11 months

Dear Malia girl,

You are almost one.  I can't believe it.  I enjoy each and every day with you my little girl.  You have become quite the mama's girl now and if you see me walk by, you fuss for me to come pick you up.

You have become quite efficient with moving, I mean really moving.  You are never in the same spot that I have put you down in.  You are very efficient scooting on your hands and knees but the most exciting thing happened today...you started crawling!!  Yay!  You just decided this morning that you were going for it.

You are a champ when it comes to sleep (knock on wood) and the easiest baby to put down to sleep (knock on wood again).  As long as you have your lovey and a binky, you are golden and fall right asleep.  Sometimes you fuss because you want some milk before your nap.  You are still taking 2 naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon, usually for 1-2 hours each.  This past month, there was one day when you decided that you didn't want to nap.  I think you were too excited to be rolling around in your crib because you also started rolling from your back to your tummy this past month like you have been doing it all your life!

At night, you sleep until morning, but for some reason morning keeps getting a little earlier and earlier for you.  I had to re sleep train you for a few days because you were getting up at 4:00.  You are back to getting up at 5:30 or later.  If I nurse you, you will fall back asleep which is nice.

Here are some other fun things you have been up to this past month:
-give love pats, which is the cutest thing ever

-Your favorite person is still your Ge Ge.  He makes you laugh and is so good with you (most of the time).  He has been showing you how to play with your toys and looks out for you, making sure you aren't playing with things you shouldn't be.  He also loves to go in your crib and hang out with you, you just love this.

-you like to horde your toys now.  You try to get as many as you can into your hands, it is pretty funny.

-you love to play with the drawers and stuff in the drawers, but watch out for you little fingers.

-you are rolling all over in your crib. It is still strange to me to find you in a completely different spot in the crib.

-you are such a screamer, OMG, you scream so loud.  I hope this passes quickly.

-you are drinking cow's milk.  I still pump twice a day, but do not have a ton of milk anymore so we supplement with cow milk, which you really like.

-you are still a fantastic eater.  You eat 3 solid meals a day and sometimes have 2-3eggs for breakfast!  It is simply amazing.

-You do "twinkle twinkle".  When you hear the song, your whole face lights up as you twinkle with your hands.

-You are taking a bath in the big tub, no more baby tub for you.  You slide all over the tub to get the toys you want and when it is time to get out of the tub, you throw the worst tantrum ever!!

-You are getting more snuggly.  You usually want to squirm away and move somewhere, but have been snuggling a little bit more, which we all love.

-You are just hilarious and love life so much.  Everything is so exciting for you, which is probably why you are screaming so much.

We love you so much baby girl!  I just love all your babyness and am soaking it all in as I know it is passing right before my eyes.

love,
your mama