11 months old!

So sorry for the delay -- it's been a busy few weeks!

Lucy turned 11 months old almost a week ago now. I really can't believe she is almost a year old! When she was born, I imagined us at this time ... almost having a one year old baby ... and now it's really here and it's crazy! She still seems so much like a baby.

She still only takes 2-3 steps on her own these days but if she walks behind her her dino toy she can walk for a really long time! It's so cute.

Her favorite things to do during the day are:

• crawling around holding a clean diaper in one hand
• "help" me load and unload the dishwasher (which consists of taking out clean things and pushing them around on the floor, and then trying to take out the dirty things while I try to keep her from doing that)
• walk behind her dino toy
• open drawers and pull out whatever is inside of them
• pulling out my cooling racks and pushing them around the kitchen floor
• getting into the pantry if we accidentally leave the door open

So you can see that a lot of her favorite activities involve getting into things. :) She's very mobile and she doesn't stay in one place for very long.

She eats so much these days. She will eat almost anything I put in front of her. I can't even believe I'm typing that. Three months ago she couldn't even eat thick baby food. Her favorite foods are: yogurt, peas, carrots, green beans, asparagus, edamame, Cheerios, and any kind of baby food that includes apples. I'm starting to experiment with other foods. It's hard to think of things to feed her ... I barely have the brain power to feed myself some days and now I have to think about meals for her, too! :)

The next time I check in, she'll be a year old! So exciting. We're having her party on March 26th at a local park and I can't wait.