Angie- 11 months old!

My baby girl is 11 months old tomorrow! At her last Dr.'s apt (for 9 month check....which actually occurred at 10 months) she was 19 lbs. Don't remember her height....except that she's still in the 75th percentile. 50th for weight....incase you were curious. Some things about Angie:

- She won't eat baby food anymore! This is very frustrating for me....because I have to start "THINKING" about what I'm going to feed her....instead of just grabbing a jar. Caleb NEVER did that. He always just ate what I gave him. And with the teeth not coming till he was 2.....he had baby food for a long time. Much longer than Angie. Well....the video kinda speaks for itself. If you DO put baby food in her mouth....she sticks her hand in her mouth and sticks out her tongue like she's trying to whipe it off.....till she gags. So frustrating.


-Food she LOVES: green beans! I can open a can and cut each bean in half (still a little too long for her) and let her feed herself (lets just say some days....we're STILL working on this one with Caleb......first child syndrome I think....except it's all my fault. ) Anyway. Also bread, canned carrots, and nilla wafers. As you can tell....I'm still exploring my options on what she can eat.

-She has 2 teeth.....soon to be 4. Like....maybe tomorrow or the next day. She got her first tooth....about a month ago. And just today, the top left broke through. The right is only days behind. And the other bottom tooth looks like it's coming in too. It's so exciting to see those little things come in!! She's gonna look so cute with front teeth! (Something we're STILL waiting to see on Caleb). Sorry this picture isn't very good....

-She crawls, stands, and climbs. She still doesn't like to take any steps. if you're holding her heands she's practically running. But one hand.....maybe 2 steps. Standing with no hands......she sits. Or leans forward and lets you catch her.
-She puts EVERYTHING in her mouth. I guess that's typical for her age....but I am ALWAYS fishing something out of her mouth! Some of her favorite treats off the floor include: Anything Caleb drops from the counter. Wrappers. Marbles, coins, sunflower seeds that never made it into the trash. Dry broken ramen noodles. Rocks.....LOTS of rocks. And my personal favorite.....dryer lint. Ick. -If Dad and Caleb start wrestling on the floor.....she starts screaming and growling. She'll come and wrestle too if she's on the floor. If I'm holding her.....she starts to wiggle and wave her arms. She KNOWS it's playtime!
- She LOVES faces. Meaning....she likes to hit your face. I don't remember Caleb being like this. If you talk to her and she gets excited for the attention.....she starts waving her arms, and hitting your face. It's like her thing......except it hurts sometimes.

-She's learning some sign language. She knows "More" and "please". And just the other day, she did the sign AND said "mama" when she wanted me to pick her up.

-She ADORES Caleb. Caleb and her wrestle and roll on the floor all the time. I ALWAYS think he's gonna make her cry.....but she never does. I'm sure it's because she's getting attention from him, and doesn't really care that he's pulling a limb or pinning her down. I'm sure that will change in the future.

-Angie has already given us two trips to the Emergency Room. (That's two more than Caleb.) First when she fell off the kitchen counter on her head. Second in the middle of the night for Croupe. LOVE how those Hospital bills came 2 months before we changed insurance policies. AUGH.

-She loves her NUK. And she has a cute little habbit when sucking on her NUK. She tucks the lanyard between the nuk and her mouth. Always. Every time. Never fails. Sometimes she'll even rub the lanyard against her face. But if she's off to do something, she tucks it first and then goes. Observe in this video here:

I know I say this ALL THE TIME, but I still feel like I just brought her home. She's such a joy too have in our home. Like Caleb, she's quite mild mannered. I'm grateful to say that my kids really aren't that high-maintenance. Oh they have their moments....but I think all kids do. We never really have screaming fits or temper tantrums. Angie only cries if she needs something. She's never whiney, and has a smile to light up any room. I love my baby girl!