Eleven Months

Eleven Months

Tomorrow you will be eleven months old. You've started showing so much more of your personality this month and let me tell you, it's exciting. Seeing the world from your view is so fun. Watching your fingers point at your crazy sister running around, your chubby hands clapping (and feet, you love to clap your feet together) with excitement...wow. I am lucky.

This past month you and Maddie have really become sisters. You're starting to play together and even have little squabbles. Allie Pallie, you know how to get a rise out of her and it's hilarious. You know which trains she covets and have no problem diving from your sitting position to try and get them.

Two days ago you "crawled" a bit on your own. When I put you on the floor there are still plenty of anguished cries (GET ME UP NOW!!) but you've mastered the spin both on your tummy and your butt. Watching you sit on your tush and spin in 360s is hilarious. Despite your lack of crawling you DO seem to be able to get to where you need to go. If you had to take the V-Sit test in PE right now you'd be at a 10+. I swear those hamstrings are made of taffy.

However, you really need to get moving on all fours. If you see something you want while we're walking I immediately have a squirmy little body in my arms trying to bail. You're getting hard to hold on to!

We've been done with jarred baby food for awhile now. Never showed much interest. No, you prefer taking all your food and shoveling it into your mouth as fast as you can. And you can pack a lot in. The quantity of solids has gone up significantly too. The other night you had about 15 penne noodles, 10 grapes and 5 strawberries. I think your favorite is shredded cheese though. We're still working on drinking from a cup. You seem to find it more amusing to blow out and spray water everywhere. Thank you for helping me to entertain your sister. She definitely appreciates it.

And lastly, as I have been able to write down for every month since your birth, I still get asked constantly how we have such a happy baby. Allie, you are the sweetest, happiest little girl. I am so happy you're mine.