11 months old -May 15, 2011

Wow! Little Emily turns another month older today. One more month and we're gonna have a 1-year-old in the house! I've already started thinking seriously about her 1st birthday celebration.. And it looks like we have some plans set. And just in case you were wondering...no big birthday bash for us! We are going to celebrate this special  occasion with a weeks worth of trips (Disneyland, beach camping, cabin...).

Dearest Emily,

Happy 11 months old!

You're such a big girl now, aren't you? You are still the happiest baby we've ever known! And you have a fun personality.  You love to play tickle games.

You are doing so many things these days.  You love to climb on everything.  You've figured out how to climb up on the couches and you keep trying to climb on top of your play table.

You love your little push car walker and you love to dance to music. It's so cute to watch!
You are really good and mimicking words we say. And when you see Tucker you smile and say "tuter"! So cute!!

Your favorite thing to do right now is to "read" books.  You always get your books and look a them and point to the words. You sometimes "read" them and then you quickly turn the page.
You love when we read to you and your favorite book right now is "Ten Little Lady Bugs" by Melanie Gerth. You can't get enough of that book! lol  Daddy sometimes hides it from you because he doesn't want to sit there an read it to you for the 100th time in a row! lol Don't worry, when I find it, I always put it back in your book basket ;)

You have grown to love the outdoors.  During the day, I will leave the sliding door open for you to go in and out as you please and you always want to stay outside.  You crawl around and look at leaves, rocks, and other interesting things.  You also love to follow Tucker around and try to grab his paws.  He doesn't really let you though. He quickly moves them away from you.

We love you!! We can't believe you are almost a year old!