11 Months Old!

Our happy BIG 11 month old!!

There was no sitting down, let alone still for this months photo shoot.

Oh, how she loves her birds. Even though she has been standing for a while now, I haven't had the heart to remove her mobile. She loves those birds dearly. I've got to figure out how to keep them incorporated in her room once the crib is gone.

Our sweet little love bug giving kisses to her bird.

What does a monkey say? "Aah aah aaah"~ Makenna

One little monkey jumping on the bed :)

I love how this image captures her silly/crazy/fun side! She is such a little ham.

Introducing purple monkey to Oatmeal the bear & her elephant.

Where do I begin to describe our little one and her amazing personality? She has become a crawling machine and she loves walking as she is assisted by hands of a loved one or fixed furniture she can cruise around. She is also free standing and becoming confident in her balance. She loves loves loves books. We have settled nicely into a new bedtime routine as we are easing ourselves into weening by nursing then having story time before placing her into bed awake. There are nights when after changing into her pj's she immediately started pointing at her basket of books seemingly nursing has become second to reading. She sweetly pulls out her books onto the floor until she is surrounded and then begins to flip through their pages. While spending time "reading" her stories on her own, she will see animals she recognizes (sheep, elephants, monkeys, dogs, fish, and cow) and make their respective sounds. It's incredible to watch. She is such a smart cookie. And a little love bug. She is so sweet with her hugs and kisses. Chances are if you are lying down on the floor or have a tail she is going to try and give you some love. Since I don't have a tail I spend lots of time lying on the floor to get my Makenna fix! Her babbling is now on overdrive. She talks to herself and anyone in ear shot. She sweetly waves "bye-bye" to passing cars as we are getting loaded up in ours. She dances to tunes that for one reason or another inspire her bounce around. Oh, and if you are feeding her dancing will always bring a huge food-full grin. Speaking of food. Even though she is small, she sure eats A LOT!! Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. Our Makenna has a little hobbit in her. She has milk, then breakfast, then first snack, then lunch, then second snack, then third snack, then dinner, and then milk. Yes, she practically lives in her highchair! :) How does she not weight 35 lbs or more?? One thing is for sure...she is full of sugar and spice and EVERYTHING nice! :)