11 Months Old!

Our sweet Gavin is 11 months old!  He's quickly transforming from a baby to a little boy!

~He's regularly using more sounds in his vocalizations.  In addition to "Mama", he also says "More", which sounds similar to "mo."  While not heard often, he's said "cookie" and "book."
~Gavin loves to climb stairs.  It's difficult to move a load of laundry because he immediately goes towards the stairs, despite attempts to distract him with toys or block the stairs with barriers.  He's able to climb them pretty quickly!
~We've implemented Operation Come-On-Kid-Please-Sleep-Through-The-Night.  While he would previously go back to sleep quickly with a diaper change and brief nursing session, we (especially tired Mommy) wanted him to sleep through the night more consistently.  He's done a great job!  We've gone in a few times overnight to change very wet diapers and Mommy has fed him a few times when he cries a I'm-not-going-to-sleep-without-you cry, but these nights are very, very limited.  If he wakes, he may cry for 5 minutes before going to sleep again independently.
~He frequently pulls himself up to standing and cruises along furniture.  He also climbs onto the mini-trampoline independently and, recently, onto Brennan's platform bed.  He also likes to crawl over us when we're siting or laying on the floor.
~Gavin seems to know exactly what he shouldn't get into and is frequently drawn towards these items especially electric cords, nightlights, puzzle pieces, toilet paper rolls, and Brennan's shoes.
~We're introducing more table food with some success.  He does best with crackers and especially enjoys goldfish crackers, graham crackers and Cheerios.  He has more difficulty with softer foods, such as fruit.  After making a face, he'll gum the pieces and sometimes tries to swallow them too soon.  We've found that he's more likely to try new foods when we feed it to him on a spoon.  Although, he prefers to feed himself crackers/Cheerios/etc.
~He's mastered drinking from sippy cups and straw cups.  At the end of a day's worth of meals, he typically drinks about 3/4 of a full cup of water.
~Gavin likes to "sing".  He'll join in with an "Ohhhhh" when we sing a looooong note.  He also likes to say "Ohhhh" in varying pitches while we gently tap his mouth with our hand.
~He still has little interest in books, but is starting to have a longer attention span for them, especially touch and feel books, and when he can turn the pages.  We're trying to increase our talking and singing to him to help with his language development.
~When he wants to move a toy/blanket/etc, he's been known to bite onto the object and crawl away.
~He's starting to pat our backs when giving hugs.
~Gavin is a Momma's boy!