cousins

N is 11 months old today. That is scarily close to one whole year old. I had been looking through all my pregnancy entries (on another blog site) and it's so strange to think that this time last year I was 8 months pregnant. When I was pregnant I couldn't really see past the birth. That was all I was focused on. The end of my pregnancy and getting to meet my baby boy. Thinking of it now it was really just the beginning and my pregnancy feels like a different life time now ♥

I was in tescos with my sister and N yesterday. We had the boys in one of those twin trolleys and it was hilarious. They're so, so funny. They kept hitting each other, in a playful way, and N kept trying to tickle bug's neck. Sister then gave them a bottle of diluting juice to hold and they were going mad with it. 

I've read a few people mentioning that at 11 months (*almost* 11 months for bug) babies don't really interact and play beside each other rather than with each other. I agree all babies are different because our boys definitely interact. Bug follows N around the living room and they are forever taking toys off each other, fighting over the baby wipes and don't even get me started on N's fascination with bug's hair! It's amazing seeing them together. It's been gradual thought. I remember in the early months they would only lie on the mat beside each other and now they are in at everything.

Still plenty of cruising and bug has discovered the stairs. Obviously he can't climb them yet but he does crawl over to them at every opportunity. My mum was right when she told me to make the most of being able to leave a room and find bug in the same place when I came back. I think N will be walking first (and soon) because there's been a few times when he's been up with my sister that he's let go of the couch or the table and stood for a few seconds before falling down. Bug's not quite got at the stage where he's brave enough to let go.

Bug's sleep has been wonderful. Still not sleeping through but so much better. Only 2 or 3 wakings now. For a few weeks he was going down at 7 and waking at 10 for a quick feed. He's now going 7 until 12, then up at 4-ish and then up at 7ish.

I think next week I'm going to try and get to see L. I've not seen her for a while now and she's wanting to properly catch up. I mentioned to her that my sister is pregnant again so she's been really interested (L was a midwife). My sister thinks that L has all the secrets for a pain free, quick delivery! I still can't believe I'm going to be an aunty again :)