My precious little girl is 11 months old today! I seriously can't believe it. She is one month away from turning a year old and the past 11 months have flown by way too fast. Every morning we play quietly in her room before naptime and I just sit back with tear filled eyes and watch her in wonder and amazement. I ask myself every day, is this beautiful happy baby really mine? She is growing up so quickly and this past month I have noticed the light bulb really going off in that head of hers. She has shown me more this month that she understands what I am saying to her. She acts so much like a toddler already and her adorable personality has really come to life this month.
Here are a few other things I want to remember:
*She points to everything now. The first thing she does when I pick her up from her crib is she points to the light or out her door.
*She has a fascination with lights. She loves to point to light fixtures or lamps and we have taught her on and off by flipping the light switches up and down. It is a fun game for her.
*I swear she has tried to say Macy. She loves to look for her after her nap and she says "may may" on occasion. Much different than "ma ma".
*The new love of her life is Elmo. We have several Elmo books that she always wants us to read over and over and so I found a little Elmo doll at the store for her and she carries it around a lot. I put on Sesame Street every once in awhile and her face lights up when Elmo comes on the screen. I have heard her say a couple of times "mo mo" too.
*She continues to be such a good eater. She eats a ton!!! The other day I was shocked when she ate a whole sweet potato and some fruit. I gave her fishsticks for the first time the other day and she seemed to like them.*She has become such a snuggler this month. Before nap time she just hugs my neck and lets me hold her. I love it! Her daddy loves it too. One day I came home from running errands and found these two snuggled together in her glider. She fell asleep on him and he didnt want to put her down.
*We have completely darkened her room and it seems to be helping her napping. Yay!
*We have started going to a music class on Wednesday mornings with the other mommies and babies from our playgroup. I dont think Ava enjoys it as much as some of the other babies because all she wants to do is roam around and do her own thing. Forget about sitting still in mom's lap! We still enjoy going because it gets us out of the house and we get to spend more time with our friends.
*Ava is soooo close to walking. She is taking more and more steps on her own but isnt quite a walker yet. :)
*We went to the dr. yesterday because she has had a runny nose and I wanted to get her in before the weekend to make sure she doesn't have any infections. Turns out she just has a cold. She did get weighed while we were there and she now weighs a little over 18 pounds.
*We just purchased a bigger carseat for her that we will be switching over to soon. Bye bye to the infant carrier. :(
Happy 11 months old my sweet sweet Ava Marie!! I am so very proud of the little girl you are becoming. I wish I could keep you tiny forever but I know this next stage will be a fun one for both of us. I love you more than you will EVER know!
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2 comments:
gotta love the celine! always emotional always fabulous! :) Alex has the same elmo- good choice mom! she is just so close to toddlerhood its crazy! way to go Ava with all your talking!
Happy 11th Birthday pretty and smart BIG girl! : ) Way to go on those naps too, we heard threw the grapvine that they were reaching 2 hours! Whoo-hoo! : ) Oh and Bekah really likes those boots of yours, you are so cute with your outfits, just like your mommy!
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