Well, this is as close to on time as I'm going to get with the monthly update... only a day late! How about that!
Well, Gabe seems to be making all kinds of strides within the past few weeks... First of all, I THINK we are pretty much weaned now... I say think... because every time I think we are down to no feedings... mother nature takes it's course and either my body or Gabe do not agree... BUT, I think that now we are all on the same page and going to go ahead and be done with it... I had originally planned to go the whole year, but for several reasons I decided we might finish sooner... mainly, he has 4 teeth and likes to bite EVERYTHING! Also, I am a medicine/vitamin addict, and I have been trying to cope without my normal doses for the past 2 years, and am ready to get back to my sleeping pills, pain pills, and vitamins to attempt to rebuild my immune system... which has been in pretty bad shape for the past year!
I decided that I was going to be sad about it ending no matter when it was, and that while Gabe seemed to be taking to the change alright, I might as well go on and do it... AND, he is eating SO WELL, so many healthy finger foods now, which makes me feel better about it... I always thought it was so weird for moms to say stuff like this about breastfeeding before I had my two, but it really is a sweet time and I have loved being able to nurse him this long... I am sad to see it go, as it is one more step towards his independence and NOT being a baby... if only they could stay little forever!
Anyhow... a picture of Gabe at 11 months...
loves to eat: black beans, green peas and corn (as of tonight), sweet potato fries, bananas, broccoli, applesauce, strawberries, honeydew melon, watermelon, yo baby yogurt, cheese
loves to gulp - strawberry smoothies made with his milk or watered down applesauce in a nuby cup, or milk in a bottle ( he gets one at night for the comfort factor still)
still does great handling a sippy cup but does not much care for plain milk or water any longer... so I have to be clever and mix it
favorite trick: waving bye bye
sitting up in crib
loves to practice walking and stand at his activity table and dance to the music
commando crawling like crazy and is very good at the downward dog position for those of you yoga people!
loves his jumperoo borrowed from buddy Wallace!
loves to swing, take baths, take walks, hang out with daddy, and as always, watch big brother!
One thing that has been great about me no longer nursing Gabe is that his daddy requests to take him to bed each night and this is a special time for them that they used to not be able to have... Jay loves to give him his bottle and rock him before bed!
There is nothing to not love about sweet Gabriel, we are so blessed!
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