As I sat down to FINALLY write Selah's 11-month update, the Baby Center Bulletin for this week came in with this as the subject.
"Hardly seems possible" is right! I am in shock that my sweet, itsy bits baby is only a few weeks away from turning 1 year old. She hit the 11-month mark last weekend, and we celebrated with lots of outings :)
My sweet friend Erin was in town so we were out and about all weekend! Selah got to see white-water rafting for the first time as we watched people in Idaho Springs. She went to the Cherry Creek farmer's market for the first time and she went to school (for an hour while I volunteered) for the first time!
She is still growing like a little weed, and it's a fairly apt comparison. She is tall and thin and reedy and bendy and resilient. She also keeps popping up where she doesn't belong...in the bathroom, behind furniture, through doors she has learned how to open :) She is so determined.
Along with the determination has come discipline, as she decides to do things that aren't good for her or that are in direct defiance of what we tell her. With the discipline this month have come fits. She pitches them at the drop of a hat lately, and I frequently find myself thinking she would make great entries into the "My child cried because...." site.
When I won't let her stick my phone in her mouth - fit. When she watches her dad or I walk away - fit. When she wants to be independent and I won't put her on the ground - fit. When I take her bottle away or when I try to keep giving her her bottle - fit. She has found her voice and cries and bucks when she's unhappy, but she also chatters and screeches and calls out to to people (and Ben) when she's happy. She is vocal.
Selah has learned how to dance this month and when music comes on, she starts bopping around. She also understands the word "clap" now and tries to say it. When she says "clap" (which, incidentally also sounds like her "quack") she'll start clapping her hands and bopping. Likewise, if she sees a bird or duck she will make the "clap/quack" noise. We took her to the Dragon Boat festival this weekend and she saw lots of ducks, so there was a lot of clapping, quacking and squawking going on.
Speaking of boats and water, I think we have a beach baby on our hands! She loves to be in the pool and swim, something we discovered while she and I visited TN. After a few mouthfuls of water, she likes to stick her head in the water and try and drink :/ Ummmm.....We have a baby pool in our yard that she likes to crawl around and sprawl in. Still no independent walking, but lots of speed crawling (in and out of the pool), cruising and hand-held walking.
In addition to pool water, she's becoming a champ at drinking out of her sippy cup and regular straws. This has been helpful as one whole meal is replaced by solids now, so she's eating solids and drinking from a cup like a big kid *tear*. Some of her favorites lately are (still) sweet potatoes and avocado with lime juice, but she also really likes bananas, strawberries and black beans (mashed with avocado). She eats her Puffs dipped in hummus sometimes, loves mashed potatoes, and desperately wants to try everything on our plates. When we don't give her cart blanche to steal our food she pitches a fit. Obviously. She is an adventurous eater, though, and hasn't shown any signs of allergies, except some painful pooping. She definitely has a poop face. It's hilarious :)
So, that's about it this month for our sweet baby girl! Hard to believe in mere weeks I'll be posting her 1 year update. Crazy, crazy, crazy. Time to kick party-planning mode into high gear!!
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