Blake is 11 months old

Blake is now 11 months old and have become so independent. Since he started to walk when he was 8 and half months, he is now running everywhere. When we go to a restaurant, he prefers of course to check out the kitchen and visit with the other tables. He is very sociable. One would think he is the manager on how he chcks out all the tables and makes sure the kitchen is running well. Eating his food is not as important now that he is mobile. He has lost his big belly and is growing a lot taller. He has about five teeth now, and loves to show them off. He prefers to eat whatever we are having to his baby food. He has great taste, and enjoys some of the finer foods. He has made many new friends at Gymboree which he attends three times a week. During Gymboree, he plays ball, and has fun climbing all over. He can walk better than most of his peers who are all older than he is. He gets along well with the other babies, except when they steal his ball. This causes a lot of emotion. He has come along way and does not cry or even look sad when someone takes his ball. He just takes it back from them .
Some of his words that he enjoys at this age include, birds, dog, up , down,MAMAAA, and DADA, and of course BAA, which is for Ball .
On Thursdays, we drive to Copperas Cove where Blake's Mommy does her exercise and Blake visits with the Powell's. They have goat and he enjoys seeing them. During his last visit, he rode in the red wagon all over and held on well. He cried when they left the goats.
During spring break, Blake experienced his second time camping in the RV. We went to Marble Falls and he enjoyed the campsite so. He played basketball, table tennis and golf. Golf was his favorite and he enjoyed playing along by rolling his golf ball. However, he did not sleep well and in the RV. After camping we drove to Louisiana to visit his Granny. He always sleeps through the night at the Farm. He enjoyed visiting with the cows, and made MOOO sounds every day.
Some bad news: Blake got his finger caught at the Caverns door. He cried for at least an hour and then fell asleep. He is about to lose his nail on his middle finger. It has turned black and is about to come off. He was a real trooper and never complained about it after that day. Oh, he also got into some ants in our back yard and has many ant bites. When we walk outside where he was attacked, he says , BAD ANTS......
His favorite toys still remain with playing ball. Lately, he has learned to shoot hoops in the small net set up inside the house. We make a big deal of it and dribble the ball and play a fun game of basketball. He is very proud of himself when he makes a basket. ... His one year old birthday is approaching. We will celebrate it at Gymboree.
Blake has made so many milestones this year. He still has a hrad time sleeping through the night. However when he visits Ms. Cindy in Round Rock, he always sleeps through the night. Ms . Cindy is his favorite all time fun person to be with. He loves her so much. I think he remember her when he first arrived out of Mommy' s tummy and was greeted by Cindy in the nursery. Cindy has recently taught Blake how to send kisses. He loves saying, GOOD- BYEE and sometimes will send a KISS. Blake alwasy smiles and laughs so much with Ms. Cindy.