11 months young!

Today Deegan is 11 months old!! I cannot even believe that in 1 month my baby will be one. Everyone said it would fly by, and it has! Here are several pics from the last month, followed by what Deegan has been up to!

He discovered the dishwasher the other night and had a great time helping me load it! As you can see by his face, he is pretty proud of his discovery!

He had his 1st bubble bath the other night. He LOVES the bath or shower. As soon as the water turns on he gets so excited.

And he LOVES to splash!

Helping cousin Kaden celebrate his birthday! Don't mind the red eyes. Maybe one day I will learn how to edit pics.

Just some super cute faces!

I am doing a pumpkin theme for his birthday invites so I wanted to get some pumpkin pics. Here are some of my favs from the the first attempt. We have some more ideas up our sleeves! :)

We built him a cage out of a bunch of new books he got. We wondered how long it would contain him or if he would just plow through them. It didn't last long but he just crawled over, picked up a book, set it aside and out he went! ha ha.

What a cute goober!

Highlights at 11 months:

* He weighs about 18.5 pounds
* Wears size 3 diapers, 6-9 month top, 3-6 month bottoms
* Has had 2 haircuts
* His sleeping pattern has changed drastically! He had a week where he would have a total come apart starting at about 6:30 each night and wouldn't fall asleep until 8-9. He would wake up several times during the night as well. It was worse than a newborn! He wasn't teething or anything. Then magically, a week later, he goes to sleep like a champ but is still waking up 1-2 times a night. I am not a fan!
* He pulls himself up to everything and even tries to CLIMB certain things. (Dressers, filing cabinets, beds....)
* He is constantly on the go! Loves to crawl everywhere and is very curious.
*Smiles and laughs all day long!
* Talks so much and has started making new noises like he is really trying to tell you something. Its pretty cute. He does this when he cries as well, and it sounds so sad then!
* We still have the binki. :)
* LOVES dogs. Now if only Kai loved him back. ha ha
*Has been clapping and waving lots lately! This makes me so happy because I have been working on these so much with him! He doesn't have them mastered but at least he is showing me that he is getting it.
* He loves his dad! Eric is gone so much and it makes him sad that he doesn't see Deegan. He was worried that Deegan would start to become unattached or unfamiliar with him but not so! Especially this last weekend, he was daddy's little pal!
* He still only has 2 bottom teeth.

I think that about covers it! I will add more if I think of it. More for my benefit than yours. :) It makes me so sad and happy to think that he is almost 1 year old. I can't wait for his party but it is sad that my baby is growing up so fast! We love him and all the fun and personality he brings to our family! My family often says that they need their "Deegan Fix" and it is so true. He makes everything better. We love you little monkey!!