11... and a half months?

Alex has learned so much this last month and a half!
On our trip home, he began to sign “night, night” and finally started feeding himself. His favorite things to eat right now are cheerios, blueberries, and avocado (which is a little slippery, so we’ve been experimenting with a plastic fork).
Omar has taught the little guy to say “ha ha” ala “Nelson”, the bully from The Simpsons (I can't wait for the phone calls from his teacher), and he says “uh-oh” as he throws things on the floor.
Alex gets excited when he hears airplanes and then we watch them as they go across the sky.
He barks along with the dogs in the neighborhood with a high-pitched “oof”, and moos when he sees a cow- “bbbvvvvv”.
We got Alex a Baby Einstein “First Signs” DVD, which he totally adores. He started signing “baby” right away!
He’ll start impromptu games of peek-a-boo with anyone available by trying to get your attention and then whipping his head back and forth.
Standing is no problem, and he walks around holding on to the coffee table like it ain’t no thang, so we’re looking forward to those first unassisted steps.
We love to cook and to eat, and Alex is following suit. He stirs in his bowl and feeds mom. Chef in the making! Well, this week anyway.

First Birthday’s coming up- looking forward to having our visiting friends and family in the next few weeks!
Here are some pics from the zoo and swimming with Ryan and Myah.