The big news is that Anna took her first steps on July 3rd - the day before we left for our Hawaiian vacation with two sets of grandparents. Brian convinced her to to come to him by jangling car keys - a favorite toy with which she is not often allowed to play! She took four steps in a row that day and is now up to about 10 or so. She's still not very confident about it and is much happier to take a walk grasping Mommy or Daddy's finger (and, truth be told, we prefer it that way for now - no need to rush)!
Anna had a ball on her vacation - she had just gotten over a cold and a stomach bug and was ready for fun. Unfortunately, she passed on her illnesses on to Mommy, then Daddy, then Grandma Barb, then Mom-Mom, then Grandpa Pat, then Pop-Pop - each of us was sick at some point during the trip! (Several of us are still sick!) Luckily there were lots of hands on deck to take care of Anna. We'd usually begin the day down at the lagoon, nap, then take an afternoon dip in the pool. We found a great float that allowed her to walk around the shallow end on her own but also be pulled into the deeper end. However, she more enjoyed being out of the float and crawling around shallow water. Anna is very comfortable in the water - see the videos in the previous post. She was a little apprehensive of sand but got better as the week progressed.
In other news, Anna is up to seven teeth and is in the process of cutting another one. She's eating lots of table food and if you're not careful, will take what you have right off your plate! Next week she will start eating the lunch provided at daycare rather than the baby food we've been making and bring in for her. She is NOT a picky eater; she happily will try anything and we have yet to find a food that she refuses. She's also been trying out different sippy cups with water (and an occasional sip of juice), trying to get the hang of how they work.
Her verbal skills continue to develop. It's not unusual to find Anna sitting in a pile of books, pretending to read one with a complex babble. She's recently learned the word "no," but luckily she's only used it to tell me when she does not want any more food. We're working on perfecting "all done" and "diaper." Anna practices her talking with her favorite pal "Georgie," a stuffed Curious George doll with whom she is absolutely enamored. We've recently resurrected some of her "baby" toys like the swing and Bumbo so she can place Georgie in them - she gets such a kick out of it!
Can't believe that the next post will be for a 1 year-old! We are really enjoying watching Anna grow into a "big girl." Take a look at the pictures by clicking on the photo below, and don't forget to check out the Hawaiian videos Brian posted below that.
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| Anna - 11 months |
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