Baby Journal: 11 Months

Dear Lorelai,

YOU HAVE A TOOTH! It is an itty bitty little white speck on your bottom gums, but you have one! We've been waiting for this for a while now, and are so excited for you. Its a little more exciting for us because some genetics with your dad's family indicated you may be missing teeth. Don't get me wrong, you still could be missing a lot of teeth and that would be just fine...but I'll take the one tooth you have any day!

You scale the stairs like its your job, and we can see so many things "click" with you. Like learning to waive, or knowing when dad says "see ya later" you turn around and waive to him. You also have also learned to accomplish things more than before, such as opening and shutting the play door that we recently got you, or how you now MUST turn on the music to your toys while playing (you go back, hit the button for music, play until it stops then return to hit the button so the music keeps playing while you play). You're standing on your own more and more, but are not close to being adventurous enough to walk. You love to climb on EVERYTHING. The coffee table, bookshelves, fireplace...or use my stomach as your own footstool to get even higher than before.

You love to eat, you sleep great, and you smile like CRAZY still. You are pretty shy around others, and aren't interested in playing much with other kids. At houses that aren't your own, you don't explore much but would rather sit and read. You love to ride in shopping carts and lean over and touch things in the aisle. The fabric store is your favorite since the aisles are narrow and the fabrics are fun to touch.

You've grown so big and are so smart. We love you like crazy.

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