Monday, April 2, 2018

11 Months :)

Wow! Where has the time gone? I can't believe our Allie-bug is almost a year old. She is just the cutest little girl and brings so much joy to our family, I don't know what we ever did without her (except sleep more, that I do remember haha). Chase and I keep commenting on how we can't believe how much she's learning and doing. She's really entering such a fun stage right now and is so much fun to be around.

This month she:

-- has continued to attempt to climb out of her high chair. It's the worst.
-- learned how to sign please, all done, and sometimes more.
-- LOVES to point at pictures on the wall and at lights and say something that sounds like "what's that?"
-- has the cutest giggle when Peyton makes her laugh really hard
-- is also sometimes absolutely terrified of Peyton haha. Truth be told she puts up with quite a bit and is starting to make it known when she's reached her limit.
-- is very close to standing up on her own. If we could let go of her without her noticing we're positive she could do it, but she's observant and very cautious.
-- eats her way through anything and everything. I still can't believe how much food she can fit inside of her.
-- is cruising along all the furniture and loves to stand up holding our legs.
-- is mostly getting up only once a night, or not at all.
-- learned how to give "kisses," they are wide open mouthed, usually with lots of slobber and attempts at talking through it haha. They're adorable all the same.
-- decided she doesn't really like bows. She'll rip them out of her hair if she notices them there
-- still hates her carseat.
-- pulls her shoes off as soon as she's in her carseat. It'd be funnier if it wasn't so annoying to put them back on ;)
-- continues to love the gym and being outside
-- has gotten adventurous in her exploring at church. The other week we lost focus for a minute and she got up 2 pews in front of us. It was a little embarrassing but mostly funny to have her passed back to us.
-- still loves bathtime with the toys and pulling all the movies and books off of the shelves.
-- is more and more interested in books. It's fun to watch her attention span grow for them.
-- still randomly starts peek-a-boo by herself and thinks she's hilarious.
-- figured out both straws and sippy cups and is a pro at both. I think it's really funny to watch her little cheeks go while she's sucking at the straws.