11 Months Old

Dillon turned 11 months old yesterday; wow, can't believe he's almost 1 year old!!! Time has gone by so quickly. Let me get you up to speed on Dillon's newly acquired skills.

Last Saturday night we were at our neighbors. They had a fan on the floor that Dillon was fascinated with. I moved the fan to the landing on the stairs because he didn't know how to climb stairs..... mistake. He learned to climb the 3 steps to get the fan in about 5 minutes. Then the next day at Gram's, he climbed to the top of the stairs. He sure is a quick learner.

Dillon understands quite a few words now. He knows to "go find your monkey" (his favorite stuffed animal; when he gets it he gives it hugs), "find your book", and to "turn the page" when a book is being read to him. He also knows what apple sauce and yogurt are, so we now spell out those words when discussing what else to feed him. Otherwise he hears it and starts "suggesting" we feed it to him.

He is now a pretty good sleeper; can't believe the day finally came. After almost 9 months of half hour naps Dillon takes a 1 hour nap in the morning and then a 2+ hour nap in the afternoon. He also sleeps 11 to 12 hours a night. It's wonderful!!!!!! I have free time and don't know what to do with it. At least the house is finally starting to get cleaned.

No walking yet. He's cruises around the furniture but hasn't really tried to walk. He's taken a few steps moving from one piece of furniture to a person or pushing a toy, but not sure if that is coincidental or on purpose.

He got a new tooth a week ago, the bottom right incisor. He has a total of 7 teeth now. I was able to get a picture showing most of his teeth while he was eating.



Swimming class is going well. He doesn't mind going under water at all anymore and loves the singing. Still not a fan of back floating, but I think that is because he has a limited view on what he can see.


He loves music so Art will play the guitar for him. Dillon also likes to strum on the strings, maybe a budding musician???



He has taken to dropping things and watching them fall.....his food from his high chair....toys out of his crib....