11 Months has had great parts and not so great parts (see sleeeeeep). Here it is:
Marjorie:
-started pulling herself up to stand. She'll occasionally let go and stand there alone and she'll occasionally take a couple of steps while holding on. That started the day we left from our visit in NC.
-has such a fun personality. When she's happy, she's happy and makes sure everyone around her knows it. She loves going out and finding people to flirt with. I think she gets grumpy when we're inside all day because she hasn't had other people to flirt with. She still is a little timid with physical things--if she falls a little hard or bonks her head, there's no "uh oh, you're okay!" trying to get her to get over it quickly. She is hurt and she will be comforted!
-SLEEP! why is this the never ending saga with our girl? Last month, she was regularly sleeping through the night. This month has been a complete disaster. She started waking up every two hours, and at first it was because we were traveling and then we came back and I thought she was still teething and then we all had colds and then it was just torture. This weekend we decided we couldn't go on any more and let her cry it out one night...it was a very long night but the next night she slept almost 6 hours sooo let's hope that trend continues!
-still loves books. They are her favorite activity. She will spend 20-30 minutes pulling out all the books on the shelf and flipping through them. If she's being grumpy, I just have to sit on the floor and beckon her to me and she'll crawl right into my lap in order to be read to.
-interacting more with other babies during play group, but definitely prefers adults still because adults always respond to her winning smile : )
-has two bottom teeth. I think some more are trying to make their appearance, but no nubs yet
-still in 9 month clothes because she is my ity bity baby
-eating three solid meals a day and no more purees at all. I do try and get her to eat from a pouch when we're out and about since that is so much easier. She has decided she doesn't like anything green so veggies are a struggle already. I didn't think this would be a problem yet. I'll put some peas or green beans on her tray and she eats everything else but that. She really likes any carbs (of course), mandarin oranges, peaches, and quesadillas (I try hiding veggies in those).
-still nursing after every nap and has been all night long. But if night times are normal, she nurses at 5am, 7am, 11am, 3pm, maybe 7pm before bed and 10pm.
Mom:
-this month has just been so hard with the sleep thing. We've all been grumpy and tired. It's hard to want to do anything more than just sleep through all her naps, which feels frustrating because at 11 months, I thought we'd be sleeping!
-um tired... that's all I can think about...
-well she's been really fun and it feels more like I have a buddy when I'm going out and about which makes running errands and doing things more fun
-I feel like we're in a good groove other than the not sleeping thing. It makes me feel like I'm back in the newborn cave.
She looks super tired in these pics because she decided to cry inconsolably for two hours the night before.
Marjorie:
-started pulling herself up to stand. She'll occasionally let go and stand there alone and she'll occasionally take a couple of steps while holding on. That started the day we left from our visit in NC.
-has such a fun personality. When she's happy, she's happy and makes sure everyone around her knows it. She loves going out and finding people to flirt with. I think she gets grumpy when we're inside all day because she hasn't had other people to flirt with. She still is a little timid with physical things--if she falls a little hard or bonks her head, there's no "uh oh, you're okay!" trying to get her to get over it quickly. She is hurt and she will be comforted!
-SLEEP! why is this the never ending saga with our girl? Last month, she was regularly sleeping through the night. This month has been a complete disaster. She started waking up every two hours, and at first it was because we were traveling and then we came back and I thought she was still teething and then we all had colds and then it was just torture. This weekend we decided we couldn't go on any more and let her cry it out one night...it was a very long night but the next night she slept almost 6 hours sooo let's hope that trend continues!
-still loves books. They are her favorite activity. She will spend 20-30 minutes pulling out all the books on the shelf and flipping through them. If she's being grumpy, I just have to sit on the floor and beckon her to me and she'll crawl right into my lap in order to be read to.
-interacting more with other babies during play group, but definitely prefers adults still because adults always respond to her winning smile : )
-has two bottom teeth. I think some more are trying to make their appearance, but no nubs yet
-still in 9 month clothes because she is my ity bity baby
-eating three solid meals a day and no more purees at all. I do try and get her to eat from a pouch when we're out and about since that is so much easier. She has decided she doesn't like anything green so veggies are a struggle already. I didn't think this would be a problem yet. I'll put some peas or green beans on her tray and she eats everything else but that. She really likes any carbs (of course), mandarin oranges, peaches, and quesadillas (I try hiding veggies in those).
-still nursing after every nap and has been all night long. But if night times are normal, she nurses at 5am, 7am, 11am, 3pm, maybe 7pm before bed and 10pm.
Mom:
-this month has just been so hard with the sleep thing. We've all been grumpy and tired. It's hard to want to do anything more than just sleep through all her naps, which feels frustrating because at 11 months, I thought we'd be sleeping!
-um tired... that's all I can think about...
-well she's been really fun and it feels more like I have a buddy when I'm going out and about which makes running errands and doing things more fun
-I feel like we're in a good groove other than the not sleeping thing. It makes me feel like I'm back in the newborn cave.
She looks super tired in these pics because she decided to cry inconsolably for two hours the night before.
