11 months is almost a year
We’re in a flurry of preparation for a little vacation time, and I have been generally unmotivated to write here. But Bella will be 11 months Sunday and I might as well record my thoughts so the baby book can some day have actual content in it.
As a 10 month old, Arabella has been increasingly mobile. She crawls quickly, efficiently, happily. She will pull herself to standing by your leg, the table, an oncoming toddler. She has even let go and stood for microseconds. She wanst to keep up with everyone. It would be preferable if we moved en masse. Grandma or Momma are much desired. She calls to us if we leave her line of sight. Shr calls to us if she notoces the gate at the bottom of the stairs in unlatched. She is quickly up 3 or 7 stairs. She “uhhhh’s” us until one of us retrieves her.
She is still fascinated by Miranda and Henry. She also likes other babies – namely the newborn across the street, who she regards as a sort of doll that surprises her by crying. We say an 18 month old friend, F, last weekend. She adored him. She wanted to pull/stroke his hair, pull herself up on him to stand by him, lean on him, have no regard for personal space. He was very tolerant of her pulling. When Miranda or Henry are home and doing anything interesting, or doing anything that isn’t watching TV, she will not nap. She is clearly exhausted when they head outdoors or to an activity. I think she will sleep all day the first week of school.
She is quite vocal. Her receptive language is growing. She doesn’t quite follow commands, but she notices where we point or when we refer to something or someone. her fearfulness of new people at 5-6 months has changed. She still holds herself to look, then look away, then bury her head in my arm. But then she smiles and “uhs” until the person reacts to her. When she is comfortable, she crawls over and climbs up.
She is a smiley smiley girl. Her dimples pop out with her sunny disposition.She does have a temper. It is a gauge of how tired she is when she starts getting into trouble. Trouble like unrolling the toilet paper off the roll in the bathroom. Or shredding tissue. Or taking off her socks. Or climbing up your leg, then demanding to be put down. Then begging to come up. She resists diaper changes unless you give her a toy to hold for distraction.
Just the stats: Bella is 18 lb 6 oz, 29.5″ long, wearing 12-18 mo clothing.
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