Baby Cream: 11 months Old

Amidst all of the wedding celebrating, Cream turned 11 months old. And quite the 11 month old she is! Cream is still on a mission to move. (As these month's pictures attest to.) When she isn't walking with our assistance, she is constantly pulling herself up and cruising the furniture. (Sometimes it seems as if she can't help herself. Baths are getting to be a big challenge. Every time I sit her down in the tub she pulls herself up on the side.) If there isn't a way for her to cruise to her destination she quickly drops to her knees and crawls there. Unfortunately all of this movement has its draw backs. She often tries stunts that are beyond what she can do. I am pretty sure that she will be the one to need stitches someday, not Peachy.

Cream's eating has really taken off in the last month as well. She now insists on eating what we are eating. I still sneak in some baby food when I think that she might need a little bit extra. She has also learned about sweets, specifically ice cream. Her first bite is always hilarious as she scrunches up her face in reaction to the cold. But she quickly gets over it and begs for more. Peachy always wants to share with her, which is sweet, but I have to be careful she doesn't give her something she shouldn't. I still am nursing three times a day and am not in a hurry to be done. It just seems so natural and convenient at this point. I weaned Peachy at 12 months, so we will see what the next month brings for Cream.

Language development, both verbal and nonverbal, is also significant right now. Cream loves to wave at anyone she sees and sometimes at no one at all. :o) She also loves to clap and sign more. We have been playing peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake, too. Her main words are still Momma and Dadda. I really do think that there are others in there as well like ball and baby and some other family members.

While Cream enjoys being on the go, she also loves being outside. She will calmly sit in a stroller even if it isn't moving as long as there is plenty to see. Mr. Cherry often takes her out in the garage with him and she sits contentedly watching him work. However, when she sees me, she often whines for me to come and hold her. (That is what I get for being the current favorite.) Overall, though, she is a content soon to be one year old.

Her hair is also coming in more and more and most people comment on the color. If only I had a quarter for every time I am out with the girls and asked about their dad's hair color.
Happy 11 months, our sweet little girl!

11 Months of Fun!

Little Peachy is now a big 11 month old! She is less of a baby and more of a toddler everyday. (However, she still lacks the one true toddler characteristic--toddling. I am more than okay with that, too.) For a while there, her big developments seemed to be at a stand-still while she honed what she had already learned. These past few weeks have changed that. While she has yet to crawl on hands and knees, she still gets around. She is quick and doesn't let much get in her way. (I love watching her little butt stick up in the air and her little feet kick, kick, kick as she gets up and over.) She had tuned into quite the talker. Today at the grocery store she was literally yelling. I had to keep telling her to be quite and whisper. (Yeah, that did a lot of good.) While she has been saying mama and dada for a while now, I wasn't sure if she was actually referring to us or just forming the sounds. Lately she has very clearly been saying "mom" in a fashion that does seem to refer to me. I am this close to declaring her first word to be mom, this close. And boy does this little girl come with a personality. She is constantly amusing me with silly little things that she does. She can get quite upset and stubborn about things that she wants, but what soon to be one-year-old isn't? She has been demonstrating an understanding and obedience for the word no as of late. (We'll see how long that lasts, huh?) While she has been sitting unassisted for months, she just recently began sitting up on her own. One of my favorite new tricks is that she has learned to clap. Seeing her little hands precisely come together is so much fun. (I have some video I will try to remember to post later of her clapping for cheesecake. Yup, she is my little girl.)

Mama and Dada love you, Little Peachy.