How can it be that my baby girl Ella will be 1 year old in a month?? It's a shock to me! For those of you that don't have a 2nd child, it goes so much faster with #2 than with your first. I would describe Ella at 11 months old as very pleasant & independent. She's pretty much over that cuddly baby phase *sniff, sniff* and she's constantly on the go trying to do whatever Jessica is doing. She can crawl really fast & can use a walker & cruise around furniture very well. She can stand all by herself, but sometimes falls & gets mad at us like we pushed her. She actually took her first "true" steps on April 11, 2012, just a few days shy of her 11 month birthday. She had pulled herself up on the couch & was cruising around. I happened to be down on the floor picking up toys (I know, shocker??) when she all of a sudden took 3 little steps over to me. Then Dada came over & she took about 5 big steps over to him grinning as big as she could---very exciting for a baby girl! She's beginning to enjoy books, especially the lift the flap books or the touch & feel books. It's tough trying to divide my attention so that Ella gets her special time as an individual like Jessie did at that age, but I do try. It is made easier by the fact that she's really very happy crawling around exploring her world right now. She's getting all 4 top from teeth right now, so we've had some teething issues, but it looks like most of them are almost through. I know I'm a little obsessive when it comes to documenting the girls' childhoods, but it seems like Ella really likes to play dress up for me & to have her pictures taken. She's eating all table foods independently, which is much easier for me and basically wants whatever her sister has to eat. She's drinking water from a sippy cup very well, even better than Jessie did at this age. She likes a paci when she naps or sleeps at night, but otherwise doesn't care for it. She's still in a size 4 diaper & is around 20 lbs or so. Still sleeping around 12 hrs. per night (this mama is so thankful for that). She's wearing 12 or 12-18 month clothes. She no longer likes to be rocked at night & prefers to put herself to sleep in her crib (although it is an easier bedtime routine, I do kind of miss rocking her at night). She's so happy when we come to get her out of her crib in the mornings or after her nap & is usually standing & smiling ear to ear. As you'll see in the pics I took of her, her face is so expressive. She has the funniest little goblin grin right now when she smiles or laughs. Very thankful for another healthy & happy month with our beautiful little Ella. Enjoy some pics I took of her to document 11 months!
***I'll be on a blog vacation this week due to my parents visiting, I'll have plenty of pics to share next week--so check back!***
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| I laughed out loud when I looked at this one on my computer--apparently angry about something |
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| Love the light & composition of this one |
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| One of my favs |
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| Fianlly, some smiles (or little goblin grins, whatever you want to say) |
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| When she laughs or gets really excited this is the face we see |
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| Look at the little teeth on top ;) |
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| She was saying "dada" over & over, don't know why |
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| Beautiful baby girl ;) |
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| This is so Ella, she always raising her arms or pointing |
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| The sun was a little bright, but she's still a cutie |
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| My little stinkweed |
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| She's like, "what, mama??" |
