11 Months Old!

 

 

Here's our big, grown, 11 month old Izzie.  Her personality is coming out more and more lately, and we just can't get enough of it.  Isabel is laid back and loud (which seem like they would contradict each other, but the result is her chillaxing in her rocking chair while yelling about the ball she's holding), hilarious one minute and sweet as pie the next minute, fiercely independent and very soft hearted.

Some new things as an 11 month old:

• She says "ball" very clearly (and likes to repeat it over and over and OVER)
• She waves "bye bye" unprompted when someone leaves the room or says "goodbye".
• She hugs stuffed animals (but not so much her parents--remember that independent part?)
• She loves to look at books.  She concentrates really hard on the pictures now.
• She lays flat on the floor (stiff as a board, arms straight) when she's getting sleepy.  But she'll pop right back up and play for a few minutes before taking another breather.
• She likes giving high fives.
• She WALKS.  Everywhere.  All the time.  She's just a real little person now.

Here she is using those front teeth to their full

advantage chewing up something at dinner.

And look at those beautiful blue eyes!

When you can't talk yet, you let Mommy and

Daddy know you're done with dinner by

running your sticky fingers through your hair.

This was funny (and not just because of her hair...but really, this chick clearly

already has issues with that!).  Iz had a ball that she stuck inside of the macaroni

and cheese box.  She couldn't get the ball out of the box, but she didn't want to let

it go either.  So she played with a box on her hand for awhile.  Makes sense.