We had a super fun day at the beach and Farmer's Market to celebrate her 11 month marker.
It was a hot and sunny day so spending time in water was a must.
Can't believe my baby is almost one!
Oh man, life with Blakely just keeps getting more and more fun the older she gets. Her little personality is sure shinning through these days more than ever. She is such a happy and bright spot in our lives, I can't imagine our home without her!
She is still such a social little butterfly! She loves being around people (at a distance, she doesn't really like strangers holding her) and becomes totally entranced by crowds. She waves and says "ha" (which means "hi") to every person, car, bird, dog....pretty much anything! She can wave with both hands but when she's excited she gets both arms going. She waves "hello" and "goodbye" and also waves for "nitenite" and "rock-a-by". (I think that last one just sounds like bye so she thinks it's time to wave but it's cute). I love her happy social and uninhibited personality, if only we all could be more like babies when we see people...
She is obsessed with the outdoors! Seriously, she wakes up every morning and crawls to the front door and does this funny little whine with her nose scrunched and her lips all puckered until we take her out for some fresh air. She either is content just hanging on the porch or insists on getting down to play in the grass and in the flowerbeds. She begs to go out through out the day also or she is sad if she is left inside while one of us goes out. We went camping last weekend and she was so happy playing in the dirt, rocks, mud, water and weeds. She was so upset when we brought her inside. She just absolutely loves being outside!
She is still just crawling everywhere. We keep thinking that one of these days she'll decide to walk but it hasn't yet. She prefers walking while holding our hands. She primarily just uses one hand to walk now and we really don't do much but doesn't realize that. She will take a step or two by herself and can stand for bit but she freaks herself out or spazes and falls. Lately she has figured out how to stand up from a sitting position so we think she's getting it all figured out. Who knows? We'll see what she decides to do.
She still just has her upper and lower incisors but I'm pretty sure she's going to start cutting her molars soon. I can feel all four bumps so I'm sure with our luck they will all cut at once!
Blakely is still sleeping like a champ! She still takes her morning and afternoon naps that are two hours long each-awesome! She hits the hay at 8:00 at night and sleeps anywhere from 6-7:30 in the morning. We are so lucky!
She is still a jabbery little thing and is so LOUD! She talks non-stop and she makes conversation with us. She will crawl around looking for "Da" all day and she says "maaa ma ma" when she is mad, hungry, or tired. She is still growling up a storm and will growl at the pups to get their attention and she growls when she plays. Sometimes she growls when she's frustrated ( think she gets that from me). She makes all sorts of silly fun noises!
She loves the dogs! Seriously, she is smitten with Boog and is obsessed with Brutus. Boog tolerates her and Brutus is not a huge fan of her pulling his hair, tail and eyes. When the dogs are playing she crawls around laughing and tries to get in the mix of the "playing". Unfortunately they always move away when she gets close but she just thinks it's funny and follows. Its' so cute to watch.
It's so fun to watch her learn and grow! It's incredible how much she is understanding right now and she is just soooo smart. I can't wait to see what kind of awesome things she'll be doing during this next month.
Loves the Dogs
Loves being outside
Sleeps like a champ!
Loves trying new foods and is still on formula
She had some sweets and LOVES them
Eats: rocks, grass, weeds, sand
Freaks out to have her face wiped
Drinks out of a straw
Freaks out and goes insane when we change her diaper - seriously, we need an intervention
Loves playing in the grass in water
Tickle tortures Daddy and she thinks she's pretty hilarious
Has bitten us a couple time-not out of anger but rather, just testing out her teeth
Wants the dogs to tackle her and lick her-yuck
Cries to go outside
Is an AWESOME little traveler
Loves Baby Einstein
Prefers anything other than her toys
Thinks "NO NO" is a hilarious game
Waves "Hi", "Bye" and "Nite"
Clings to Mom and Dad
Starting to get into Mischief
Friendly-Loves people
Is like a little "Clock"-she only gets grumpy at nap time, mealtime and bedtime
She is getting big! But I think she is still petite since she is still wearing a lot of 9 month and some 6 month stuff.
Her dimple is a touch more prevalent
Just so much fun!
Blakely and Liam watching the otters swim!
