Penelope is 11 months old!

This weekend Penelope turned 11 months old! It is hard to remember what life was like without her, yet it seems like it has gone by in a flash! She is such a huge blessing in our lives!

11 things about our 11 month old! (in no particular order)

1. She loves learning from Lucy! She watches everything Lucy does(eeek, we could be in trouble later) - and mimics it! She loves to "talk" on the phone, brush her hair (whenever she can get a hold of a brush), play "doctor" and "play" puzzles (usually this ends in slobbery missing pieces).

2. She loves Little Einsteins. Okay she doesn't even watch the show, but she loves the intro with all the music. She squeals, claps and bounces the whole way through.

3. She LOVES to eat. Okay maybe this should be #1! This girl can put it down! Marcus always jokes by saying to keep your hands and fingers away from her plate - as you might just loose them. :) But in all seriousness, she's a great eater, and I'm thankful for that. The only thing she doesn't like is tomatoes, which obviously is hereditary. I mean after all she is Marcus and I's daughter! :)

4. She loves to cuddle. Oh, be still my heart! I'm sure you can guess how much I LOVE this!

5. She's VERY tolerant. Having Lucy as a big sister is sometimes a little rough and this little girl takes everything in stride. Lucy accidentally closed her finger in the door a few weeks back and she cried for two minutes max. (I'm know I cried longer than she did). She was back to crawling around and playing a couple minutes later.

6. She's a great sleeper. She goes to bed easy and sleeps in - two things that NEVER happened with Lucy! She is usually in bed by 8pm and wakes up around 8:30/9am - with a quick wake up around 6 to eat. She's best with two naps per day (one short morning nap and a long afternoon nap) - but sometimes she only gets one - and she's still such a good baby - even when she's tired!

7. She finally likes baths. She wasn't a fan for a while, but splashing in the water is one of her new favorite things. I'm thinking we will try to get her in baby swim lessons in the winter.

8. She's a fast crawler. She has finally given up the "army crawl" since crawling on her knees is much much faster. She can also get up the stairs in lightening speed. If we watch her - she takes her time, but whenever we turn our back - she flies up them before we can even stop her!

9. She isn't quite ready to walk yet (thank goodness) but I'm sure it will happen soon enough. Lucy started walking at 10 months, so I'm enjoying the extra time.

10. She loves trying to climb up our slide in the backyard, but isn't super sure about the swing. She's okay with it, but every time it swings forward, and "wind" is in her face, she has a surprised look on her face. It makes me laugh every time.

11. Her hair is finally getting a little thicker. I'll be interested to see what kind of hair she ends up having. My guess is straighter and blonder than Lucy's, but only time will tell. Now, I just need to work on her keeping a bow in her hair!