davis jeffrey | 11 (and a half) months

Well, I'm late posting this again, but who's really surprised? (DISCLAIMER: I actually wrote this several days ago and ended up having technical difficulties getting my pictures to download, so here I am now!) (DISCLAIMER PART 2: I worked on this and then forgot about it...and I need to publish it before his birthday TOMORROW!! eeeks!)

Davis is 11.5 months old now and is growing up before our eyes! 

He's got a whole FOUR teeth, is pulling up, cruising, using his walker and anything else that can get him up and moving. 

He's found a new appreciation for food and really enjoys any pouch we give him but of course wants to use the spoon himself. #mess

Davis is WHINY. Always has been, hopefully will NOT always be. He uses his whining to communicate which I think is partially my fault for not being as proactive with the sign-language as I was with Beau. He has said his first definite word, which is BALL, and it's also one of his favorite toys. He also loves his brothers cars or anything with wheels. He's been caught making car sounds and driving cars around, which I think is so cute. He's really into opening and closing doors, books, etc. but he hasn't shown any interest in reading books yet. 

Davis has been cleared by the GI doctor on his dairy/soy issues and we are weaning him off of formula! He is completely off Neocate (amino-acid based formula) and onto Nutramigen (hypoallergenic with traces of milk) with a tiny bit of Gerber Good Start (typical milk based formula) added. We are increasing the amount of the Gerber little by little and will eventually start replacing it with whole milk. He eats cheese and baked-in dairy and soy with no issues but I'm a little gun shy on yogurt so we'll try that later. The good news is that Nutramigen is the magic sleep formula so he's been sleeping through the night!!! We are so happy that he seems to be outgrowing this issue that has been such a major bullet point in his life this first year. I'm ready to never think about dairy issues again #fingerscrossed

He is still crawling around like a madman and I'm afraid he will have permanent scars on his knees and tops of his feet because he rubs them so raw! He doesn't seem to care, though. 

He weighed in at 21 lbs 3 oz and 30.5 inches tall right around 11 months which puts him about average! It's just under what Beau weighed at 6 months old...haha! But he has really started chunking up and outgrew a lot of his clothes overnight. He's in 12 months, 12-18 months, and a few 6-12 month stragglers in brands that run large. 

He's waving, clapping, signing more and all done, and 'patting' his life away whenever he feels like it. We've witnessed him 'barking' along with Motley by saying "Ba, ba" over and over. I've also heard "bubba" multiple times but not too sure if he is really using it. 

He loves to bop along with the music when he's sitting down and recently has been brave enough to dance and hop from foot to foot when standing up and holding on to something. 

Davis is taking 2 naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Bedtime always just depends on when his nap ended and he sleeps until around 8am. 

He loves people and being held but he usually has to check you out for a few minutes before he gives up a smile. He doesn't seem to be too clingy and will almost always go to anyone that will take him. He does play coy occasionally and will give a sweet smile and then turn and bury his head in my shoulder.

wearing an old outfit of daddy's for Father's day