Sunday, May 23, 2010

Month 11

Ali Jean is 11 months old… and we are planning a birthday! Where did the time go? I can remember the first time I met miss Alison. She was perfect, all I prayed for… always teaching me new things ~ each kid is different, they are similar but different at the same time. Ali’s 11 month lessons:

Alison lays on her belly and pushes herself up into the sitting position (5-10-10) she claps when she is happy and waves bye-bye when she wants to! Ali started crawling 5-19-10 she was a slow poke but now she is getting pretty fast.

Ali goes to bed around 8pm with an 8 oz bottle (that I hold for her as she is rocked) and she will wake up again around 2am yell out, get her diaper changed then a 6oz bottle – rocked to sleep again and will wake around 7am. (Ali slept a few nights this month all night long.)

Alison has a fake cry that anyone can detect… she yells and says iiiiyyyiiii its really sorta funny when you think about it but sometimes it’s a bit much.

I thought that Ali was teething but no more action… she sometimes drools more then usual, she bites things, and then she will go a few days and be fine.

Ali is a spoon biter… she thinks it is so funny to bite the spoon after she eats whatever it is she is eating.

My little Indian has figured out how to make noise using her hand and her mouth – very well… she says aaaahhhhh and then pats herself in the mouth like you would think Indians would do.

When you try to get Ali to walk she holds on to each of your hands and then walks slowly on her tip toes. We just moved the walker and the jumper to the tallest level > she is going to be walking in NO TIME!

Being able to watch your children grow and learn each day has been such a gift. Life is good and we are so blessed to enjoy this time with our little ones ~ it goes by too fast. Thank you for reading and learning with us… ONE YEAR lessons coming soon!