11 Months Old!

Yesterday, Gabriel Lee was 11 months old!! I can't believe that he will be 1 year old in just one month! Time sure does fly by! He's getting so big and so much more independent! Can we just make time freeze for a moment? Please? 

Gabriel Lee, 

Daddy & I are so proud of you. You've overcame so many obstacles that the doctors said you would face. You are the highlight of our lives. You make everyday interesting and fun. There is seriously never a dull moment in our household. We love watching you grow and seeing the person that you have become. You are so full of energy and love... and you can turn a bad day into a good day in an instant. You are Mommy's best friend and Daddy's buddy for sure. Some of your favorite toys right now are your standing toys. You especially love your standing toy with the dancing bear. Sometimes you just stand there and stare at him. It's so cute. You are crawling EVERYWHERE! You're a fast one too. Mommy has to keep a close eye on you because you certainly know your way around the house. Sometimes when Daddy is sleeping you will crawl to the bedroom door to try to get to him. You are not a fan of your carseat...but hey, I don't blame you one bit. I would hate that thing too! But in one month, you will move up to your big boy carseat! I think I'm more excited than you will be about this! We went to Florida this past month and you absolutely loved it! You loved the ocean and the pool. You also loved spending time with all of our family. Emeri, your cousin, is one of your best friends. You love to watch her play and you love getting into her things. She's always having to tell you No... especially when you try to eat her sandals! Papa Chico is your favorite. I think Mama is a little jealous. You light up when you see him and just laugh and reach for him. One of your favorite things to do together is taking cart rides and wagon rides. You also love Papa Ray's singing to you as well. You think he's so funny! You have learned to stand and walk several steps while holding onto things...especially the coffee table. One of your new favorite things to do is stand up at the coffee table and throw everything off of it. You hate it when mommy takes things away from you... like paper. But please remember my sweet boy, you can't eat paper... so I'm only looking out for you! You've started saying "DADADADADA" everytime you see your Daddy. Though, I really wanted you to say Momma first, I'm still very excited that you have said your first word. Rylee is your favorite puppy... you just giggle at her all of the time. You also love to take her toys away from her. She just sits there patiently until you are ready to throw them for her again. I'm so glad that she is so good with you. You have also developed a love for solid foods. You get mad if I don't feed you enough or on time. Last night, I made a lot of homemade baby food for you. Today, you tried some and absolutely loved it. You tried strawberries and Kiwi for the first time and thought that they were the greatest! While we were in Florida, we also spent some time with your Granny, Papaw, Aunt Diane, and cousin, Lydia! You absolutely loved them and enjoyed crawling under Granny and Papaw's coffee table. We don't get to see your Papaw Gary and Gma Kim very much, but when you do... You love it! See, my precious boy, you have so many people that love you so much and would do anything for you. You have made our lives so much better in the past 11 months! I look forward to watching you grow up and learn! I can tell already that you are one smart kid. 

Love always, 

Mommy!