11 Months!

Vivi turned 11 months old while we were vacationing in Angel Fire, New Mexico! Can you believe that next month we will be celebrating her first birthday! This year has gone by so quickly and it has been the best and most rewarding year of our lives. She is getting so big and so smart! It is just amazing to see those little wheels working. Here is what she is doing at 11 months:

• Weighs about 21 pounds.
• Has 6 teeth! Getting those 4 upper teeth have given her the cutest little grin, and she knows how to chew with her front teeth. and 4 are almost fully in on the top.
• Still likes to watch Wonder Pets! and LOVES the theme song. She smiles every time she hears it. She also loves Moose on NickJr and is also really into Blues Clues.
• Still goes to bed at 8:30 but has started waking up at 8. This morning she even slept until 9! Can you believe it!
• Puts herself to sleep every night and at nap time, although sometimes there are tears involved.
• Takes one morning and one afternoon nap like clockwork.
• LOVES food! She is pretty much eating everything we eat. Some of her favorites are watermelon, grilled cheese, and blueberries. She also dances in her highchair when she is eating something yummy, its so cute!
• Loves her blankie.
• Has great taste in music. Sometimes we will catch her "shaking her booty" and dancing to music on TV.
• Loves her brother Drake! She is working on throwing the ball for him.
• Loves going for walks in her stroller. She is so interested in the world around her.
• Your blackberry/iphone/ipad is her favorite toy.
• LOVES other babies. And loves to look at herself in the mirror. She has recently started kissing herself in the mirror.
• Loves reading books. We have a book worm on our hands! We just got the cutest book in Taos, In My Pond which is so cute! She loves the goldfish.
• Loves to exercise her vocal chords. She says "Dada, Da (dog), Mama." Mama is a new addition to her vocabulary
• Is still learning baby sign language. She just learned "more" and is using it often.
• Sits up like a big girl!
• Is crawling EVERYWHERE! Using a barricade is useless, we just chase her everywhere!
• Can pull up like a pro, with one hand sometimes and can walk around the furniture. She can walk when holding on to your hands and can stand up on her own. I swear walking/running is just around the corner!
• Loves to be outside, especially when she is in her Johnny jump up.
• Is still in size 3 diaper.
• Is wearing 6-9 shirts and dresses, and 12 month clothes.
• Loves when Daddy sings one of his many made up songs.
• Can wave bye-bye and clap her hands!
• Some nicknames include: Princess Peanut, Peanutsky, Princessca, Vivs, Miss V