well, here we are more than a month down the road and now my baby is less than a month away from being one year old. it breaks my heart but i gotta say i love this little boy more every single day, if that's even possible. is it bad to say that your own child is delightful? is that too braggy? because seriously. this dude is pure joy.
physical: pretty short, kinda chubby, big ol' head. five teeth. blonde hair getting thicker and longer - it's starting to curl a little bit at the base of his neck and i DIE over the cuteness. he probably weighs about 23 lbs. and i bet he's on the brink of a height growth spurt. he grows a lot like his big sis - chubs up then shoots up.
likes: trying to stand/walk. being able to get into anything and everything. playing with his big sister, which includes pulling her hair, trying to eat her food, and generally being wherever she is (thank god for patient big sisters - ek has been amazing). still loves baths, especially with emme. is obsessed with dancing and playing music. he has this little side-to-side head bop that is hilarious and makes him bust out laughing when you do it back at him. the other night we were picking out paint colors for the kids' new bedrooms and justin played the "drums" on the paint cans and hollis freaked out trying to bang on them, too. musical kid - his daddy is so proud.
dislikes: not being allowed to eat tortilla chips. not being allowed to drink what adults/his sister are drinking. not being allowed to dive off of surfaces face first into the floor.
biggest achievement of the month: we've got consistent clapping and waving! we've also got some "so big" gestures going on, which i think is the cutest thing. he's now making the "na" and "ma" sounds - one step closer to saying mama, which is all i want for christmas. he is consistently saying da, like dog, and tetta for etta, so i suppose those are kind of first words? in any case, home boy is loving on the pups these days and they are so sweet with that.
biggest challenge of the month: i don't think this month has been too challenging. i adore this time/age. we are moving (this week), so that is a challenge, but that's not a hollis-specific challenge.
nicknames: the duder has remained pretty consistent with nicknames. no new ones come to mind this month.
sleep: between traveling to kansas for thanksgiving and moving to a new house, we haven't seen much improvement in the sleep department. BUT...it hasn't gotten any worse, so that's a small victory, right?
temperament/personality: i think i've already gushed enough, but this kidlet is so easy-going.
eating: all the things. hollis especially wants to eat whatever emme is eating, which is occasionally stuff like chicken fingers, pizza, and tortilla chips (i will be the first to admit that the travel/house packing/move diet has been less than exemplary). as a baby, i cannot allow these things to be consumed by him quite yet, so he gets a little mad.
motor development: this month's quest has been independent standing. he's close.
i still owe ten month photos, and we need to take the 11 month photos AND our christmas card. there's a lot going on right now.
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