11 months old!

Little Miss Charlotte Grace is 11 months old! She is quite the busy bee getting into all sorts of exciting things around the house & keeping us entertained : )

Here is a little snippet of what Charlotte can do:

• pulls up on everything & cruises along the couch & coffee table
• dances to music by bouncing & waving one hand in the air like she is riding a bull
• feeds herself 95% of the time with her left hand
• encourages Bennett to chase his tail by clapping & screaming loudly
• feeds Bennett & Bella little snacks from the high chair when she thinks no one is watching
• walks with the walker
• says "Bear", "Dog", "Ruff", "Mama" & "Dada" -some words much more frequently than others & only when she wants to...no prompting!
• does sign language for "hat" & "milk" very well, "more" & "please" on occasion, & "eat" yesterday for the first time when we were taking communion ...haha...love it!
• has stood up from sitting 4 times & lasted for no more than 8 seconds before crashing to the ground
• claps when we say "yea!"
• puts her thumb in her mouth as soon as we say "do you want to go nite nite" even if it is not time to go nite nite
• pretends to eat pieces of food from my hand
• laughs when her Daddy does the noise a horsey makes....he does a really good horse impression!
• nods her head for "yes" & shakes it wildly for "no"
• sleeps 12 hours at night with 2 naps a day
• eats more than I do....not really but I am shocked at how much she can get in her little belly!
• bananas are definitely the most favorite for Char. In any toy food set she plays with at friends houses, the banana is quickly identified & remains in her hand for the rest of the time playing. There is also a banana hanging from the top of her jumperoo that she pulls down & chews on. On vacation, she pulled an entire banana out of my backpack & was chewing on the outside : )

Here she is with the new favorite toy at our house. We borrowed it from her friend Matilda. It plays many lovely songs that cause her to dance...hopefully I can capture it on video soon & share it with you all.

Here she is at lunch today with yogurt all over her face. This is the usual face when the meal is over. It lasts for a split second & then she is fine : )

We love her....we love her.....we love her! She is a joy to be around & a constant reminder of God's faithfulness to us. One more month and we will be celebrating a very special birthday for this little one!