Olivia, you have finally done it! A day after you turned 11 months old you finally realized that walking is a quicker way to get around than crawling. It's exciting! On the rare occasion that you do crawl, all you need to be told is to "stand up and walk" and you do! It's still exciting for Nathan to see you walking, "Mom! Olivia's walking by herself!"
You have quickly become my little daredevil child. You are a climber. None of your siblings were climbers, so this is new territory for me. Your favourite thing to climb is the ladder of the bunk beds. Yes, the bunk bed ladder. And you do it with ease! Your smile when you get to the top is just priceless! You are so proud to be up there, and you love laying on Kayla's blankets and touching her stuffed animals. Thankfully, Kayla enjoys following behind you as you ascend the ladder and doesn't get mad when you touch her stuff. I have to try to remember to keep the bedroom door closed so that you don't have access to the ladder. You also enjoy standing on top of the kids picnic table, standing in your high chair at Grandma's, and standing on the couch while bouncing up and down. You are such a daredevil! You will likely be our first child to break a bone...
You also are SO dramatic. When you are having a meltdown you allow your body to go completely limp in my arms so that I have to lay you on the ground.
At eleven months old you weigh 22 lbs. I love that you weigh more than Kayla did at this age because it's allowed your clothing seasons to align perfectly, even though you were born five months later in the year.
You are becoming really good at following directions. You 100% understand when I tell you to, "spit that out of your mouth. Yucky!" Your favourite things to put in your mouth are rocks and magnets from our magnetic boards.
You are a great eater and are great at drinking from your sippy cup. You LOVE fruit...especially blueberries! I have to make sure you eat your meal before you even see your fruit because otherwise you will stick your tongue between your lips and refuse to eat more. You only get one bottle of formula a day, right before bed. All of your other bottles are homo milk.
You have begun to sleep through the night...it's probably about 50% of the time right now. So nice! I was actually sick in December from exhaustion, and then I noticed the symptoms this past week so I managed (with the help of your Grandma and Dad) to take two naps that day and so that prevented me from actually getting sick again. A whole year of not sleeping through the night takes a toll on everybody eventually!
Your favourite thing to do is SWIM. You don't care what the temperature of the water is...you just love to swim!
Olivia, I can't believe that you're almost one! You're my little baby girl! You're so determined to grow up that time is going by extra quick. Time to start making some birthday party plans... :)
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