Anna is 11 months!

Wow! Another month has passed by.  Here's a little bit about Anna at 11 months: 
-She has stood up by herself a few times this week and has taken 1 step towards walking.  She is really ready to be on the go!

-She is sleeping through the night again!

-Bath time is really fun! She loves playing with her rubber duckies.  She likes to set them all on the side of the tub in a line and admire them.  My dad joked "she's got her ducks in a row".

-She likes to scoot around on any object that will become a "vehicle".  See picture below.

-She can turn the pages in books now.  Sometimes she will sit by me in the couch and "read" her book while I read.

-She is making the "da" sound a lot more along with "na" and "ba" and "gu".  She still says "mama" too.

-She is learning to share! I have tried to teach her the word "share", and if I ask her to "share" whatever she is holding, she will usually give it to me.  It's pretty cute.

- She is a climber (see picture below).  She climbs stairs, diaper boxes, people, babies, and her toys.  She's actually pretty coordinated and has good balance, but it scares this momma sometimes! 

Her new hippo toy that she can push around or ride on.

-She can be defiant at times, too.  She knows what is ok and not ok.  For example, we don't let her stand in the bathtub.  Most nights, she doesn't even try.  But sometimes, she will try to stand over and over again. I think she's just testing our will power!!

Last weekend, we took Anna swimming at the gym with us.  She did great! We are hoping for lots of swimming this summer. 

Memorial day hanging in the backyard.

We are loving this precious baby.  What a gift she is to us.  I'm looking forward to celebrating her life next month.  My parents are coming down :)