eleven months

How is my sweet little lady almost a year old already? So hard to believe. At eleven months she is: babbling a ton --uh-oh, dat (that), bu-rah (brother), ep (yep). She is the absolute sweetest thing in the world...most of the time. On the rare occasion that she doesn't get what she wants, she is the most dramatic little eleven-month-old I have ever seen. Drama with a capital "D". I'm not sure if she has a strong personality, or if it's just a girl thing. I'm guessing she has a strong personality because she can tackle her brothers to the ground. They are scared of her. She is definitely my most fearless child.

She can stand alone for about 20 seconds, and has taken one step but she always falls after that. She gets very excited about standing alone. She lets go of the couch and starts clapping and smiling, and then the excitement usually makes her lose her balance. Her favorite thing to do is give her brothers and daddy hugs before she goes to bed. She squeezes them, rests her head on their shoulder, and says "ooohhhhhhhh". Cutest thing ever.