11 Months

Griffin Jane -

How in the world are we already at this point...11 months!?!?! I feel like I just blinked and you changed. But, oh how I love the changes and the growing and the sweet, spunky little girl you are becoming. We are in for a world of adventure with you baby sister!!

You are becoming the funniest, sassiest, messiest, and (of course) cutest little girl ever! Sometimes I wonder if you know you are being funny and cute, and you are doing it on purpose. I love that we are starting to see your little personality come out, and I can't wait to see how it develops even more.

Some of the silly things you are doing now that I don't want to forget are: clapping (when we say "yay"), pointing to and touching our noses when we ask you to, and (my favorite) giving kisses ("sugars") when asked always with an open mouth (and sometimes a little tongue!).

You are busy in the mobility department too. You are a master crawler/scooter and I don't really think you will ever do an actual crawl (hands and knees) because you get where you need to get doing it your way just fine. You have finally mastered getting into a sitting position on your own (I thought you would never do this!). And you are getting better and better at pulling up on stuff to get into a standing position. In the past week you have began walking around things while holding on (the couch, the coffee table, etc.) and every day you get a little more brave about that.

You still don't have a single tooth in that little mouth of yours, but that hasn't stopped you from trying to eat anything we put in front of you. We have learned, however, that you definitely prefer eating whatever we are eating instead of baby food (and I don't blame you at all for that!). We have also learned that if we are eating or snacking, we better be prepared to share with you whatever we have. You still have three bottles a day (half milk, half formula) but we have started replacing the mid-day bottle sometimes with lunch and you are totally fine with that.

Thanks for making me a girl mom, sweet Griffin. Mommy loves you forever and always. Sugars! XOXO

Mommy

10 Months

My sweet girl - 10 months old! You are (all too quickly) approaching that one year mark that makes you seem too grown up for me. Slow down, please!

You have been on the move this month, each day getting quicker and perhaps a little more brave. You love to explore every single spot in the house, and somehow you always manage to find those spots with the most tiny little things (read: leaves, rocks, dirt, crumbs) to pick up and "taste". As a result, we have spent lots of time fishing little treasures out of your mouth!

One exciting development this month has been your sleeping. Luckily, over the past month, you have (finally) retained a very good night time sleeping routine that has been mostly consistent (about 90% - which I'll take!). You (usually) sleep around 12 hours at night with one small wake-up time that includes a very small bottle sometime during that 12 hours. After the struggles we have had with your schedule, I will take this!

You still don't have a single tooth, but that hasn't stopped you from eating anything and everything we offer you. Your favorites include anything you can pick up yourself, but you are also a big fan of yogurt and applesauce. You started drinking whole milk from a sippy cup this month too, with breakfast and sometimes for an afternoon snack. All your bottles are now a mix of formula and whole milk, so hopefully over the next month we might transition to all milk (and save a little $$!).

You have quite the personality, and I can't wait to see that grow and develop more and more. Will you be shy and timid like you big brother? Will you be silly and social like (no one in our house!)? Will you be sarcastic? Funny? Stubborn? The possibilities and endless, but I know that no matter what you will be exactly who you are supposed to be.

I love you forever and always, Griffin girl. Thanks for making me a girl mom! XOXO