Lakelyn is 11 months old!

Lakelyn turned 11 months old on February 10th, 2016! I cannot believe this is the LAST month of my baby being a baby! She will officially be a toddler in just one short month! Thankfully God knew what he was doing when he allowed us to have her and gave us one extra day to cherish this sweet, sweet baby! Thanks Leap year!

At 11 months old Lakelyn can do everything a baby her age should be able to do including:

• get into sitting position from stomach
• pick up an object with any part of thumb and finger
• understand "no" but not always obey it

 

She can also do everything an 11 month old will probably be able to do including:

• play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye
• walk holding onto furniture, cruise
• point or gesture to something to get needs met

 

 

 blowing kisses!

 

Lakelyn can do everything a baby her age may possibly be able to do including:

• pick up a tiny object neatly with tips of thumb and forefinger
• stand alone momentarily
• say one word other than "mama" or "dada" (she says "whats that?")
• say "mama" or "dada" discriminately

This month Lakelyn can do several things that 11 month old babies may even be able to do including:

• indicate wants in ways other than crying (she points)
• "play ball" (roll a ball back to you)
• drink from a cup independently
• use immature jargoning (gibberish baby talk)
• respond to a one-step command without gestures (she knows "thank You" means give it here )
• walk well
• stand alone well

The only thing she cannot yet do in this category include:

• say three or more words other than "mama" and "dada" (she is close though. she'll say "whats that?" and so close to saying "Mylee" and "Ella")

Lakelyn still loves:

• to take a bath and the water (she cried one time when the bath tub was running and she realized she was not getting a bath)
• the dogs
• blankets and pillows
• eating
• walking around (the end of January first of February she just started walking more and more and now she is almost in a full sprint!)
• outside
• paci (the past few months when she started sleeping through the night she got back on a paci kick, but i'm ok with it for now because unless its at night she really does not cry for it, but if she sees one she will pick it up)

She does not like:

• being told no
• getting changed
• being put down after she just wakes up

she got to see her first little bit of snow! and yes this was exciting for us!

 

went to her cousins first birthday party!

 

like I said, she is back on the paci and apparently likes to get in baskets (she sits in the dogs toy basket too!)

 

Every month I say that I cannot believe how fast you are growing! I am still in shock that this is your last month as being a "baby". It does not matter how old you get, how tall you get or how much of an attitude you get you will ALWAYS be my baby. You will always be the one that made me a mommy, you will always be my first born, my baby girl! I love you so much sweet girl.