11 Months

Oh, Trent! You are such a cool dude! I mean, really...can a baby be cool? One thing that makes you so cool is that you have this quiet, calm and collected demeanor- but you have a little bit of 'edge' to you! Every once and a while you show me this daring, adventurous side, but then you balance it out with this sweet, gentle and cool spirit! You have made some big changes this month, but your wonderful aura and calming presence is still the same. Sweet Trent, you are so special and just as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside!

• No more breastfeeding, starting to introduce whole milk. 
• Bottles (either breastmilk, formula, whole milk, or mixture) 7:30am, 1:00pm, 7:00pm
• Sleep 7pm-7am (sometimes 7:30am)
• Morning nap 9:00-10:30 Afternoon nap 1:00-3:00
• Big eater, eats anything and everything we do
• Had a few red bumps on mouth after about the 5th time of eating scrambled egg, so I am avoiding straight egg for a few months. He is fine eating things with egg IN it, and he loves muffins, pancakes, waffles. Dr. said the bumps were most likely unrelated, but we will check in a few months.
• Crawling!!!! He has his own way. He scoots on his bottom, in the sitting position/crawling position
• Pulls up on everything
• Almost standing on own
• Still sleeps in sleep sack
• Size 12 mo clothes/size 3 diaper
• STILL NO TEETH! There is one, kind of, peaking through on bottom
• LOVES music and dances and claps the second he hears any kind of music- adorable!
• Claps often with a big smile
• Words: mama, dada, baba- basically just some babbles
• He says "mama" in this deep voice, then Hunter copies him- it's a game they created
• Feeds himself all his bottles, so independent
• Really dislikes when you hold his hands/arms
• Loves his pacifier
• He is great in the car
• Interacts very good with other kids
• Gives the sweetest, spontaneous hugs!
• Hunter ALWAYS calls him 'baby Trent', most of us do! 

I can't say it enough, baby Trent is a precious gift. Trent is the example of patience, peace, and calmness. My sweet Hunter is the example of joy, spunk, and happiness. These boys are teaching me so much, and I aspire to be like both of them! Hunter loves HARD...he is one that you want on your side! He ADORES and protects baby Trent with every ounce of his body! He runs to his aid often, screams "danger baby Trent" when he puts something in his mouth, gives him toys when he's upset, rubs his head and gives kisses when he's sad, and always has his back when we are around other kids. Hunter has his protective eye on baby Trent at all times, he will step up and put himself on the line to make sure baby Trent is being treated fairly! Hunter's loyalty is so admirable! What a wonderful bond they have! They are a lesson of the way a friendship should be!