11 Months Old

Climbing up to her launching point.

Thinking about it...

A few steps on her own. More and more each day. Look out world, here she comes!

Abby turned 11 months old last Friday and is quickly on her way to chasing Alex all over this house! She took a few steps on her own at Thanksgiving and has been taking two-three here and there between the ottoman and the couch.

She still has 2 teeth and her absolute favorite thing to do is play with Alex. Luckily, he loves the attention she gives him and it works out well for both of them. He takes good care of her and is always quick to spot when she's getting into something she shouldn't. She's loving finger foods and likes to try whatever we are having at mealtime. She has learned how to turn on the animated Christmas decorations (the dancing Hallmark types) and likes to dance along with them.

Abby does not like the cold weather and vocalizes her displeasure as we bundle her up and carry her from the car to our destination du jour. She finally is interested in some shows such as Sesame Street or the Baby Einstein DVDs, which did come in handy on our drive to OH for Thanksgiving! 15-20 minutes is her attention span at this point :)

She does not have much stranger anxiety anymore and does well with sitters, relatives, and in the gym nursery. She loves to follow Alex and his friends around! This time last year we were joking about how we'd have a little one getting into the Christmas tree and all the decorations this holiday season, how true!