11 Months

I can't believe my baby is only a month away from not being a "baby" anymore. This year has sure flown by. I am really amazed at how quickly Paxten has grown up, it really does make me sad. I have been thinking in the back of my mind that I need to start thinking about what I am going to do for his 1st birthday party, but at the same time, I am not sure I want him to turn 1. Can I do that? If I don't celebrate his birthday will that keep him from turning 1??? I want him to stay a baby for just a little while longer...then I won't get baby hungry again...maybe.

We finally got Paxten sleeping in his own bed, he has been doing awesome and both Matt and I are able to sleep better in our own bed. Paxten does still cry for a few minutes when we put him down for the night, but he is learning how to put himself to sleep, which is good. He usually sleeps for about 6-7 hours, sometimes more, which is great. He still wakes up once for a feeding and then goes back to sleep for a few more hours and usually wakes up pretty happy. I have also got him completely weened. I didn't do this intentionally this early, but had just been trying to get him to take a bottle in hopes of him sleeping better at night and then he just wasn't as hungry as often and before I knew it he was only nursing about 2 times a day. So my supply diminished and then I just decided to cut him off completely and he has been doing great ever since. It has been about 2 weeks and he seems more content and has eater his solid foods way better. I am loving being able to let others feed him and not having to worry about nursing. I don't think he was getting as much as he needed, and I feel bad about that, like I was starving my own kid! Maybe he will grow a little more now!

He is so close to be able to walk and occasionally takes one step. Although he is just content to be crawling around. When he is standing and we try to get him to walk to us, he looks at us and thinks about it for a second and then sits down and starts crawling. So he will be walking when he decides that he wants to. He definitely has his own personality and it is starting to show. He makes me laugh and smile each and every day, and I am so glad he is in our family!