Am I freaking out a little bit over the fact that this kiddo is less than a month away from turning one? Maybe. Probably. I mean, definitely. HOW HAS IT ALREADY BEEN ALMOST A YEAR??? It’s fine. We’re fine.
Saying: Sky officially said his first word just before he hit 11 months, and even though I was really rooting for it to be “Mama,” he followed in his sister Larky’s footsteps and hit us with not just a first word but a first phrase: “All done.”
Eating: If you’re wondering why both Lark and Sky’s first words were “all done,” it’s because this is what we ask at the end of meals (we ask and sign “all done or more?”) — and the fact that two of our three kiddos first words revolved around mealtime, you can guess where food ranks in this house. (Honestly, it’s one of my dreams that my children grow up to love food as much as I do.) Sky loves to eat and will often out-eat even his sisters at dinnertime. He is obsessed with salmon (a favorite of everyone in this house), avocado, and I think could probably take down an entire watermelon if we gave him the opportunity.
Sleeping: Sky is still sleeping through the night for the most part, with just a few disruptions here and there when teeth are coming in. The last two nights he’s slept until 7:45am (he goes down around 7:15/7:30pm) which is AMAZING. I doubt this will last, but I’m gonna go ahead and take that win while I’ve got it.
Doing: Sky is so busy and is determined to get into anything and everything these days. We recently invested in all new kitchen appliances (just buying our way out of the pandemic over here…) which has been really helpful for keeping Sky out of things. He previously would immediately grab things off the bottom shelf of the fridge and try to climb into the dishwasher to grab everything in sight, but our new freezer-on-bottom situation and two-drawer dishwasher is not so easy to get into, so there’s less “remove Sky to the playroom and race back to try to complete the task before he’s able to speed-crawl back into the kitchen” happening now, which has been nice.
Latest milestone: Sky is on the verge of saying more words (I think he likely has “Mama,” “Dada,” and “more,” but I like to wait to count words until I’m totally certain they know what they mean and use them in context.) He can also stand unassisted, so I’m sure first steps are just around the corner.
Favorite toys: Sky is obsessed with trying to grab everyone’s cell phone and any remote that’s within reach. As a result, we’ve lost the remote so many times that I finally invested in some Tile stickers to keep track of it.
Sweetest things: Sky loves to give sloppy, open-mouthed kisses all day long. He usually saves most for me, but our nanny was telling me the other day that he was being so silly with her while she was laying on the floor trying to do some stretches — “he was climbing all over me and kept putting his mouth on my face.” I started laughing and informed her that he was kissing her. It’s simultaneously a little disgusting and the sweetest thing ever (much like parenthood!)
Favorite thing about this age: Sky has so much personality now. I initially thought he might be quieter and more introverted than the girls, but he has proven himself to be just as loud, wild and silly as they are. He loves to yell and laugh his way through the day (much like the girls), and while I do sometimes lament the lack of “quiet” in our house, I would choose this insanity over the alternative any day of the week. 