Here we go again....how is it possible that you are already such a big boy? Eleven months old today. You will be 1 year old in 1 month. It completely blows my mind!
At eleven months, you continue to be the calm in my storm. I love you so very much and love that you are still baby enough to be my sweet, snuggly boy. I cherish our mornings and nights together...it may be early when you wake up crying to eat, but snuggling with you for those 20 minutes is such a blessing....and, each night, I get to end my day by sitting down with you for a little quite reflection while feeding you. It is no secret, I don't love breast feeding but I do love my special time with you.
You are adorable...your hair is long and a bit out of control. It falls in your eyes and people occasionally mistake you for a girl but your big eyes peeking out below that hair and your sweet grin just melts my heart!
Everyone tells me how much you need a hair cut and eventually you will get one. If you ever think I let it get too long, just look at a picture of Owen's hair before his first hair cut and you will see that you were the lucky one!
You are pulling up and walking around while holding on to things. You can move from one piece of furniture to another. You crawl super fast and get into everything.
Your favorite toys are balls...shocking in this family! You love the plastic golf balls we have and you hold them in your little hands all day long. You also long the big beach balls we have and you pick them up and "carry" them all over. You try to dunk them in the trash can too!
You love to eat. You are especially fond of fruits - strawberries, bananas, blueberries, watermelon. You love fresh tomatoes! You have been eating chicken and beef.
Food is starting to get a little tricky because of your milk allergy. We are going to have to get creative as we add more things to your diet. It is certainly stressful to know that one mistake could cause a major problem - and the older you get, the more chance we have at making a mistake. There is dairy everywhere. We will just have to learn to be very careful. Your brothers already know to be inquisitive and protective about your allergy - Owen asks if there is milk in nearly everything....the other day he was worried there was milk in the watermelon you were eating.
You love those brothers...but, its already obvious that sometimes you don't want to hear them at all. You often shove your hand in their face as if to say "Get away!"
You are so laid back, easy going and relaxed. You love your family and you have easily adapted to staying with Meme and Grandma during the day. You just go with the flow every day and even when you miss your nap, you stay calm and rarely get too fussy.
Sawyer, I love you so, so, so very much and I am so thankful for you every single day. A year ago, I certainly would have never imagined that our life would look anything like it looks right now. God certainly knew the plans and he brought you into our family at just the right time. We are far from settled in NC but you continue to remind me to attempt to slow down and appreciate the little things from day to day. You are an amazing little boy and bring more joy to my life than you will ever know. I love you more and more with each passing day.....I know, just like with your brothers, the whole point of having kids is to raise them to be kind, passionate, independent, successful adults but more than anything, I want time to slow down. I can't believe you are almost one!
My sweetest little baby, I love you!
Mommy
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