11 months

 Almost a year old. 

I can not believe Layton is almost a year old. In just 2 days. This month has flown by well the whole year has. He was out tiny baby only 6lb in premmy clothes to now being a toddler running, climbing and talking. 

So this last month he just seems to have grown so much. As he started walking early he now steady on his feet, running and spinning around everywhere. He climbs everything!!! Ariyah was never really and climber but he is. He climb over the sofa arm and up into tables and chairs, he climbs units and book case. I think it because since he was young we gone to soft plays and encourage him to crawl, walk and climb around himself. He now goes up the softplay stair and down the slides himself by turning backwards coming on his tummy, feet first. With ariyah it was still lockdown so we weren't able to go to a softplay until she was 1. By then she was walking but didn't have that young encouragement to climb. He also has her to watch and copy now, she didn't have any older children to watch and learn from. 

He also goes to lots of toddler groups and is around older children who are all 2+. This means he has always watched and wanted to be like them. Say that we have friends with tiny babies and he loves them. He loves baby dolls at the moment to. He will feed them with a bottle, kiss and cuddle them. He put them in the toy prams and push it around. He also likes ariyahs babies and dressing up stuff. It's very cute as they will play and dress up together. 

He is very good at playing and will play alone, he likes the cleaning brooms toy set as well as his ride on train. He got into puzzle recently and enjoys putting blocks and into boxes. He loves ariayh play kitchen as will pretend to make us drinks or try feed us pretend food. Balls are another favourite as he always liked them, he will roll and kick them around the room. 

Unfortunately he was very poorly for a while few weeks back, where he caught a tummy bug so was vomiting. It was horrible as he choke on it, we had to stay awake holding him. He got a temperature and bad tummy ache too. He also then got a back chest and cough which he ended up with two trips to hospital for sickness and then his chest. They said he had long term bronchitis and maybe asthma so gave him inhalers to help. Which they did help alot so we continue giving him the inhaler now when he needs them. It was a hard two weeks as ariyah and ourselves where also sick. But lots of rest and staying in with cuddles on the sofa helped us all get better quickly. He was also teething and not really eating or drinking. It been very hot and I think it was all just to much for him. His sleep was effected too so we had so hard nights especially as ariyah not been sleeping eirther.

This month Layton also had his first proper birthday parties to go to as well as a christening where he became a god brother to our friends 3 month old. As we are his godfathers. Layton loves him and I can't wait to watch them grow up together. We have had a very busy summer holidays, with parties, softplay, play dates, baby groups, beach trips, swimming, seeing friends and family, parks, picnics and prides as well as other local events. 

In all in been a amazing month watching he get more confident walking, as well as now really talking. He now says lots of words. He points at things he wants or for us to label it so he knows what it's is. He trying to copy sounds and words as well and learning so fast. Words he can say: 

1. Dad/dada
2. Ari-ah(ariyah) 
3. Cat
4. Dog
5. The
6. Where
7. Milk
8. All done
9. Ball
10. Teddy
11. Balloon
12. That (and points) 
13. No
14. Yes/yeah 
15. Nana
16. Tar (thank you) 
17. Mine
18. 
    

Now he is better in himself and his teeth have calmed down, he seems to be eating and drinking milk better and sleeping again. He is getting back into a little routine. So roll on term time again when we can all get back into routine and our usual groups as think both kids missing it. Layton and ariyah have too arguing and she been abit heavy handed with him which makes him upset and then her upset. But she has so much going on and pit of routine completely. However he is getting frustrated as she is taking things off him or not letting him play, so I feel ones she back at nursery things will settle as he can get a break away and some 1:1 time which is does not get at the moment. Therefore ones she back t nursery both get time apart and 1:1 activities with us this will help the frustration. Although sure we got more arguments and fights to come.

We have a walker

 10 months and he is off.

So Layton has always been strong on this legs, he was standing and cruises round furniture for months. He would stand up before he could even crawl or sit unaided. 

We knew he would walk early like his sister but not sure we were ready for this. He was taking few steps between furniture or would walking holding one hand since 8 months. But ones he started crawling he knew he could get where he wanted faster. He was still yet to fully stand unaided but started trying to let go of things and walk/run but would then fall after a few steps. As he didn't have the balance yet. But at 9 months he was taking few more steps before lowering to crawl.

So on Tuesday 6th only 10 months and a week. He stood himself upright in the middle of the garden, and was then starting to let go of things and stand for longer amount of time. Then come Wednesday. I took him to a baby group where I stood him up to put bags away and he just walked off, just like that!! He then walked round the whole hour and hasn't not stopped since. It is like ones he got his balance to stand he was off.  Just in 2 days he went from taking steps to fully walking. 

Now at 11 months he nearly crawls, he walks and runs and climbs. He hardly falls now and if he does he jumps straight back up. He seems like a toddler already it's crazy how fast he went from not standing to walking, running and everything in just a few days. 

Since he started walking, he also climbs everything so we had to move the furniture around, take the side off his cot and put a bed guard up because he was starting to pull self up. Also he was banging against it and getting limbs stuck and therefore waking himself or us up in the night. He also follows instructions now like this way or come here or go get ball ect.... 

And he is talking loads. I will do more in his 11 month development post so keep reading and seeing what he been achieving. As well as adventure we been up to this summer. 

9 and 10 months.

 Layton is 10 months now. 

How did this happen I feel like I blink and he grows up. He had a huge grows spurt and leap in development. 

He is now crawling very fast, pulling up and walking round everything. He also standing up alone and standing more without holding on. He has taken multiple steps now so will not be long before he is fully walking around. Chasing his sister. 

Although he is a climber. He climbs the stairs, sofa and anything haha 😂. He will climb all around the park, up slides and go down them with minimal support too. He loves the freedom and hates when we help him. Very independent like Ariyah.  

Meanwhile is is also very cuddly. He loves kisses and cuddles and is so affectionate. He also loves babies at baby groups and will try kiss everyone. 

He has started talking now to and has a few regular words then a few we heard ones which we think he said like coping. 

Words he says. 

*Hi/Hiya/hello

*Bye bye

*Dad/dada

*No and Yes 

*Arie (ariyah)

*Rabbit

He also can make some animal noises, lion, elephant, dinosaur, monkey it is very cute. He roars alot at dinosaur toys. 

He now has 3 almost 4 teeth but they been bothering him alot this week. 

He is sleeping better as went though a week or so before his growth spurt and leap in speech where he was waking constantly, he was crawling and standing and banging against the cot all night. Waking himself and us. But luckly he gone back to settling well and only waking ones for milk it is getting later so hopefully give it longer he will be sleeping though the night. 

He is also a great eater and going longer between milks and eating more food now which is good. He gained weight now as for a while he wasn't gaining much as he dropped his milk and weren't eating a lot where he keep getting ill. He had colds and chest infection. But he back to eating, drink and his happy self.

Layton always been a good sleeper compared to Ariyah. We have the odd bad night but most of the time he has a bottle at 7pm and goes straight to sleep, then wakes for one bottle in the night before up at 5-6 sometimes even 8. We never had this as ariyah was and still is not a great sleeper. However Layton good sleeper and in routine of two naps a day. One only half an hour then a long one. He did go through rough week or so with constantly waking and standing up in the night. He was rolling onto his front but would bang against the side of the cot.

Still having tummy trouble and on movicol for 3+ months every day to help his pass his bowels. He hopefully soon they can see from bloods and stuff about what's  going on.

Overall he doing amazing is a happy baby and loves people other kids and attention. He seeks out lights and toys or objects that make noise or light up. He loves banging everything. He loves his sister ever tho she struggles with him touching her or shouting or even looking at her sometime but they have a very special bond and you can see the love between them in the special moments when she kiss or hug him or bring him something he wants or needs. 

He hit a huge milstones at 10 months so watch out for my next post.!