From Baby to Toddler

And Mom is so not ready for this transition, I want my baby to stay a baby for a little longer and Max is determined to catch up to his big brother. Wesley did not walk until he was nearly 15 months old and here it is the day before he will be 11 months old and Max has been experimenting with walking all weekend. He will be running through this house quicker then I ever imagined. Also, noteworthy for Max - he now has 7 teeth...way below Wesley's average of 12 teeth by 12 months but we are fine with this. Max will eat practically anything, unless it is green and then he spits it back at you. He also is having a hard time with Mommy and Daddy feeding him...we are apparently not fast enough and he would rather feed himself. Unfortunately he is just not eating enough foods to stop the baby food at this point but we are getting much closer. Max will wave, he will clap, and he will pick up, get out, or touch anything and everything in his path. With Wesley we did not "baby proof" the house, with Max we have installed the cupboard door latches and every door in the house must be shut - especially the bathrooms because toilet water is just too tempting. Oh, and toilet paper tastes yummy. And before my Christmas tree can go up I must purchase a fence to put around it (Wesley never touched my tree the last two years, he didn't even touch the packages except to use them as blocks to build with...love his imagination) and I think some sort of baby gate is in our near future to keep him more contained (because he is super fast on his knees...on his feet scares me).

Sorry there is not a new picture...Max has been sick with a fever and in no mood for a picture session. But of course there will be new pictures at a future time. Maybe a video of him walking when he really takes off :o)