TEAM Hardison: 11 Months!

Our sweet Avery Grace is 11 months old today! This past weekend a year ago was spent finishing Avery's nursery (and cheering the Cats on to another Championship), and now here we are! What a difference a year makes... I digress, we cannot believe our baby girl is this old. 1 month until your big birthday bash!

Avery here are your stats at 11 months:

Height and Weight: No exact measurements this month because no doctor's appointment, yay! But you are still long and skinny!

Sleep: 13 hours at night and two naps during the day. You are awesome! You're still clinging on to your morning nap. Some days you do fine without it, but most of the time you still want to go down for at least 30 minutes.

Likes: Eating, books and being read to, Baby Einstein in the car on long car rides (you never watch it at home, partly because you're not very interested, but mostly because we don't want you watching TV just yet), trying to play with Lexi, listening to music, playing outside, going to the park to swing

Dislikes: Being in your car seat for longer than 5 minutes, having your clothes or diaper changed

Diaper Size: 3

Clothes Size: Still in 6-12 months or 9-12 months

Feeding: You nurse now only twice a day and eat 3 meals and 1 snack. You will eat pretty much anything and everything. You now eat almost anything off our plates unless it is too hard for you to gum down. You occasionally still get baby food, but you eat table food 95% of the time.

Favorite foods: Turkey, cheese, bananas, homemade green beans, avocados, blueberry muffins, and mandarin oranges

Favorite Book: "Touch and Feel Farm" or any touch and feel book and "Is your Mama a Llama?

Milestones: You finally have a tooth! It's not all the way in yet, but it's there! You have been fairly fussy teething, but it hasn't interrupted your sleep very much. You started clapping your hands a couple days after you turned 10 months. You have also really gotten the hang of Peek a Boo. Now when I say, "Where's Avery?" You will put your hands, a book, or a toy over your face to hide it... So cute. This month it seems you are comprehending more of what we say. When we ask you "Where's Daddy's nose?" you will point to it,, and ears... now we are working on eyes. If we ask you to give Lexi kisses, you will grab her head and bring your mouth down on her fur :) Just over the last day or two, you've picked up on putting your hands up on your head in exasperation whenever one of us says, "Oh No!" Might be the cutest thing I have ever seen. As far as motor skills, you are still cruising on the furniture, but have not taken a step unassisted yet.

Personality: My oh my are we in for it. You are one sassy lady. You have most recently developed a bit of a temper :) You definitely do not like being told no. At first it was really funny, and I would try and hold back laughter, but now Mommy has perfected her "stern face"... even though it's still really funny. Even with the tiny temper, you are as sweet as can be. Recently when I have gone in to get you out of your crib, if you have been crying, I will pick you up and pat you on the back... now you have started to pat Mommy's back too :) If you see a camera pointed your way you will immediately start smiling. You talk up a storm, most likely because you want everyone in the room to pay attention to you. You are one hilarious baby girl. It is never a dull moment with you, and we would not want it any other way!

Little Nug, I cannot believe you are 11 months old. You are so very special. Daddy and I cannot believe how blessed we are to have you. We love you!