Paytin at 11 Months

My baby is just a few weeks shy of turning one and she is growing up be fore my very eyes. While my usual "I can't believe how fast time goes" spiel is still true, the other truth is that Paytin is growing up before my very eyes. I'll have to look back at my monthly posts to see if I am a broken record, but I feel like this past month has been the biggest month of growth for Paytin. Both our kids take their time in their skills and it seems like this month Paytin really exceeded what I thought she was going to accomplish. She did it all on her own, without prompting, and it just left me in wonder and amazement at what tiny accomplished little people we have on our hands. This might not be making a lot of sense, but what I'm trying to get out, is that Paytin is just becoming her own little person with her own little personality to boot and it makes my heart swell to see her fun and energetic personality come to life!

Here's some of my girl's stats for this 11 month go round:

• Paytin is still wearing size 3 diapers, 6-12, and 12-18 month old clothing.
• She still nurses about 3-4 times a day, and takes 3-4 bottles of formula a day depending on the day (no she doesnt eat 8 times a day, lol).
• She loves to snack and particularly still loves her baby cheese puffs the most.
• She still eats baby good when I can get her too, but prefers bottles or finger foods.
• On average she sleeps around 10 hours a night waking up once in the early morning (5:30ish) and going back to sleep. She usually naps twice a day, but somtimes only once.
• She pulls anything off of her that she can, so socks, shoes, and hairclips are all a lost cause on most days.
• She has her signature scrunchie face smile, and makes scrunchie faces whenver she is happy or excited about something.
• She lets me know she is getting tired by starting to suck her thumb and in most situations she goes down without any fuss.
• She still does her own funky crawl, but throws in a regular crawl every now and then, she can pull to the kneeling position on toys now and can stand (while being watched closely) and hold onto furniture.
• The funnest developments this month are Paytin's signs and words. Paytin started things off by learning how to wave "Hi" and "Bye" at the beginning of this month. She does it a TON, but wont do it if its a new person, or if she's tired or grumpy. She claps now, and can sign "more" if she wants too. She says Mama, and has started to say Ba for Brayden and tries to say Ball too. She imitates us ALL the time, so I know more words are on the horizon. It's been fun seeing her beginning to communicate!
• She still gets bored very easily and constantly has to be entertained, and redirected! I've heard from lots of friends that it's a girl thing!
• She is still in love with her big brother and is always trying to wrestle with him, tackle him, grab his hair or his ears, bite him, take his toys, etc. It's hilarious and most of the time it's Brayden that ends up needing the protection ;-).
• She still has NO teeth. No one can believe it, but Brayden didn't at this point either. Brayden has super healthy teeth and I've been told the babies that get their teeth later seem to have healthier ones, so hopefully that stays the case!
• She loves to take a bath and LOVES to play with water.
• She isn't a fan of the grass, which Brayden wasn't either at this point, and does so so with the sun, even though she rips her hats and sunglasses off.
• Daddy is still the apple of her eye and he gets the most waves, most smiles, and best undivided attention from her. She is relentless in getting to him and getting his attention when he gets home from work! It's SO sweet!
• She still doesnt really have separation problems from me at all and seems to love everyone around her. It's a huge blessingand I love her outgoing personality.
• She still doesnt love the car or her carseat either.

Ok thats all I can think of for now! Now it's time to start planning her FIRST birthday party! AHH!