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dear jasper,

i'm sorry this letter is late, but we have been on vacation and when mommy is on vacation she doesn't generally feel like updating the blog so...

happy 11 months to you, little man! the milestones you have reached this month are many: you started eating solid food, you have started to point at things you want or see, you have started to (maybe) use the sign language sign for "more", you pulled yourself up to a stand just a few days ago (!), you started actually crawling instead of army crawling, you are vocalising more, you have 6 teeth now, and on and on. it's been a big month for you!

when you pulled yourself up to a stand it was one of the funniest things i've ever witnessed. see, you love the bathtub. loooove it. the other night at the farm i was getting annie ready for her bath and i was actually not going to put you in the tub, (i know, i'm sorry i even considered that an option) but then you crawled right over to the tub, grabbed the edge and just pulled yourself up like you were going to throw yourself into that tub by yourself if you had to. your feet were planted about a foot away from the tub so you were leaning in all funny but you were so proud of yourself. then you got a little cocky and you let go with one hand and lost your balance and fell over. too funny. and yes, you did get to take a bath that night. how could i not let you get in after all that hard work? you just sit in the tub and flap your arms up and down and splash and splash and splash and usually i end up looking like i took a bath with you because you splash so much. it just makes you smile and giggle so much, and that makes me smile and giggle too, so i don't mind being soaked.

then, the other day you just decided to crawl somewhere to get a toy instead of doing the army-slide-crawl thing. it was so cute! i'll try to capture you on video while you're still new at it, because you don't quite have it mastered yet and you look like you are being sooooo careful. you take these teeny tiny little dainty steps and it cracks me up. then, you realize how long it's taking you to get anywhere, and you flop onto your tummy and finish the trek the faster way.

right now you have a cold. it's so sad because you have a little touch of laryngitis, too. you will start crying only you have no voice, so there is hardly a sound and it's the most heartbreaking thing you've ever heard. it's starting to get a little better now, but man was it sad. it pissed you off, too. you could just see that it was annoying you to not be able to just scream your head off. i think being sick and being in the car for 2 days was not a big party for you. i don't blame you. you did an awesome job, though.

speaking of our trip - i really can't believe how good you were in the car. that's a loooot of driving for a little squirmer like you, and you handled it like a pro. you just babbled, giggled at annie, and napped. you were SO good. i hope you are going to be that good when we get on the airplane to go to uncle jay's wedding.

anyway bubba, your personality is really starting to come through these days. you're funny, goofy, sweet, a little bit of a mama's boy (but i promise i won't let it get out of control), and just a delightful little baby to hang out with. i love you more than i could ever write in words, little peanut.

love, mommy