Oliver is 11 months old today! He's a crawling machine and has gotten a lot more coordinated with it. He is venturing further away from me than ever to go explore. I am starting to see the challenge of two kids going in two different directions. He pulls himself up on his knees a lot but rarely all the way to standing. Although he does like supported standing. Once in a while he gets focused on handling a toy and lets go for a second. I feel like unsupported standing and walking are going to come after his first birthday but we'll see. Here he is in motion crawling toward me this morning:
This week we had a play date with Eloise's friends on Monday and two of the little brothers came - Wallace and Benjamin. I got some pictures of Oliver with Ben who was born two weeks after him. Oliver just sat there looking at him for a while. I wonder if they'll be buddies.
Well, it's official as of a few days ago, Oliver has weaned himself and is done nursing. He refused nursing in favor of the bottle more and more until finally one day he was done and my milk supply was gone. Never in a million years did I see it playing out this way. It turned out he had his own plan and it didn't match mine. So now, for the last month of his first year, he is drinking formula out of a bottle. I'm learning how expensive formula really is - $33/can that is consumed in three days - and I'm grateful I was able to nurse as long as I did for each child. When he turns one we'll wean from the bottle and switch to almond milk or whole milk, whichever he'll drink, out of a straw cup.
And finally, Gertie is also adjusting to a mobile Oliver. Oliver loves Gertie and is very excited to be around her. Sometimes I think Gertie just wants to lay in her bed and have a break but Oliver crawls into her bed with her.
Big boy is on the move! Fun to see how Oliver and Eloise have different personalities. Very thankful to Sarah for breast feeding both of our children.
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