11 MONTHS!

Roman turned 11 months old on Wednesday. This has been a big transition month. He's now an almost walking, almost talking little guy that definitely has a mind of his own. He knows what he wants to eat, what he wants to do and when he wants to sleep and there is little negotiating sometimes. That being said, he is still a perfect baby. : ) He was super easy to travel with on our 2-week trip and was a happy baby to everyone he met.

One of his new favorite things is opening and closing doors. He did a lot of this at my mom's house and also practiced his "moving man" skills by constantly rearranging all of her furniture.

He has said ball a few more times and banana; and I think he may be trying to say Madison. He still says mama, dada and he also screeches a lot (my favorite). He raises his finger in the air and says, "ah...ah...ah" a lot; we don't know what it means, but he's serious about it and I'm sure it's quite profound. He has also decided that if he doesn't get banana to eat, then he will try his best high-pitched screech until he does. Unfortunately for him, this did not work out very well, so he stopped.

You will see in the video his nightly routine: When he's finished eating, we ask if he's ready for a bath, and he crawls over to the stairs then up the stairs, into the bathroom and into the tub. You'll also see a clip of him playing at a little playground at the airport, which was great during our one-hour delay; his first taste of lemon; an efficient way of eating watermelon and smoothie and a suitcase ride from Grandma Jan.