Lincoln Eleven Months

Oh my dear, sweet baby boy! One month left until he is a full year old. Seriously it seems like yesterday that we were dealing with one of the hottest summers in recent record and praying for just a 4 hour stretch of sleep. My, my how things have changed!

Lincoln is now walking!!! I swore he was going to walk after a year...but he proved me wrong. Between 10 and 11 months he took his first steps and is now walking most of the time. He still has his tumbles of course but he's getting pretty good at it. At a recent graduation party he was walking up-hill and through grass. 

His vocabulary consists of mama, dada (his favorite word), baba, yeah, kitty kat (kit cat) and most recently, dog. He is sleeping 10- 10.5 hours at night and we've started weaning him off of formula and onto milk. His favorite foods are fruit, yogurt melts and he loves when I break off pieces of popcorn for him to eat. He loves water and is not a fan of juice (which is just fine by us). He has quite the little temper and has started throwing baby tantrums when we take something away. He still thinks "no" is funny- and that is becoming less and less cute.

Very recently he had his first day at daycare and he did really well. We, unfortunately, said good-bye to our friend Nicole as our part-time babysitter. From the beginning we made an agreement for her to watch him for the first year. So, while we're very sad she won't be around as much we also feel it is time for Linc to be around more children and learn socialization skills. She was a fabulous baby-sitter though and she and Linc formed an incredible bond in this first year (as you can tell).

He also won't see "big sister" Mandy as much (Nicole's daughter) but we still plan to get them together to play. Mandy and Linc adore each other. I am so grateful he got the chance to build a bond like they have. Mandy recently told my mom that she loves Lincoln more than "the world!" Adorable.

The big birthday party is right around the corner. On one hand I can't wait and on the other hand I am almost sad. This year has been a whirl-wind! And I have a feeling the next few years will fly even faster. Life keeps on going I guess, but one thing is for sure, this has been the hardest, best and more memorable year of my life. Even though he's only been in our lives for such a short time...it is hard to remember what life was like before him. 

The countdown to the big O-N-E begins!