11 months old...

Fender is 11 months old now. That sounds so grown up already. At-home-measurements show 30 inches tall and about 25 lbs. I can hardly believe it. Less than a month and he will be a one-year old. He is walking around lots now. Getting more proficient everyday. You can see the determination in his eyes when he wants to walk from place to place. He even started taking his hand down away from mine so he can walk by himself. He is such a sweet boy, but independent for sure. I miss the “baby” days already. I can see them slipping away even more now as we prepare to wean him from bottles and formula to sippy cups and whole milk. I’m most sad about losing my nighttime holding ritual. He gets his last bottle of formula right before bed and I hold him while he drinks it until he falls asleep. I love it and quite frankly I don’t want to ever give it up. But he is getting older now and it is more important that he learns to go to bed and fall asleep on his own I suppose. Oh…my sweet baby boy is growing up so fast. No way a whole year has nearly gone by! Truly blows my mind!