An Interview with an 11-Month-Old

• Full name: Walker Gordon Harris
• Age: Today I am 11 months old!
• You can usually find me...on my mom's hip. Or trying to take my sister's things from her. Or harassing my dog, Reagan.
• Three things I'd save from a burning building would be...my binky and my toy hammer and my sister's milk cup.
• Unfortunately...I have really stinky breath. All the time. (Sorry, Buddy.)
• I'd rather be...outside. I cry when we go inside or if we approach a door and don't open it to go outside.
• When I'm tired/hungry/frustrated, I...ball up my fists and squish my cheeks and let out a fussy yell.
• I'm the most strong-willed...in the middle of the night. I don't give up hope that someone will come and rescue me.
• I am employed by...Lainey. She is a demanding boss and can be a bit rough with me sometimes.
• Something no one knows about me...is that I've taken one single step by myself! I have done this two times. I can stand by myself for about 10-15 seconds and from that position I've taken a single step - twice! I probably still have awhile before I am walking.
• I feel that...I am talkative. I'm saying more and more sounds each day.
• New tricks I've learned recently: waving "bye-bye" and "hi," saying "dadada" when asked to, responding to our command to "raise your hand if you're cute," crawling like a bear on hard surfaces (on his hands and feet, like Lainey did), and crawling up the stairs
• Yippee!! I can...put my own binky in my mouth (but not at night). I am also really good at putting Lainey's binky in my mouth.
• I still need help...standing by myself, using a sippy cup, sleeping through the night, and eating solid foods.
• Sometimes I suffer from...separation anxiety. I don't love it when you walk down the stairs or leave me in a room by myself.
• My new favorite food is...spaghetti!
• Something I've lost recently...is an ear tube. The right one. It fell out at the doctor's office on the day I turned 10 months old. And three days ago - on January 14th - I got an ear infection in that ear. (My mom and dad took me to the ER to get that one diagnosed...because of course I started having issues at 10:00 on a Friday night.) Back to the ENT doctor I go...
• An unpleasant experience that I've had in the past month...was falling off the bed. And being hospitalized after suffering from a second intussusception.
• I really wish that I...had a normal front tooth. Mine has a giant ridge in it. So basically, it'll look chipped until I lose that baby tooth and get an adult tooth.
• I get really mad when...my sister (or my mom or my dad) takes something away from me.
• I think it's really funny when...my mom and dad chase Lainey. I love it when everyone laughs and screams and acts crazy. I wave my arms and laugh and scream right along with them!
• I am always eager to...take a bath. I LOVE bath time.
• My thoughts on taking medicine: I'm fine if I'm the one holding the syringe. My mom just shoots little bits into my mouth and I'm totally okay with that. Just as long as I'm holding the syringe.
• My favorite TV show is...anything, really. I'll watch whatever Lainey watches. I like the theme songs to all the shows and when the characters are singing and dancing on TV.
• The best book I've read lately is...Bright Baby First Words. And Manny's Book of Tools. I really enjoy reading books. In fact, I get mad if someone forgets to read me a book before taking a nap or going to bed at night.
• My favorite toys are...anything my sister is playing with. Other than that, I like her princess wand, the porch railing to a small dollhouse, the wooden stacking rings, my ball towers (especially the one with the hammer...I like to pound the balls to make them go down the ramp), my talking toolbox, and my musical instruments.
• I love...playing with Lainey's binkies. And playing on the bed. I also think it's really funny to put toys and objects in my mom's mouth and then pull them out again. I laugh and repeat this process over and over and over.
• I don't love...waking up (unless it's my idea), getting in my car seat, and cold and windy weather.
• I will "dance" when...I hear the song "Hot Dog!" that is played at the end of each episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. When I "dance," I bounce up and down whether I'm sitting down or standing up holding onto a piece of furniture.
• Lainey thinks I'm really good at...crawling.
• My mom and dad think I'm best at...getting into things that I'm not really supposed to get into.
• I immediately start crying when...someone leaves me to take a shower. I will sit on the floor and cry, cry, cry until he or she gets out of the shower. (Lainey still does this sometimes, too.)

We love you, Walk-a-dooskie!

(This poor kid never gets called by his given name!)