It is amazing to think that Leah is 11 months old. In just a month she will be a year - I can't even imagine that! My baby is growing up soooo fast! In fact, I probably shouldn't be calling her a baby anymore because she is definitely heading into toddler-land. Luckily, other than a few cranky days from teeth, she is still a total sweet pea! Speaking of teething, Leah got her third and fourth teeth this month - her front top two. They are just barely popping through, but they have been working their way to the surface for a long time so I am glad they have popped!
Leah has become quite the mobile little monkey. She walks with a push toy and can cruise around the room holding onto furniture and toys. She doesn't quite walk yet, but she is so close! She can stand up on her own for a few seconds, but gets excited and topples over pretty quickly. It is super cute though, and she is so ready to walk! She wants to go places and can't seem to get there quickly enough. She has adopted a new crawling style, which we will try to get on video sometime - she half sits, half crawls, scooting around on her bum. It is hilarious.
Her fine motor skills are definitely improving too. She can use a lot of her big girl toys now - putting rings on a stack, putting balls into holes, and occasionally putting puzzles pieces into puzzles. We have been getting out a bunch of new (well, new to her) age-appropriate toys for her and she has been loving them. No more baby rattles for Leah!
Leah has learned a bunch of cute little tricks this month. She can do high five, blow kisses and has been learning sign language. She does "more" and "all done" quite well. We are still working on "please" and "thank you", but she will probably figure those out soon. The cutest thing she has learned to do is say "uh oh!" It is absolutely adorable, and she has quickly figured out the correct use of it... and she seems to revel in finding reasons to yell it out! She loves to throw stuff on the ground and proudly proclaim, "Uh Oh!"
Leah continues to eat like a champ - eating pretty much anything and everything we put in front of her. She loves meat, veggies, fruit, bread and dairy. Especially dairy - she LOVES her cheese! Leah has also started sleeping better - pretty much every night she goes all the way through to the morning. For a week or two though, she was consistently waking up at 4:30am on the dot. She didn't want to eat, just wanted her snuli back in her mouth. I think it is the teething. It made for a tired Mama though!
Leah also broke her finger this month - her first major injury (and it really wasn't major at all). After a couple hours though, she didn't even act like it bothered her at all, and when she smushed that same finger at daycare a few days later, she barely cried. She is a tough girl!
Leah had a doctor's appointment this month, to get her ears rechecked from an ear infection a few weeks ago and also to have her pinky checked out. She weighed 18 pounds, 12 ounces, so she is putting on some weight. I think she is still on the smaller side, but she will get big soon enough.
We love our Leah girl!
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