- GrOwInG....Camryn weighs 23 pounds, 12 ounces and is approximately 30 inches tall
- wearing size 12 months in clothes and size 3/4 in shoes, depending on the shoe
- wearing a size 3 diaper
- moving...this kid is everywhere! She isn't officially walking yet, but takes 3-4 steps on her own each day. She tends to hold herself back if she knows she is left to try on her own, however if she manuevers around objects or the dogs she will take steps without even thinking about it. She definitely prefers to crawl right now, because it is much faster!
- step climbing....oh how mom and dad love when Camryn finds steps! :) She can go up an entire set of steps on her own (we found this out at Kaidyn's birthday party Sunday), but doesn't understand you can't just crawl right back down. Mom and dad have to be quick to grab her and walk back down the steps so she doesn't fall. I want to remember at this age we are all about steps...in the pool, in a house, at a restaurant...they're pretty much the best thing ever in Cammie's eyes! :)
- balancing..she can stand on her own and hold her cup of milk at the same time!
- learning to sign more! Mom and dad have been working on this for a little while now and so are so excited that she can and does do it (most of the time...she is still our stubborn stinker and will refuse to do it sometimes)! Aunt C was actually the first person to notice! :)
- imitating...I made an entire post about this a few days ago, however she continues to do more and more each day...yesterday she started "roaring" like her walk behind dinosaur at Nana's house. When Camryn pushes a button on the dinosaur it sings. talks and roars. Camryn will push the button over and over to hear the roar sound and then do her own version of the roar...so stinkin' cute!
- Chris has also taught Camryn to say, "ahhh" after she takes a drink. So funny when she does it! :)
- movng from formula to whole milk...Camryn was on soy formula since the day before we brought her home from the hospital. As she began eating solid foods her doctor advised us to try milk based products before we made the switch to whole milk, to ensure her digestive system could handle it. Although she is not a fan of yogurt or cottage cheese, most dairy products haven't seemed to bother her. When we took her to the doctor for her second ear infection right before vacation, they suggested I try introducing her to whole milk in small doses to make the switch easier. Camryn drank the milk no problem and I was afraid to swtich her back and forth between whole milk and formula, so we stuck with it. I never envisioned the switch would be so easy!
- drinking only 1 bottle a day (most of the time)...other than her morning bottle Camryn primarily drinks from a sippy cup most of the day. We have been working on giving her milk at dinner or a little earlier than normal to help ease the frustration for her of no bottle at night. Unfortunately, this is taking a little bit of discipline and learning on mom and dad's part, so 2 nights in the last week she has had a bottle, but we are definitely figuring things out now!
- continuing to add favorite solid foods to her list such as marshmallows, fruity Cheerios, pizza, chicken nuggets and green beans
- playing independently...not for long, but she will crawl to an area and play with toys on her own at times, without being upset that you are not right beside her. So neat to see her actually "playing" with toys. She is fascinated with taking objects out of something and then putting them back inside. She is so proud of herself when she puts things away...love seeing that she claps for herself and her face light up when you say, "yay!"
- A few of her favorite toys right now are: her Weebles figures and bus, rings that you stack and take off the cone, her animal train, the light and sound table, her walking toys and the rubber coasters from the coffee table..go figure :)
- playing peek-a-boo...loves to play with anyone at any time!
- continuing to love being outside...she will go to the door and cry to go outside, especially if someone goes out and doesn't take her
- loving aninals...she absolutely loves all animals...dogs, cats, goats (I'm sure the list could go on, but those are the only ones she has been around)
- embracing the Y and church daycare finally...I thought those ladies at the Y daycare were going to tell me one day I wasn't able to bring her back, because she just cried and was very unhappy to be there each morning. (I think Camryn had a hard time at the beginning of summer leaving mom's side again...she is definitely getting better and hopefully understands mom will always come back to get her!)
- continuing to be the center of our universe...we love her more than anything! :)
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| Happy 11 month birthday baby...we love you! :) |
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