Baby Girl: 11 Months

Goodness! Girlfriend is getting opinionated. She's still sweet as ever but likes to throw a little tantrum when she deems it necessary. She really loves throwing herself backwards onto hard surfaces, that is everyone's favorite.  She still loves her brother like no one's business and still takes great naps. She is just a bundle of joy.

We attended my family reunion. Brynn loved being outside and crawling around in the grass and dirt.

She's getting braver and climbing up on everything.

She chewed on her first stadium chair while watching the Bee's game.

She was introduced to the bouncer and loved it as long as someone was playing with her.

She's really great at feeding herself.

And she's quite insistent that she feeds herself. First snowcone at a stake activity.

She loves watermelon.

We moved into our house and she loved playing with all the long-lost toys.

Sweet shades!

She discovered her tongue.

Likes

baby wipes
her family
baths
tickles

Hates

diaper changes
being put in her sleep sack before naps
getting dressed

Happy 11 Months, Baby Girl!

Weight: about 20 pounds

Height: about 27.5 inches

Clothing Size: 9-12 months, some 12-18 months

Diaper Size: Still in cloth diapers but pretty sure she'd be in a size 3.

Milestones: Moved to big girl car seat, 1 new tooth (right lateral incisor), stands/balances on own for about 10 seconds at a time, sleeping through the night(!!!)

Eating: Nurses when she wakes up and wants breakfast almost immediately afterwards, eats lunch and dinner with the family, loves to feed herself (most food makes it to the floor a few times before she actually gets it to her mouth), nurses right before bed.

Sleeping: Still naps twice a day for about 2 hours each time, sleeping through the night mostly (7:30pm-7am, sometimes wakes up between 3am & 5am to nurse then goes back down). Blackout curtains and her own room did the trick.

Communication: Lots of "dada", yells, gets really excited and yells even louder, talkative when tired, blows raspberries, sometimes says "bu bu" while waving.

Nicknames: Brynnie, Brynners, Baby Girl, baby

*Tate's 11 month update

Baby H.--11 Months

Oh my.  This kid.

These pictures are getting more and more difficult to get...such a wiggly baby...with a big ol' diaper butt.

He is eating more and more real food.  This kid loves tuna fish sandwiches.  Tuna, pickles, bread...what could be better?

He's started sleeping more on his stomach and he crosses his feet...melt my heart.

We went swimming for the first time this month.  In the pool with a swimming suit on he was a little unsure...naked in my mom's backyard in a baby pool?  Just a freezing bath tub.  It was awesome.  Though his face doesn't really show how much he liked it.

Large floatation devices are obviously used for chewing not floating.

He looked so cute while sleeping.

He also sometimes looked really creepy.

He's asleep...with his eyes open.  Creep.

He's starting to master page turning...it's difficult, people.

He celebrated the 4th of July like a true American...lounging, eating and wearing patriotic clothes.

He's becoming more and more mobile. He learned to go up stairs in about 3 tries at my mom's house.

We went to J Dawgs one night for date night and Husband decided giving Baby H sauerkraut was a good idea...Baby H. agreed.

*one day when blogger lets me add videos from my phone again I will put a video of him eating the sauerkraut.  Until then you have to believe that's what he's eating in this photo.

Baby has 5 teeth now and he likes to chew on just about everything.  He's even taken chunks out of the rind of watermelon.

We tried swimming a few more times and by the 4th try he really liked it even though he was exhausted and hungry.

What a good grandma...getting in the pool with her clothes on just to make Baby happy.

Baby H. is definitly a walker.  He walks everywhere.  The only time he crawls now is to get to a surface that will help him stand up.  He still hasn't figured out how to stand up without the help of something but I'm sure it's coming soon.  He's also started real crawling occasionally.  Oh, baby...growing so fast!

Baby H. tried lots of new yummy food.  Here are a few of his favorites.

Fiv Star BBQ in Orem.  Oh, goodness.  If I lived in Utah County my waistline and bank account would be in big trouble. *Baby H. didn't actually eat the sandwich.

Strawberries: also great for making a huge mess on all exposed body parts.

I also have lots of videos but am unable to upload them...ugh.  You're all missing out.  My baby is pretty stinking cute.

Loves

applesauce

walking

talking to kids

attempting to play with kids

Hates

someone making him lie down

long drives

napping