Jackson is 11 months old!

So, Jackson is 11 months old! yay! I can't believe how fast this goes. Seriously, I think people told me that they grow up fast, but I had no idea what they meant until now. I still remember being pregnant and being so excited to have a baby. Now, its been nearly a year! Thinking back to him being a newborn makes me think about all the things he has learned and become in his short life.

For one, I am so glad he has figured out how to nap on a schedule. 6-7 months ago I thought I would die because I could never rely on him napping for more than 20-30 minutes. Lets just say not only did the house never get cleaned, but I was lucky if I got a shower.

I love that he has learned how to crawl around. I don't always love this on Sundays because I can't just set him on the floor in Relief Society anymore and let him play with toys in one spot. But, I really love being able to chase him around the house and play games and wrestle with him. I couldn't do that when he couldn't crawl.

I also love that he can climb up and down the stairs. This really comes in handy when I don't want to carry him up the stairs because I'm holding other things. He isn't good enough for me to let him go by himself so I always follow right behind him. But, it really is fun just to see him climb. Especially when he uses his head to help pull himself up! He recently learned how to go down the stairs feet first! This is awesome. He sometimes forgets and starts to reach for the first stair with his hand, but then he will remember and turn his body so his foot goes first. He also loves to babble as he does this, as if he is talking himself through it. So adorable!

He is a fast nurser! My family can attest to the fact that he was a very slow nurser when he was born. It usually took me 45 minutes to nurse him and then I would have to feed him every 2 hours. That really is ridiculous when you consider that the every 2 hours starts from the time you begin the feeding. So, once he was done I knew I would have to start nursing again in another hour and fifteen minutes! So, now he nurses in about 10-15 minutes! It's so great! Plus he nurses about every 3.5-4 hours so things are wonderful! In fact, I know I am going to miss nursing him when he weans to cow's milk.

Jackson loves playing with toys and reading books. We have so much fun playing with his toys together. He really loves balls too. It's a lot of fun to roll or bounce a ball back and forth with each other. I love hearing his squeals when he is chasing a ball too. He also loves reading books and turning the pages. He got some books with little flaps on the pages for Christmas. He really likes to flip up the flap and see whats under it. I love making him laugh when we look at books about animals and I make the animal noises. I know I sound like a total idiot when I'm reading those books to him, but who cares because it makes him laugh!

Those are just a few of the things that Jackson has learned how to do in his short life! I'm excited to see what else he learns in the next few years. They grow up so fast!