Felix is 11 months old!

Our big guy turned 11 months on February 18th 2016. Time has really been flying by. He was really quite sick on his 11 month birthday. He had bronchiolitis - which is basically an inflammation of his lower airways. A not so funny story is that our doctor told us to take him to the ER on Tuesday evening (February 16th). She assumed we needed to be admitted. Luckily the doctor at the hospital determined he did not need to be admitted and sent us home after a 3.5 hour wait in the ER waiting room. Mom was not too happy with our pediatrician about that one. But, overall we are just glad Felix was ok. 

• Felix is army crawling now. This started February 14th. 
• I can tell he wants to say more words at this point..
• No new teeth
• Eating all finger foods
• Still as easy-going as ever
• Favorites are strawberries, bread, meat, cheese, raisins, crackers, etc. He eats just about anything.
• Since this really bad cold started he decided he was done nursing and hasn't looked back since. I tried to supply breastmilk for a few weeks but have since run out of the stash I had frozen so he's on whole milk (as of end of February) and seems to like it.
• We also stopped using bottles, although he really liked his bottles too! He's using avent sippy cups. They have a newer design that I like for the most part. 
• He thinks he's a big boy when we stand him up to toys so he can play. Although, you can't leave him unattended yet. But, hoping to do it enough to build up his strength so he can walk holding our hands soon!

We are really enjoying seeing Felix's personality start to come to life. I am looking forward to getting to know him even more as he can begin to communicate with us more and more in the coming months/years. He is just the sweetest easy-going little guy and we couldn't have asked for more. So grateful to have little Felix Dillon as our son and as a part of our family. 

Felix, 9 months

Since I never posted his 8 or 9 month update here's a few things I remember:

• His first tooth popped through the day he turned 8 months old! He second tooth popped through the next day. haha. He hasn't gotten any teeth since then (he's now 10 months old)
• He clapped a few times around the end of November (11.30.15) at 8 months old.
• He began saying Mama on 11/24/15 at 8 months old as well. He reserves "mama" for when he is hungry or tired or just can't see me and wants to know where I went!
• He's been doing a lot of rolling around on the floor these months. 
• He still does not get his knees underneath himself to get crawling!
• Eats lots of baby food but has begun to sometimes spit it out.

Felix is 10 months old

Felix turned 10 months old on January 18th 2016! 

• He is such a big boy these days. He was 23 lbs even on his 9 month appointment and he has been gaining ever since.
• He is not officially crawling but he goes everywhere! His preferred method of travel is rolling. He rolls, rotates around, scoots backwards on his tummy some, etc. He's a happy little guy and seems to get where he wants to go.
• Felix no longer eats baby food. If we try giving him baby food he just spits it out at us. And then stares at us until we crack a smile.
• His favorite foods seem to be fruits like grapes, strawberries, and mandarin oranges. He will eat just about anything though. He's a pretty big eater. :)
• His favorite person for entertainment is Emmett followed closely by Hattie. You can just see the light in his eyes when they come around playing peekaboo and whatever else!
• He loves to run his pointer finger over his lips to make noises. He also likes it when we do it to him or letting him try to do it to us!
• Felix had an ultrasound this month under suspicion that he had undescended testicles. Those concerns were put to rest and he remains our perfect little guy!
• He enjoys standing but needs support to do it - or supervision. :)
• His hair is long and still curly (especially when wet or recently having had a bath). The new hair that is coming in is significantly lighter than the hair that he's kept since birth. I'm guessing whenever he gets a haircut it will seem a lot lighter.
• He wears size 5 diapers and size 18 month clothing.
• He's pretty ticklish and loves zerberts on his tummy and thighs. 
• He loves music and sways from side to side when he hears a tune he likes (which is most any song). One of his favorites is "the fox song".
• Bath time is still a favorite. He takes a bath with the big kids and enjoys it. No bumbo any longer! He's also brushing his teeth like a big boy with baby toothpaste.
• He consistently sleeps through the night now. Thank the Lord!

We are really enjoying Felix and can't wait until he can run around and play more with the "big kids". He is still as easy-going as ever. As a side note, Hattie took this picture and it turned out to be the best one of the group of pictures we took. Maybe she has a future career in photography? :)