First Time In A Swing!

11 Months 1 Week

Today we found a park close to our house with a swing!  This was Avery's first time in a swing and she loved it!

11 Months Today...10 Month Low Down

Today is LL's 11 Month Birthday --Here's Her 10 Month Low Down 

Bedtime:
She is in the bath tub around 6:30 and asleep by 7:00.

Wake-Up:
Sleeping til 6:00-6:30

Naps:
We're still taking 2 naps a day.  The first one is around 8:00-8:30 and it last about an hour.  Her 2nd is between 1:00-2:00 and is usually around 1 1/2 hours. I also have been putting her down awake and she goes to sleep after about 15-20 minutes. 

Bottles:
She is now getting 4 bottles a day.  She is becoming less interested in her bottles and the amount she is drinking.  I always make 5oz. but she rarely drinks it all.  She is eating more solid food and it may be because of all the solid food she is eating.

Foods:

Her appetite has gotten much bigger.  She eats 3 average size meals a day along with 2 snacks.  She is still getting Stage 3 foods along with cut up fruits.  Texture is no longer an issue for her so she is trying and liking more foods.  We still have not introduced meat or cheese. 

New foods this month:

cut up bananas, and she LOVES the strawberry/banana smoothie from Smoothie King

Night Time:
It is so very nice knowing that when we put her down at night we know she's sleeping till the morning.  Stress level is gone.  Bryan and I are even going out more now.  We feel more comfortable knowing Avery won't wake up when a babysitter is here. 

Developmental Milestones & Firsts:
Nothing new to report this month.  In fact, it's been showing in the lack of blog entries.  Avery is going to look back at this month and ask why nothing was entered during her 10th month.  It really is because nothing new has happened.  No new teeth, still cruising the walls and furniture.  She did take a few steps and balance on her own.  But nothing major.  I will say that she is playing better on her own....throwing objects and going to find them, pushing toys around, dancing more to music.  She is also babbling more non-stop.

As you can see, it's becoming more and more difficult for Avery to stay still for her monthly pictures.  As soon as we put her on the chair, she immediately starts moving, wiggling and she reaches out for me.  *Sigh* this is definitely the beginning of me chasing her around and around.  I can tell her 2nd year is going to be full throttle forward.  

1st Year Birthday Invitations Ordered!

10 Months 4 Weeks

I can't believe our Love Bug is turning ONE next month. I'm running behind on all the planning which makes me so happy that Tiny Prints has the option of addressing and sending the cards for me. So convenient. 

We decided to go ahead and buy the Thank You cards to go with the invite.

Now, we have to figure out details for food, cake and I have to get her 1 Year video put together like PRONTO!    

Drinking Through a Straw!

10 Months 2 Weeks

Avery can now drink out of a straw.  I think they just naturally know how to do this because of the bottle.  I was taking the straw out and holding it to her lips, but I wanted to see what she would do when presented with the straw.  

She was fidgeting around at first but then closed her lips and sure enough I saw the smoothie coming up through the straw. 

"Never doubt me, Momma!"

She completely took over my drink, so now she'll be getting her own baby smoothie! 

One that's her own size.