Curious George at 11 months

What!? My baby is almost one?  When did that happen?  Here are a few things that Curious George is into at 11 months:

• He is a crawling maniac.  He crawls so fast and loves to do the "bear crawl".  He can stand on his own for over a minute and will take a step or two if he doesn't realize what he is doing.
• Georgie loves to ham it up.  You can see his mood and what is he is feeling right on his face.  
• He loves, loves, loves to eat.  He eats 3 meals a day with 3 bottles a day.  He has recently started using utensils, and he feels like he should be feeding himself all the time.  He does pretty good, even if he uses the wrong end of the spoon sometimes.
• His favorite word is "Mama", and it melts my heart every time he says it.
• Curious George lives up to his name and is very curious and independent.  He loves to explore the house and the yard. His favorite rooms in the house are the bathrooms and the kitchen because, hello!, so many drawers to unload!
• About 90% of everything he touches goes right in his mouth.
• Following in the footsteps of his master Jedi brother Jay, Georgie has already mastered the art of sword fighting.
• He loves to play Chapstick Game with his dad and brother.  Mom stays out of this game, as it involves a lot of wrestling and trying to pry Dad's chapstick away from each other.  
• He can go up the stairs successfully but still heads down the stairs face forward.
• He gives the best hugs after naps and loves to give kisses.
• Georgie loves to get into the tub and will go stand by it during the day (if we don't forget to close the bathroom door), calling out "Mama" and trying to climb in for a little tub time.
• Curious George does have trouble with his naps, and who can blame him?  There is too much to see and too much to do.  He has started to really refuse a morning nap (when he takes one it is only ~30 min) and his afternoon nap is usually only an hour or less.  I am seriously sad to be losing my favorite workout time and some of my sanity time.  Jay was 14 months before he transitioned to only one nap, and George doing it this early has been really hard.
• He has got great rhythm and loves to bounce and "dance" anytime there is music.  He can keep a beat pretty good, and Jay has upgraded him to the maracas when we have our family marching band.
• Like father, like son - Curious George likes to play video games with Dad.  He holds his controller and sits right by M as he plays.

Georgie has found a new favorite food.  He loves to eat corn on the cob and will eat an entire ear at dinner. 

Curious George swimming at Cherry Hill.  This guy is fearless in the water.  He will crawl out in the middle of the swimming pool, even if he can't keep his head above water.  What a crazy guy.

I just wanted to document a little of how Curious George is at this time in his life because time is moving too fast!  Why is it that time with the second child moves faster than with the first?  I swear Jay was a baby forever, but George is already growing into this little toddler.  Oh well, we love our little Georgie and I am just trying to enjoy him every day.