11 months!

Weight: 21 lbs  

Length: ? inches 

Clothing size: Some 9 months, 6-12 months (Old Navy) and 12 months for PJs and Carter's - in between sizes
Sleep: Better month of sleeping
Been sleeping in a little later this month (had to be woken up a lot during the work week)
Occasionally wakes up from nightmares or maybe teething

Sleeps in sleep sack in crib
Two naps a day (morning and afternoon) - difficult to put down for naps - gets a surge of energy before falling asleep

Sleeps on stomach all tucked in
Likes to sleep with hands behind head when on back
Usually plays in crib and waits to be picked up after waking up

Milestones/Developments: 

Great balance standing - can stand with something in hands and just little support
Can go hands free for a few seconds
Continues to walk with support of things such as the coffee table, couch, wall, etc.
Super fast crawler
Doesn't sit still
Total sponge - can learn something so quickly
More hair came in this month - still very light blonde hair
Still loves going up and down the climbing the stairs
Self-feeding and holds/feeds bottles - can hold with one hand
In love with drinking water from sippy cups, mommy's cup, straws, etc.
First Halloween
First time without mommy and daddy - they went to Jamaica for 4 days
More vocal - lots of baby talk

Can give something to you - ex "give the ball to mommy"
Continued development of word association - ex. "where's the whale?" and finds the whale
Mimics sounds like "uh-oh" - sometimes it sounds like real word mimics

Waves hi and bye to everything and everyone
An all-around totally happy guy

Adventures: 

Trick or treating
Favorite things: 

Crawling 
Standing
Blueberries
Heidi
Heidi's toys
Looking out the window
Making a "duck" face

Blue blankey and all soft blankets (OBSESSED!)

Stuffed animal friends
Elmo
Music and dancing
Anything that makes fun noises
Clapping
Flirting with older women
Hand pat to mouth to make Indian sounds
Baths

Watching people and kids in particular
Not so favorite things: 

Being strapped into anything (but getting better on this one)
Lying down on the diaper changing table and diaper changes
Getting dressed
Socks 
Teeth: Two on the bottom. Top teeth are coming soon.
Nicknames: Love bug, buddy boo, squirt, little man, Pooh Bear, Winnie the Pooh, Sock monster, buddy, little buddy

Next doctors appointment: December 30 (after first birthday!!!)

Here are some pictures from the month...

Halloween

Kamden's First Halloween!

Kamden was a dinosaur for his first Halloween. Surprisingly, he loved getting dressed up and crawling around in his costume. We took him to two houses to go trick-or-treating and he was a pro. Here are some belated pictures from the boo-tiful day!