{Levi Daniel - 11 Months}

Levi Daniel, you are 11 months old!

You have really mastered crawling! You are consistently up on all fours and move quickly to get where you want. We weren't sure if you'd ever switch from army crawling to crawling on your hands and knees, but you've adapted quickly and have become a pro in no time. You sure are a curious little fellow. If you see an opportunity to explore, you take it! You love to explore the world around you and seem to find all the places or things you shouldn't. We have to keep a particularly keen eye on you nowadays as you've been trying to get in dangerous spaces or even trying to chew on cords. 

You cut another tooth in your 11th month, which gives you a grand total of four teeth! You sure have put them to work. You are such a diligent eater. You seem to be happy with whatever we put in front of you and there has not been much food wise that you have turned away.

Levi, in your 11th month, you had been sharing a room with your brother at night for just over two months. The transition has got better with time. You still tend to wake up in the middle of the night to babble loudly, but your big brother has gotten used to tuning you out. You also have gotten very adept at falling asleep while your brother is still talking out loud at bedtime. You are usually asleep withing 5-10 minutes of being put into your crib. Mama and papa think that both of you are comforted by having the other person in the room with you. Elijah will ask almost every night if you're going to be sleeping in "his room."

Speaking of babbling, you are an incredibly vocal little guy. You seem to be very comfortable expressing yourself vocally. If you are not pleased, you let us know but you also love to just babble away while sitting at the dinner table or sitting on the floor. You also love chatting away at toys or Charlie or just calling out "Mama".

Levi, your 11th month was extra exciting because you took your first international trip. As a family we spent 9 days exploring Ireland. You did an amazing job, even though this trip was not geared towards you. The flights were long, but you had a seat on each flight which made it easier. You usually did big chunks of sleep on the long flights. While we trekked around, you were on a carrier with papa. You definitely wanted to be crawling around, but you loved giggling at Elijah while he was on a carrier on mama's back.  Our first night in Dublin, our AirBNB forgot to provide us with a crib. You either were sleeping while mama or papa wore you or you slept in your carseat. You were so incredibly flexible! Every night after that first one you shared a room with Elijah. It seemed to keep you both calm when sleeping in a different place. Neither of you was any trouble going down at night, which made the transitions easier on mama and papa. We moved around every day or two - so we think it was very helpful to have a familiar face in the room.

If we had to sum up your 11th month in 3 words they would be curious, flexible, and joyful. We're loving getting to know you and seeing your personality shine!

Here are some photos from you 11th month.