- She's started trying out standing on her own, and can balance herself for a good 5-10 seconds before she ever so slowly lowers herself to the ground, it seems walking is in her near future :)
- We're fairly certain we can say her first word (or words) is "A da" (translation "a dog"). One of the books we read multiple times each day is a peek-a-boo book and she LOVES the dog in the book and we think she thinks it's Sierra. The book says "A Dog!", so we think that's why she's picked up the phrase. At dinner she continually looks down at Sierra and Mozart saying "A da!" "A da!"...then she feeds them...no wonder they love her!
- Her second phrase is "ahh dah!" (translation: "all done"). While she does say this during feedings, she also seems to think it works for stopping other things she's not enjoying (i.e during diaper changes, she often looks up at me and very emphatically says "AHH DAH!", nope, sorry sweetie, you are not all done till the new diaper is on! :) ).
- She has begun to love the games of peek-a-boo and chase daddy around the island in the kitchen (see here) and her laugh is infectious, she was never much of a giggly/laughing baby, so it is fun to hear her laughs now :)
- She is a tall baby girl, I am looking forward to seeing how tall at her one-year appt. She weighs close to 19 pounds, so she's still a light-weight little thing, but people often are surprised at her age because she's so tall she looks a little older.
- She transitioned to her "big girl" car seat this past weekend. I wasn't quite ready to let go of the infant car seat, but she is quite happy sitting up a bit higher in her new seat.
- She has now been successful in sleeping through the night and napping without her swaddle (for almost five weeks now!). We were a bit worried about this transition, because she really loved to be swaddled up, but she did very well and seems to be enjoying sprawling out in her crib.
- And finally, Brie is our little fish! She and I started doing "swim lessons" this month and she LOVES it. She loves to kick, splash, and fall into the pool (especially if there is a duck or ball enticing her). She has NO fear (which is good and bad!) and even loves to be dunked. We're having a great time and I'll be sad when the month is over!
Wait, what? Time for 11 month photos already? No way mommy!!
I love that you can see her dimple in this shot because you can tell she's got her mischievous little grin on her face!
The best shot of the night :)
She eventually decided reading (i.e. eating) books would be more fun than posing for pictures
And the photo time ended with some fun rocking the glider, another favorite game right now. Looking forward to our 1-year photo shoot with a professional...who I KNOW can get some good shots of this little whipper-snapper :)!
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