11 months

The expression on his face illustrates perfectly how I am feeling about this little guy being 11 months old.

What??!!

Some things we want to remember about you Brooks, one month before you have your first birthday:

- You have four teeth, with two more on the way.

- Your hair grows very fast and sticks straight up; therefore, you have had three hair cuts.

- Your immune system is really learning how to work. You have been sick on and off for the past two months.

- You eat just about whatever I put in your mouth. Some things you really love are avocados, bananas, lentils, grapes, potatoes, and cheetos.

- The minute your dad gets home from work, you lose all interest in me. That dad of yours is just so much fun!

- You know how to whine, hoping to get what you want.

- You can walk around while holding on to furniture. It won't be long before you get brave and let go.

- You have never crawled normal. You started out by rolling everywhere, then you mastered the army crawl, and then straight from the army crawl you started to bear crawl. The bear crawl is by far the funniest thing you do. Sometimes your legs get ahead of your hands and you fall right onto your face.

- You make your mom and dad so proud to be your parents. We can't wait to see what you do next.