This little sailor is 11 months old. I just can't believe it. Just one more month and we can say we "survived" the first year! (And I will just say right now thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone that inspired me to start and keep up this blog. I can't imagine trying to remember it all without this history! I'm sure Sarah will thank you as well.)
Sarah continues to be the cutest thing on the planet. All I have to do is look at her and my heart melts with her smiles, her babbles, and ... well ... everything she does! Sarah has been especially busy this month - she learns so much every day.
At 11 Months Sarah is:
* Standing up all by herself. She can do this for several seconds at a time.
* Taking her first steps. She doesn't get too far without support, but she will take a couple of steps on her own before she drops to her knees and takes off crawling. Mommy and Sarah practice walking/running around the apartment. I take her hands in mine and off we go. She's quite good at this game. I'm taking advantage of being the walking helper - I know it's only a matter of time before she decides she doesn't need mommy to help her.
* Playing what we call "take out" - Sarah plays this by "taking out" the tupperware in the cupboard, plastic baggies in the drawer, papers in the recycling bin, socks in mommy's sock drawer ... We're working on the "in" game, but it's not as popular. (We are working to make our home more baby-proof.)
* Babbling - A Lot. She talks so much that I'm a little worried for when she starts to really get the whole communicating thing. She's pretty good at being a parrot and copying sounds we make. My favorite is when she pulls out books and starts to "read" them. She makes a few babbling sounds, turns the page, makes a few more sounds, turns another page, and so on. Can we say CUTE!
* Weaned. Sarah holds her own bottle like a pro. I miss the closeness, but Sarah was getting way too distracted to nurse anymore anyway. And I have to say, it's given me such a sense of freedom. I admit I don't like washing the bottles - thank heaven we have a dishwasher - but I am coping. I will be excited to be "all done" with formula next month. Sarah has taken to her sippy cups as well. Hopefully she'll be drinking milk from cups soon.
* Eating everything - well anything she sees Mommy and Daddy eat. Sarah is much more likely to eat something she has seen us eat. For example, if I wash some blueberries and put them on her tray she will just kinda play with them, but if I eat one right in front of her before putting them on her tray she immediately puts them in her mouth. The same goes for eggs, pancakes, peas, bananas, etc. There are only a couple of foods she will eat without me eating one of them first - sliced avocado and goldfish crackers.
Oh my goodness, she is growing up so fast. And I hate to tell you, but the 'in' game is almost worse than the 'take out' game! I was delighted when Brian put his toys IN the toy bin . . . less than delighted when he put the remote in the toilet, my brush in the garbage, and my keys in the teeny space behind our headboard (it was 2 months before we found them). The instinct is good, but it takes awhile to perfect the technique!!
ReplyDeleteGo Sarah!! I was just thinking about you today and what a big girl you are. (Note to mommy)I am not sure if I have mentioned this before but you can start adding milk to her bottles an ounce or two at a time so she is all milk by the time she is one. Of course you should check with her docter to make sure but I did it with the girls and they didnt have a problem.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree with Mama Cow on the adding milk to bottles thing. It took Laura about a month to take the cow milk well. Yay! Yay for goldfish--Laura loves them too. You just wait until Sarah says "fish" for them. It is the cutest thing ever!
ReplyDeleteShe is a doll! I think most kids LOVE the 'take out' game-but for some reason they NEVER really take to the 'put back' game. :0)
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