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Wednesday, October 05, 2011

Ryan is 11 Months Old


Weight:23.4 lbs
Height:29.5 inches

According to What to Expect the First Year, at 11 months Ryan...

should be able to
  • get into a sitting position from stomach X
  • pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger X
  • understand "no" (but not always obey it)X

will probably be able to
  • play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye X
  • walk holding on to furniture (cruise) X
  • point or gesture to something to get needs met he just goes and gets it himself!

may possibly be able to
  • pick up a tiny object neatly with tips of thumb and forefinger X
  • stand alone momentarily I think he can, but he wont try ;)
  • say "dada" or "mama" discriminately doesnt appear to know Mom & Dad
  • say one word other than "mama" or "dada" says ball, dance, no, oh-oh, moo, hi, done and all done

may even be able to
  • stand alone well
  • indicate wants in ways other than crying
  • "play ball" (roll ball back to you)
  • drink from a cup independently X
  • use immature jargoning (gibberish that sounds as if baby is talking in a made-up foreign language) X
  • say three ore more words other than "mama" or "dada" X
  • respond to a one-step command with gestures ("Give that to me," said with hand out) X
  • walk well

X means Ryan can do this at 11months