11 Months!

I can't believe we're at 11 months already. In only a few short weeks Lily will be one year old. Everyone has told me how quickly this time passes, and I really did believe them, it just passes even more quickly than I would prefer. Lily is so busy now. She's into everything! Here are some of her best busy moments from the past week....

Chasing the cat into the bathroom. Poor Daisy could only escape Lily's eager reach by jumping up on the counter. Lily soon forgot about the cat after she pinched her fingers in the drawer. Speaking of drawers....

Drawers are Lily's latest obsession. She opens every drawer she can and promptly empties the drawer of its contents. So helpful! On this day, she decided to make just enough room in the drawer to fit herself. Something tells me I won't be taking pictures of this when she's five.

And here's the princess "feeding" herself. Mommy stepped away from the high chair to scold the dog and Lily took matters into her own hands...and mouth...and hair! Notice the same pajamas in the above three photos. Lily was very busy that day.

After drawers, the next thing that captures Lily's attention the most is dog food. She is constantly trying to eat it, play with it, serve it to the dog, put it in her toys...you name it. If Mommy forgets to put up the dog food before Lily is out of bed, this is what happens. What you can't see from the photo is that Lily's cheeks are filled with dog food.

She can stand up on her own now. It doesn't last long. She gets excited that she did it, claps for herself and falls over backwards. Then she cries and goes back to crawling. She prefers to run along the furniture, hold our hands, or hold onto the dog and walk with her. We think she'll be walking very soon.

Other 11 month happenings:

• she can say uh-oh, no, da da, daddy (which is really doggie), ma ma, ba ba (bottle), and hi!
• she can also say a word that sounds like a swear word that starts with 's' and ends with 't'....we're so proud!
• she can wave hello and goodbye
• she loves to turn the pages of her books by herself
• she loves to sing and dance to music
• favorite song is "Put a Ring on It/All the Single Ladies" by Beyonce
• favorite food is vanilla yogurt
• favorite activity is climbing the stairs
• things she can't sleep without: her pacifier and her stuffed monkey
  

She is always falling and bonking into things now. It is so sad to see her cry and get frustrated as she's learning to walk and negotiate her surroundings. In general she is such a happy baby - always glad to meet new people and interact with others. If only she could stay a baby just a bit longer.