Kate- 11 months old!

Age 11 months

Weight & Length Kate weighs around 19-20 lbs

Clothing size mostly 6-12 month clothes, but some 12-18 month clothes.

Hair  Blonde

Teeth Six (only 2 are completely in- the other 4 (all on top) are partially in

Sleeping  Kate goes to be most nights around 8 pm and sleeps until about 7 or 8 am.  Most nights she wakes around 5:30 to nurse. Kate still takes 2 naps a day (10 and 2) but seems to occasionally have a hard time falling asleep in the morning so soon may be moving to only 1 nap daily. 

Eating  Kate nurses early in the morning and then takes bottles 4x during the day. She takes bottles before AM nap, afternoon nap, around 4-5 pm and before bed. Mommy is proud to say Kate will make it to 12 months with exclusive breast milk without needing formula, and then some.  Kate really enjoys feeding herself anything.  New favorite foods are cheerios, strawberries, cheese, hummus, cottage cheese and yogurt.  She is going to start eating school lunch and snacks full time this week.   She does eat pouches occasionally but wants to be able to squeeze them herself and hold onto them herself. 

Movement   She can stand independently for a few seconds here and there, and has taken a few single independent steps into our arms but i wouldn’t really call it walking yet as she is mostly stepping into a free fall into our arms :) I expect she will be walking soon!  

Milestones  Standing independently (very briefly).  Getting into everything- she loves to open any drawer/door and get into anything from dishes to toilet paper!!! Who needs toys! 

Favorite toys/activities     Kate really likes legos and is starting to show more interest in books. 

Dislikes   If we could just get rid of that last early AM feeding around 5 am we would be golden! Mama is ready to sleep through the night! 

Words & sounds   Kate continues to squeal and laugh. She is a fantastic waver (hello and goodbye) and has started to mimic sounds (mama, dada, hi, all done, bye bye).

What we love   Kate and Jackson interacting- sometimes they just sit together and play or laugh.  

What we don’t love  All of her movement and interest in walking makes her more prone to accidents! This month she had a face plant into a drawer when trying to pull it in and out- and got a black eye (just after 11 months!). Hoping she is able to have less accidents and falls soon! 

What we’re looking forward to next month   Walking and more talking!!!