Happy 11 Months Carys

Carys turned 11 months a few days ago (i'm a little late b/c we just got home from the beach; i'll tell you about our trip in my next post)

she weighs a little over 17 lbs... we had a few set backs last month with her getting sick twice and teething so she lost a little bit of weight but gained it back plus a few more ounces

she was measured a few weeks ago and was a little over 26 inches... she's finally getting taller!!

our happy baby loves crawling around every where and getting into anything that looks interesting to her (which is everything)... today she ate some cat food, i couldn't get it out of her hand fast enough and she shoved it in her mouth... and seemed to enjoy it, lol!

she loves playing with these things (i don't know what they're called, door stoppers?) 

 she hasn't started walking by herself yet... she's taken a few steps and will stand without holding onto anything for a few seconds. but she doesn't seem to be in any rush to walk. i can tell she wants to but she's still unsure. which is fine with me bc when she starts walking i know i won't be able to confine her in her little play area anymore

she's a talker, well... a babbler i should say, she can't say any real words yet. but she is babbling from the time she wakes up until she goes to sleep, sometimes she "talks" in her sleep. when people meet her for the first time they always say, "she's a talker!" and i say "yup, just like her daddy!"

she has "conversations" with us and she'll use had gestures and shrug her shoulders, its so funny

she still only has 2 teeth but her top two teeth are coming in, she has been teething like crazy and she is not a happy baby when she's teething! she is very cranky and chews on EVERYTHING 

Is it possible for an 11 month old to have temper tantrums? If Carys doesn't get her way she has a mini meltdown, like if we take something away from her that she's not supposed to be playing with she'll throw herself on the floor and start crying. even if she is playing by herself and gets frustrated with a toy she gets upset.

i already have anxiety about the terrible twos. 

but she is soooo cute you can never get mad at her, unless its 5am and she's been crying in her crib for 20 minutes for no reason... yeah, she's been doing that lately

another new thing she's been doing recently is imitating people. its so much fun to play with her and make silly sounds and have her imitate you. just today at the chiropractor, we were in the waiting area and this little girl sighed and then of course Carys had to sigh too... I just started laughing, she seriously cracks me up all the time!

Happy 11 Months Carys! you are growing into such a beautiful human being, inside and out. you put a smile on my face every single day :)

*more adorable beach pictures to come in my next post!

nap on the couch

big girl drinking from a straw

Carys still doesn't hold her own bottle or sippy cup. well she holds her sippy cups but hasn't really figured out that she has to tilt her head back to drink from it. so i always have to hold it for her when she wants some water. 

i bought a sippy cup with a straw thinking it would take some time for her to learn how to drink from it, but i figured it would help her learn how to hold her own cup.

but after a couple of minutes of giving it to her, she figured out how to drink from the straw

its probably not a big deal to most people, but little things like this make me so excited! i told her she was "such a big girl, and so smart"

i could tell she was really excited about the straw too, i've never seen her drink that much water in one sitting... i had to take the cup away from her so should would eat her lunch

puffs

here is what happens when you give a baby a bowl of puffs...

 

she made a mess but she was so happy!

Play date with Isabelle

yesterday Carys and I went to my cousin Sebnem's house for a play date with her 8 month old daughter Isabelle...

Carys had so much fun! we hadn't been over there since they were teeny tiny babies, so it was great seeing them together again.

they are only 2 months apart so i can't wait to watch them grow up together, i know they will be great friends!

tofu!!

she loves it so much she has to wipe it all over her face and head...and shirt. notice how she's not wearing a bib? this is not by MY choice, but by hers. she hates wearing bibs now and I have to fight with her to keep them on. as soon as she seems me coming at her with a bib she starts waving her arms so i can't even get close to her to put it on... it makes me laugh every time.

fun at the library

I've been taking Carys to different baby classes at our local libraries. They read books and sing fun songs. Carys has a great time and it's always fun seeing her interact with other babies. Here she is this morning at one of the classes...

i took the pictures with my phone b/c i didn't want to whip out my camera during the middle of the class but Carys was so cute, i just had to take some pics!