Eleven months

Since today is Madeline's 11-month birthday, I thought I'd get out the video camera this morning and see what fun things she would do for me. Sort of a snapshot of where she is at 11 months.

There are skills she has that are not in the video, such as talking. She can say "bye-bye" (almost always accompanied with a wave, and almost always uttered after the subject has left), "da da," "ma ma" and sometimes "ba ba" when it's time for her bottle. She doesn't always reserve these words for their proper recipient - she'll chant "ma ma ma" or "da da da" randomly throughout the day - but she's pretty good about using them at the right time, too.

Notes:

Eating: Madeline's eating pretty normal adult food these days. Lacey often makes versions of our dinners for Madeline, and even creates special quiches and other concoctions for her. I have enjoyed making scrambled eggs (a favorite of mine) for Madeline, too.

Napping: Several weeks ago I wrote about Madeline suddenly stopping her normal nap routine. We decided to play more to her schedule, and it turned out she was telling us she was ready to transition to two naps per day, instead of three. Now she naps at about 9:30 and then again at about 2, both for 60-90 minutes. Bedtime is around 7:15.