happy 11-months, wild thing!

It is hard to believe that our Smiles is almost a year old, but he still looks like a little baby. So grateful for that. Don't like seeing him grow up so fast. ;)
The big and WONDERFUL news is NO MORE BAND!!!!! We were going to go to Cranial Tech for an exit appointment, but with the blizzard, we re-scheduled for next week. (Believe it or not, we got hit w/a blizzard a few days after snowmageddon.) So we'll have to hold off on any official celebrating until some of the snow clears out. But they said we could just take the band off today. Can't tell you how excited we were! His hair is another story... Half of it is flattened b/c of the band and the other half sticks straight up, so we cut his hair to give him a fresh, new start.
Josiah has been very busy over the last month. He has learned to wave good-bye and hello. He can cruise and walk using a walker. He can climb all the way up the stairs by himself. He is starting to eat Cheerios and Puffs. He loves dropping things on the floor and seeing where they go. (This drove me nuts when William was in this phase... and it still does!) And our dear baby boy can lift the lid of the toilet and put his hands inside. (I was horrified the first time I found him doing this. Fortunately, he hasn't been able to reach the water. Yuck!!)
We have been honing in on correcting, especially with him touching things he's not supposed to, play-hitting (not intentionally to hurt). And it is really amazing to watch him process this training and learning to obey, albeit not always with a joyful heart.
Josiah also continues to amaze us with with his physical strength. He resists a lot when he wants to keep something we try to take away... usually something he shouldn't be playing with or touching. I usually have to use both my hands to pry open his little ones to get it out. He's our little brute. His physical strength matches his personality... extremely strong-willed. He does not mind letting us know when he's upset about something we've done.
Smiles' naps also continued to be way frustrating up until a few weeks ago. He used to take only 30 or 45 minute naps... usually only 30 minutes though. But over the last couple of weeks, he has been slowly extending his naps. He takes 2 naps during the day now and will usually sleep a little over an hour for at least one of them. And usually, he'll sleep close to an hour for the other. Can't tell you how grateful I am that Josiah is FINALLY learning to sleep more during the day. Even if it's just for an hour. I feel better knowing that he's better rested AND that I can get some other things done while he's sleeping. William is not a good sleeper either. It is a good day in the Davidson home if either of my boys would sleep at least an hour during their naps. I always daydream about what it's like to have a child that takes 2-3 hour naps. That is so unheard of here! =)
The last thing to report is that we tried taking Josiah off his zantac to see if his reflux had resolved itself. But sadly it hasn't. I think within a week he was spitting up a lot more often and sometimes even vomiting. So we decided it was best to put him back on. At least he's doing well on a low dosage!
So that's our Smiles!! He'll be one-year old next month! It blows my mind. Wish so much I could slow down time. Just trying to cherish these days w/him! =)

And here’s Smiles w/his fresh new cut, playing w/Dada’s ethernet cable, of course. He’s about to put that thing in his mouth. And there it goes… =)