11 months and finally mobile

This last month has been a bit of a whirlwind. We attempted to travel back to Massachusetts and as much as I hoped it to be a grand and full trip it was one of the hardest times we have had. Ariy either suffered from bad anxiety or he caught a virus on the plane ride out. The next day he had his first fever and never really recovered. He was not himself for a good 5 days...lots of tears and a constant need to have mommy right by his side at all times. This meant no sleep for mommy for a good week. He was happy to see daddy when Rick got out but by that time we had caught a cold and all three of us were sick. Needless to say we are glad to be back in Oregon and hope our next trip is a little ore productive. I was very sad that I only saw a very small handful of people and hope Ariy can meet more friends and family next time (or maybe when they come out here).

While we were away ariy seemed to be right on the cusp of learning handful of new things. Since coming home everyday he masters a new skill. It has been a lot of fun to interact and figure out all that he understands.

• Waves hi and bye to people. He is still very social and loves people and kids and dogs.
• Has said words like mama, dada, baba, etc.
• Bounces when you ask what a Kangaroo does.
• Opens his mouth and does his version of a roar when you ask what a lion does.
• Crawls! Finally. He also can get around pretty well nice he is standing and holding onto something.
• He is a climber.
• He has signed his first word.... Can you guess? FOOD
• He knows what bath, nap time, diaper, outside and no means.

He generally is a pretty happy guy who loves to be busy, explore the whole house, go outside, smile and wave at people, and play guitar...yes, he loves guitar.

Like every mom says, I can't believe I will have a one year old next month. Wow!