Am I really already writing your 11 month post?! This month has been filled with excitement. You are growing and changing so much every day and I am enjoying each moment watching you learn and discover new things all the time.
Your new "tricks" include:
- Saying "Oooohhhh!" when you give someone or one of your stuffed animals a hug.
- When asked, "Where's Momma's eye?" you'll touch my eye and say, "Eye!"
- Blowing kisses
- Saying "Uh oh!" until whatever you dropped is picked up
- Cruising from one object to another
- Clapping while squealing with excitement
Currently, you weigh 18.7 pounds and you're 30 inches long. You have finally developed an appetite and I couldn't be more grateful! There's not really anything that you won't eat, but meat is your least favorite. If whatever you put in your mouth won't completely dissolve, you won't swallow it.
Most of your clothes are 6-9 months, but you are able to wear some 12 month stuff (and 0-3 month stuff!) depending on what it is. You're still wearing size 3 diapers and, at the rate you're growing, you may be in them until you're potty trained! =-)
Your favorite things this month are listening to music (especially "Baby" by Justin Bieber), reading, and playing in your tent. If you ever crawl out of the living room, Daddy and I aren't worried because we know you've gone to your tent to play with your stuffed animals and read. You love to dance and you think the words to any song you hear are "baby oh". We're working on learning some new songs, but so far that's the only one that's stuck.
We're working on making your pacifier be something you use only when you're sleeping or hurt. So far, you've never gotten angry when I've taken it from you and I hope that continues.
This month you had your first sick visit to the doctor. We thought you just had allergies, but then your coughing got pretty bad, especially at night, and you would scream each time you coughed so we knew something wasn't quite right. Turns out you had your very first ear infection and the pressure from the cough was hurting your ears, making you scream. You got some "bubble gum medicine" and you were as good as new in a few days. I've never seen a child who loves to take medicine as much as you.
You're holding strong with your two bottom teeth. You've been showing all the signs that more are on the way for a month, but none of them have broken through the skin and I can't tell where they're going to be. I guess it will just have to be a surprise.
You have an infectious smile. People stop us everywhere we go to tell us how precious and happy you are. I love watching you stare at people until they look at you just so you can smile at them. You have no idea how much joy you bring to everyone around you. I pray you'll always have the sweet, joyful innocence that you have now.
In just a few short weeks we'll be celebrating your first birthday, wow!
