11 Month Old Malia!

Look who's 11 months today!!!

I still can't believe she is only a MONTH away from being 1.  Weird.  And don't laugh that I took her 11 month photo in her highchair- it's the only way to get her to stay still!

She's a mover and a shaker this one:)  And we are constantly laughing at her and the funny things she does and says.  She may be destined to be a ham, but either way, she's a lot of fun to be around.

Here are some of Miss Malia's updates for this month 11:

• She is stilllll growing!!  Put her next to a year and a half old and she may still be taller.  This girl is an amazon woman.  I don't know if the growing is going to stop or if we need to get her signed up for volleyball stat.  She is 31 and some odd inches long and 22ish pounds.  I know because we had to take her in to the doc a couple weeks back for her 1st ear infection.  Thought we were going to bypass those terrible things, but not so lucky.  Oh well, amoxicilan and 10 days later and we're back to normal.
• She has 4 teeth now!  The top two sprouted this month and made for some sad days.  Not to worry though, I don't see anymore trying to poke through now.  That makes 2 on top and 2 on bottom.  We try to brush them everyday and Malia is NOT a fan.  She'd rather chew on the toothbrush.
• Her hair is coming in long, thick and.. blonde!  I had to finally cut her bangs a while back because they were getting in her eyes.  And this girl who used to let me put bows and clips and headbands on her tends to rip them out within a few minutes.  Sigh... I thought she was going to let me play dress up forever.
• Malia's schedule is changing.  I don't know if it's a combination of teething, traveling and that ear infection, but she is fighting the 2 naps a day.  She still wakes up around 8 (sometimes a little later and I have no complaints:) but doesn't want to take her first nap until 11 or 12! Today she didn't go down until almost 12:30!  I think I am going to experiment with the 1 long nap a day for awhile and see how she does.  She'll sleep for 2-3 hours and then will be tired and ready for bed by 8.  This makes my schedule harder though since I have a sleeping baby in the middle of the day, but at least we get to do more in the mornings (walks, run, beach, park, errands, etc.) and then we get to play with dad in the afternoons and evenings when he's off of work.  
• Poor baby has nightmares sometimes:(  Just a couple times so far, but she'll start to whimper in her room, I'll go in and she's sitting up reaching for me.  I'll pick her up, cuddle and swaddle her (yes, she still likes to get swaddled) and then give her a binkie.  That usually puts her back to sleep.  I have to admit, this new clingy and cuddly thing she's doing lately is something I LOVE.
• Her moving:  Well, she still doesn't love to crawl, although she knows how really well.  She prefers the scooting on her bottom still which allows her to take treasures with her wherever she goes.  One hand to scoot, the other to hold her sippy, a toy, her swaddle, mom's phone, you know, the basics.  She'll crawl if she's on blankets or our bed or occasionally on the carpet.  I am trying not to be worried since every baby seems to do it differently.  She likes to pull herself up but is not walking yet.
• Her diet these days is constantly changing!  One week she'll love string cheese and tomatoes, the next week it's apples bananas and bread/pasta items.  This week it's blueberries (by the cup fulls I swear) turkey and whatever we're eating.  We went to a local Italian place last night and she wanted mom's stuft shells and salad and dad's pizza.  It's hilarious when we try to sneak in a bite of her baby food because now she'll sometimes spit it out at us or give us this stink-eye look like, "thanks a lot."
• She is defining her likes and dislikes and is making that clear to us.  I put all sorts of bite size pieces of food on her tray for lunch and she'll sort through the things she likes and get rid of the things she doesn't.  She'll taste test them all and then throw the unwanted food on the floor for Hobbs.  And when she's done with her sippy cup- look out!  That thing is hurled at you or across the room.  We are working on "setting it down nicely"  but are far away I guess:)
• Her favorites are still: balls, balloons, water, the beach, the ocean, her baths, kids, babies, her sing-along songs in the car (I may lose my mind in the near future) her binkie when tired, she swaddler for comfort, her mommy when unsure about something, and her daddy to play with.  She loves her grandma (nana) and grandpa (papa) and pretty much anyone that will smile and play with her.  
• This month she has learned how to: Wave when someone says, "hi" or "bye-bye." Still good at saying dada, mama, baba, o-ee (for Kloe) and Da (for Hobbs).  She sings when you sing and loves to play the piano and her xylophone.  She's learned to open drawers and doors as well as close them (with a few sad incidents of fingers in the way).  She's learned how to "pat" doggies and understands "no."
• She totally has tantrums when getting out of the water; howbeit the tub, the pool, or the ocean.  HATES getting her diaper changed now and getting dressed.  Is not okay with the vacuum or the blender unless she is being held.
• I could go on about Miss Malia for hours.  I am so blessed that I am able to work from home AND stay home with her.  I love being a mommy and even though I get exhausted sometimes and just need to get out of the house alone sometimes, Malia is my best friend.  I love my green eyed, light haired silly girl.