11 months

I can't believe that in one short month you are going to be a year old.  This year has flown by and I have loved watching you grow, learn, and explore.  This past month has been very busy.  Momma had to go back to work the second week of August, which was much harder than when I went back in January.  I hated that we wouldn't get to spend each day together, but I had something to look forward to every afternoon and weekends.  So, this is what you have been up to the past month...

• You have started giving us books to read to you.  Brown Bear is still your favorite right now although you love That's not my Fairy.
• You have really been in to putting objects inside of containers.
• You have been eating different combinations of baby food.
• You sit with your legs crossed a lot and I have to say it is adorable!
• You got to spend almost two whole weeks at Mrs. Amber's before your friends came.  You were being spoiled by the Brown girls.
• You have become quite attached to you blanket.  You love on it all the time.
• You will let go and stand up for a few seconds.
• You have started to "walk" on your knees.
• You give momma a workout while changing your diapers.  You are a squirm worm!
• You love for the water to run over you or splash in the bath tub.
• You refuse to hold your cup.
• When daddy is getting you ready for bath time he pulls you across the bed and you love it.
• You must be a pretty hard sleeper because you slept through a horrible thunderstorm one night.
• You can be quite a ham at times!
• You love Pippo at our favorite mexican restaurant.
• Church wears you out.  You typically sleep three hours when we get home.
• You still love your paci!
• Some mornings you decide you aren't ready to get out of the bed so you crawl up and down your bed.
• You throw your pacis out of your bed all the time.  You always seem to keep one in the bed with you.  We have to conduct a search hunt before you get back in bed.
• Daddy let you sit on the lawn mower while he bounced the seat.
• You like to play with your hair brush while getting ready for bedtime.  You have the motion of brushing your hair.
• You went to Sarah Kayte's birthday party.  You weren't to sure about bouncing, but you had fun watching everyone else bounce.  I found out that you do not like the slide.  Mrs. Vicki gave you your first piece of cake.
• You got your third tooth.  It's your first tooth on top.
• You had a fever virus and missed three days with Mrs. Amber.
• You still take three naps most days.
• You are down to drinking two "cups" of formula a day.
• You eat breakfast the best.
• You are in size 4 diapers.
• You are wearing 12 month clothes.
• You weighed 21.6 pounds when we went to the doctor on August 28th.