11 Months!

Yesterday when I changed Salem's dirty diaper there was a completely legible piece of a book page matted between some not-so-pleasantness. I felt that it was a pretty good summary of the last month of his life. Not only is he doing great when it comes to eating a variety of foods, but he also likes to munch on (and apparently digest) some other inedible items.
I realize admitting this could get me awarded the "Un-Amazing Mother of the Year Award" but I'm afraid that the pictures to come might actually prove it better than the above story.
So here's a bunch of pictures to prove just how much Salem likes munching/teething/biting/slobbering on a variety of items and how I think it's more fun to take pictures of it than come to the rescue and make sure he doesn't choke on it. *though just as a disclaimer, he didn't ACTUALLY choke on any of the items* :)
















And recently we like to break the "don't let your child get used to sleeping on you" rule. He's quickly outgrowing the still-little-enough-to-want-to-sleep-on-us-phase so we're taking advantage of it before it goes. :)



He's also definitely a climber. Maybe that comes with the territory of being a boy, but he likes to climb and squeeze himself into tight spaces. Being the award winning mother stated above, I prefer to capture it on camera before coming to his aid.



He's currently gnawing on my knee as I type this....quite attached to his mommy.



But at 11 months old, his favorite person by far is his big sister. Regardless of the fact that to her, he's occasionally just something picked up from the grocery store. "Mommy, I got a Salem."



Other quick facts...
8 teeth
21.5 pounds
cruisin' along the furniture
pushing his hippo around the apartment
new favorite food: mango sticky rice
melts his mommy's heart