Elijah's tenth month brought a lot of changes for us. I started back at work and he had to adjust to a very different schedule. I'm not going to lie, the first two weeks of our new routine were pretty brutal. Nicole is an absolute angel and takes such good care of my baby but I was a little worried in those weeks that I had lost my happy-go-lucky kid. He wouldn't nap, he fussed all day, and while he still slept great at night, it was unpleasant for everyone involved. Then slowly, day by day, Nicole would say he only cried for an hour and a half, and then he only cried for an hour, until over time, he would go right to sleep when he got to her house. Going back to work has not been easy but I know that he is in the best hands. He is loved, and spoiled, and taken care of so well and that is an incredible blessing to me.
At 10 months, Elijah started taking his first steps. I also got to hear the sweetest sound in the world for the first time, mama. When he says it my whole heart melts. I hope he doesn't find out about that because I'm pretty sure he could get anything he wants when he chants those sweet sounds over and over. He still says da-da, kitty, and his most favorite word gaga. He waves hello and sometimes bye. He also has 5 teeth, with 3 more growing in on the bottom.
For Daniel and Jack's 4th birthday, the men of the family bonded together while building the coolest play-set ever.
Elijah helped make some cookies for Jesse for Valentine's Day.
We had an awesome visit from Sarah during the snow days. I don't know what I would have done without her teaching in the room next to me at ZES. She is so special to me and we had the best time laughing about our memories from school.
With me video conferencing into afternoon meetings, I needed a play pen to keep my monster contained in the living room. My mom got us an amazing play pen that lets him have the freedom of the whole room while also keeping him close. Sadly, baby gates have their dangers too.
Elijah's favorite new yoga move of the month. Pretty hilarious to watch.
These two boys make my heart so happy.
Look at my little 11 month old. 11 months! This month he has been taking multiple steps. He's getting more and more confident with his walking every day. He still says mama, dada, cat, gaga, hey, and quack. He will quack along with me when I sing Six Little Ducks. He has learned how to push his toys up against the couch so that he can climb up on it. He also has figured out how to open the play pen and crawl right on out of the room. The most exciting development of the month has been learning how to feed himself. We have tried for months to get him to to pick up food and feed himself and he has totally refused. Then out of nowhere, something clicked and now he shoves food in fistful after fistful.
We're just a few short weeks away from a pretty monumental birthday. I'm so excited to celebrate this amazing year of our lives with our friends and family. I can't wait to watch him demolish his cupcake and play with his friends but even more than that, I'm confident that this next year is going to bring even more wonderful adventures. I love my little duck and I am so thankful that God chose me to be his mommy.
