11 Months

Everett's 11 month old today! I can't believe our little boy is going to be a year soon. Where has the time gone?!! He's been super active as of late. He is surely becoming his own person. Little personality traits are starting to show. Some I hope are only a phase:) He can be one stubborn little boy. Especially when it comes to getting what he wants. Here are some of his little accomplishments this past month:

When we tell him we're saying a prayer he'll fold his arms. He does this best at home. For some reason at church it's a whole different story. A couple Sunday's ago we'd say "Everett Prayer" every time it was time to pray. Well by the last prayer of the day he had had it. As we were ending Relief Society I go "Everett Prayer". He starts yelling and arching his back. Needless to say he felt as though he'd prayed enough that day! I thought it was a little humorous!

He's been taking a few steps here and there. Mostly when he doesn't realize it. He does NOT like having us help him walk or having him stand up, at all! He hates it. He loves standing and walking around furniture, but when we go to help him walk he automatically sits.



He can make a fishy face and does it constantly now.

Honestly he is pretty good at mimicking. Except when it comes to trying to get him to suck out of a sippy cup. That is one thing he does not want to copy. Then he mimics stuff that I wish he rather wouldn't. A week, or so, ago he started shaking his head and we didn't understand where he got it from. Well, one day he was trying to get into something so I told him no and shook my head. He got the biggest smile on his face and just started shaking his head. So now every time we tell him no that's what he does.

Looking back at even just the past couple months it amazes me how much babies pick up on and how fast they grow. He knows things now. He knows when we go into his room and it's dark he's going to bed. Sometimes he just cries, but most times he'll lay his head on my shoulder and whimper a little. He knows when we're upset with him or when he shouldn't have something. I wish when he knew this he'd give me the remote, but instead he tucks it under his arm and tries to crawl off with it. He knows when the microwave is going he is most likely getting something to eat. He gets pretty excited and starts pointing. The other day Todd said something along the lines that he can be frustrating sometimes, but he is one cute kid. And that he truly is. There have been a few times I wish he'd go back to being a few months old and not all over the place, but then he starts laughing and smiling and it makes me realize that I enjoy those laughs and smiles so much more. We love this kid more than I ever thought imaginable and are excited for everyday when he learns something new!