Ariv Raja Gautam - Month 11

One more month until you are 1!!! Happy 11 months my not so little baby - you have grown physically and mentally so much just in the last month. You are going to walk any day now and are so comfortable cruising around the house with just a little support. You still love to play with all kinds of balls - throwing them, chasing them, catching them. Dada loves playing catch with you - its super cutie. You have started to communicate with us in your own way and clapping. Your first official word is ball! Dada will claim it was Dada but Mama will say that was just babbling. You also say uh oh and call Mama "Na-Na". You got your first tooth just a few days ago and your second one is about to pop out. Its made you super cranky but you are the cutest little bub that we don't mind and just want you to feel better. Teething is the pits. You also got really sick this past month but handled it like a champ and continued to give us cutie smiles throughout. 

You and Layla have started to play with each other and its the most amazing thing to watch. We have been in Ohio for about a month but you have already perfected crawling up the stairs. You think you are able to crawl down all by yourself but you are not big enough just yet!! You have really taken to your new nanny Grace and love giving her big hugs when she comes to the house. You are going to have her all to yourself soon when Layla goes back to school - lucky boy. 

Your laugh has become so big, you love playing little games, and you've started enjoying walks and playing in the parks of the suburbs. You are also finally taking to your car seat - you used to cry every time you were in it. 

Just one more short month and we will be celebrating a big milestone. You being 1 and us surviving a year with you and your crazy sister. You both are our sun, moon and stars. We cannot imagine what life was like before you guys. We adore you and Layla. 

Let's see what the next month has in store!