11 months!

We had a great week in Chicago over Chip's first Father's Day! Tank had his first kids meal off the menu at Bob Evans!! He enjoyed the turkey, mashed potatoes, and carrots!! We arrived there safely that evening. Tank was a trooper making the 12 hour trip straight. Chip did a wonderful job driving as I was really car sick. The first two days we had beautiful weather!! Tank enjoyed swimming in Nonnie's little pool! He practiced stepping in and out of it a million times. He was able to get in and out himself after all that practice! He enjoys his early birthday present too. The tunnel!!! He loves crawling through it and even pushed the car all the way through as well all on his own!! Smart cookie!!! He had his first Portillo's lunch and we played at the mall playground. He had a blast! Adrienne and Anna went on the merry-go-round with us too! We ate blueberry pancakes on the veranda to celebrate Father's Day. Tank enjoyed watermelon too (first time he tried it, he wanted nothing to do with it)!! Tank loves dogs!! He and Denny had a blast together! It was great to see Uncle Kevin, Great Aunt Terri, Great Uncle Steve, and cousin Trevor, my friend Amy and her two kids too! As always, we were sad to leave.

We went to Cartersville for a visit. Tank received many early birthday gifts from his aunts and uncles. Kristin and Patrick gave him the cutest cowboy hat from their trip to Texas! Betsy and Jared gave him the alphabet train, which he loves. Bumble B and I made Tank's chocolate and raspberry birthday cake!! I had a blast over two days of baking and decorating it!!

As soon as we got home from IL I started Tank on whole milk and he started sleeping through the night without nursing!

Tank is on the go!! Its never a dull moment trying to keep him occupied! He continues to figure out ways to get through the blockade up the stairs. He has also watch Alvin get under the gate so Tank turns himself around feet first (because that is how we go down the stairs!) and tries to push himself under and through. Tank is too big to fit, but he tries. He is also getting himself up on the couch. Its takes a bit of work, but he can do it. He likes answering the door and swinging it back and forth. He has even tried to bust out a couple of times ;)! We go to the park often and take walks in the morning before its too hot or sometimes we go when he wakes up from his afternoon nap. He has narrowed the nap times down to 1.5 hours to the minute still twice a day. We have been successful in sleeping 8-5 am consistently. Though he has been up and atem' by 6 or 6:30 for sure! He loves strawberries and popsicles! We went out to a chinese buffet and he loves it! Probably really bad for him, but in moderation. He has enjoyed mac n cheese and spaghetti. He went in the sprinkler for the first time!! He enjoyed it the first time though then the four consecutive times he stopped in the middle of it and cried!!! I captured the experience on camera so it will be a good laugh when he gets older!