Eleven Months

Sweet Emmie B,

Baby girl, you are eleven months old! You're such a busy little girl these days, running, carrying toys, sharing your food, giving kisses, babbling nonstop and singing. You are a happy girl now and a delight to be around.  You love music. You dance and listen, play the piano and cock your head if you hear a sound or music from somewhere.  You love books. They are your second favorite occupation (music being first).  You read them aloud to us now and we can now translate a few words: ball, cat, dog, baby, night night, hi, yeah, mama, papa, that. You have learned to obey when hearing the word "no" and we're so proud of you for this new trait.  Your favorite things to eat right now include cheese, meat, yogurt, macaroni, grapes and nectarine and you have four teeth.  You are drooling like crazy!   You are very social but you're also a little shy around people you don't know.  You've become a real snuggler which makes this mama and papa so thankful. As we move into Autumn, and towards your one year birthday, its with great thankfulness to God that we watch you explore more of the world around you.