Happy 11 Months, Matty!

I can't believe September is almost over and the month of your birth is right around the corner. We've finally adjusted to life at home without Daddy. We miss him dearly but have a nice routine going for us. We spend our Wednesday mornings at Kindermusik where you crawl around the room, lunge towards some of the kiddos (turns out you're very social), play some instruments, and eat anything you can put in your mouth. I wasn't sure I was going to do Kindermusick with you because it's at 9:15 (exactly when you usually go down for morning nap), but I'm glad we're doing it because it seems like both you and Tyler love it. This month also brought along another bittersweet milestone; I am starting to ween you from nursing. Every week I've dropped another feeding and we're currently down to feeding in the morning and evening. I will probably keep this up for another two weeks and then just do the evening one until your first birthday. You've done a very good job transitioning from nursing to sippy cups, however, I can tell you still really like to nurse because the few times we still do it, you do it for a much longer time now. These will be moments I'll really miss with you. Something about it has always been a particularly special bond between just you and me. It's our time and something that no one else can give and it's those quiet moments I'll always treasure. You are getting better and better at feeding yourself although you continue to create quite the puddle of food around your chair. You are significantly better at crawling up the stairs and are always proud of yourself when you've done it. You've tried to dive face first down the stairs (thank God it hasn't happened) and think it's funny when I yell at you. You continue to put yourself in these risky situations which can sometimes create such challenges for me. You seem to enjoy playing soccer and basketball and even took some of your first solo steps at Grammy's house the other day!!! We've been trying to get you to do some walking on your own because you enjoy it so much. The problem is you enjoy it so much and are still not stable so you lunge forward and fall and laugh and want to do it all over again! You are currently wearing 12-18 month bottoms and 18-24 month tops and still have this adorable little ticklish, squishy belly. You have 6 teeth and give us the biggest grins all the time. And, I can't believe we've already sent out your first birthday party invitations. It's going to be a great celebration. We love you, Matty. To the moon and beyond.