other than he seems to be eating a LOT. Maybe a growth spurt will hit again soon?

Pasta!

I stopped making most of his food in February. He is becoming a much pickier eater and the commercial food seems to go over better. Also, he is getting to the age where he can just about eat what we eat.

Mom and Jesper

Notable News:
- Two new upper teeth: My child may look a little like a vampire in a few weeks. Two new teeth broke through, but not the middle ones. It looks like they may be the upper “fangs” (not sure of the technical term). Good pictures to come, I’m sure. Thankfully, they didn’t seem to bother him much when they broke through.

- Pre-Walking: We have a walking toy that he used very often for about a week. He loved it! However, he took a couple tumbles from the toy and now won’t touch it. However, he still loves to walk holding on to our hands. He immediately starts giggling with excitement as soon as we hold our arms out. He can’t stand on his own yet, but is starting to get braver with the one-handed hold.

  - Stairs: Jesper’s personality hasn’t changed – he is still my cautious little boy and takes a little coaxing to try something new. Except for the stairs, that is. One day when we were playing in the basement, Jesper started up the stairs, laughing the whole time. We spotted him to make sure he didn’t fall and he went up the entire flight! It’s one of his favorite games. He even likes it when he slips and slides down a step – it gets a laugh every time. Now we need to have the gate up all the time when we’re in the basement or he heads straight for the stairs.