oliver :: eleven months

eleven months. we are one month away from having a one year old. a toddler. another mobile, talking human being and a little boy who is no longer a baby anymore. i mean, don't get me wrong, he will always always be my little baby but he wont physically be a baby anymore and that kind of makes me sad. 

but boy do i love this stage he is at right now. his personality just melts me and makes me laugh and smile. i cannot get over how much he has grown up in these last quick months. he is this fun, rowdy, all boy little kid and i just love love LOVE him!

Mr. Oliver has mastered the art of cruising. He is close to standing all on his own but for now he will find anything he can pull himself up on and just cruise. And I love it, because every time he does this he gets a big grin on his face and just walks around so proudly. it seriously is one of the cutest things ever. unfortunately for us, he has also started figuring out the stairs. Our house just happens to be a california split(meaning we have four sets of staircases in our home) and well that is cause for a lot of uneasiness and stress and a whole lot of barricading children down in the two lower levels for a couple more months. but hey, we survived with Sabrina we can do this again. 

Oliver is also very chatty. He can say 'dada', 'mama', 'nigh nigh', 'hi' and 'chase'. He says 'chase' every time he is talking to one of his siblings. he tries to get their attention by saying it over and over again. so sweet. 

Oliver is also at that stage where it is impossible to change his diaper or get him dressed because he constantly wants to go. i swear most days he just runs around in a diaper because i am just too tired to wrestle with him to get him clothed. but that is okay because he loves to be naked and he is so cute when he is! 

he is also super ticklish and loves to be tickled! his neck just happens to be the most ticklish part and i just love hearing that laugh of his.

  This month Oliver also happened to decided that he is too cool for baby food. he refuses to eat it unless he is super hungry and we are out and about. Otherwise, if we are all sitting down at the table he wants to eat what we are all eating and he just loves it. pizza happens to be one of his favorites, along with broccoli and oranges. It does make dinner a lot less stressful! :) 

Other Oliver Stats: 

Weight: 23 pounds 

Height: 

Diapers: size 3-4 

Clothing size: 12-18 months 

i seriously cannot get enough of this sweet little boy. i am so glad we were blessed with him in our family. he definitely completes it and i can't image life without him. i love him so so much!