11 Months

Our almost-one-year old (eeekk!) is all over the place and never still! (as our photo attempt above proves). He's crazy fast at crawling & now uses his walker like a little old man flying about the house. And when he hits something, he backs it up, turns a little, and maneuvers around it! He'll even stand on his own for about a second. He continues to be busy making a mess of the house and almost waits until my back is turned to get in the bathroom & unroll the toilet paper or crawl into the laundry room & empty the cat's bowls. He says dada & mama a lot & knows what it means and although mama is his go-to word, I am the only one he refuses to kiss. It's kinda getting ridiculous. If sister or brother or even daddy asks for a kiss, he leans in with his open mouth. But more often than not, if I ask for a kiss he smiles & then slaps me across the face. Not cool bro. He's gotten the nickname Stone Cold Slade because of his seriousness. He is famous for his stone cold looks & is definitely the most serious of our children. On the other hand, he's also the most ticklish & you're certain to get a belly laugh out of him if you tickle the bottom of his feet. Team Shaw sure loves our youngest member!