Porter at 11 months

I missed posting Porter's 10-month update. The most significant thing that happened is that he learned to walk! Porter actually took his first steps on July 15, two days before he hit the 10-month mark so technically, he learned to walk at 9 months. It didn't take him more than a few days to get the walking thing down, and by two weeks after that he was walking all of the time, rather than half walk/half crawl. Now--he runs! I just bought him his first pair of shoes (little brown leather sandals) so he can run around outside.

Here are a few more things about Porter at 11 months:

In addition to running and walking everywhere, Porter can climb like a little monkey! He can climb atop any chair in the house, which means that nothing is safe anymore. Today he was sitting with my dad at the table and in a flash, he was on top of the kitchen table! And then he was so proud of his new trick that he proceeded to do it again and again when we weren't looking.

Obviously because he can walk so well and pull himself up on anything, Porter is very strong. He's not really chubby, but he is solid. He already has a little baby lat spread. :)

Porter has started making this funny squinty face lately. Cracks me up!

To fuel all of his climbing and tumbling and running, Porter still loves to eat. The only thing we've fed him that he has ever spit out in distaste is feta cheese, and I can't fault him for that.

Porter stuck on the table, mad that I'm taking photos instead of getting him down

Porter still adores Maren. She is so good with him and loves him right back. She plays and wrestles with him and he just loves it!

Porter three days after he started walking

Porter still loves bath time, but he's not as fond of swimming. He tries to climb out of the floaty but isn't quite steady enough for the baby pool, so I have to have a hand on him at all times. I thought he'd enjoy swimming more than he does. Oh well.

Porter at the Southlands fountains

Porter continues to look just like his daddy. I recently found The Mister's certificate of citizenship that has a photo of him at age 18 months. The Mister had blond hair but otherwise Porter is absolutely identical to him!

Porter has six teeth: the two on the bottom and then four on top. Chomp!

Porter today, August 16

We love Porter so much and love the personality he adds to our family. I can't believe he's almost a year old! Because he crawled so early it didn't seem like he was a baby for very long at all. He's already a toddler and now nothing is safe! :) Life with him will be anything but quiet, that's for certain!