Happy 11 Month Birthday!

WOW...we cannot believe that Alivia will be 1 year old in 4 weeks. I remember this time last year everyone told me how fast the time goes and they were soo right! Our little munchkin had a weight check last week and was 16 lbs 8 oz. and almost 27 inches long. She grew...YEH! She is in the 5th percentile for height and weight. Our little girl is a petite little thing but is fast and mighty for sure! Here are a few of the many things we LOVE about Alivia:
1. Crawls as fast as she can and turns back and smiles and then goes for the dog bowl
2. Waves bye bye with her hand backwards
3. Says da da AND ma ma now!! She mainly just says ma ma when she is upset and da da all of the time.
4. LOVES cheddar lil crunchies and would eat them all day if we let her!
5. Ornery and curious faces are to die for- she is such a little explorer
6. Claps her hands when she excited about something
7. Pulls everything out of the cabinets
8. Is still not a big eater but LOVES banana oatmeal , pears, grilled cheese or anything cheese and SNACKS!
9. Doesn't even sit still long enough to eat sometimes. She can't wait to get out of her high chair.
10. LOVES reading books before bed time. She is doing such a good job at turning the pages now.
11. LOVES bathtime- I never thought I would write this because I remember looking back when she was a few months old and she hated baths. People kept telling me she would grow out of it and she did! :)
12. Chugs her sippy cup like it is a beer...it is pretty funny to watch her. She puts it way above her head! We hope she is going to do it like that with milk because she has been pretty stubborn lately to drink milk from her sippy cup. We are in the transition phase before her 1st birthday.
13. Is a great independent player- she LOVES to play on her own as long as she can do what she wants. Watch out because if you take her away from something she wanted to get into you will have a little fit before your eyes. It is actually pretty funny right now but I am sure they wont be funny for long!
14. Pushes her tongue in and out really fast and makes a funny noise. She thinks it is really funny!
15. Grunts and growls back to people. :)
16. Stands up in her highchair if she is not strapped in.
17. Throws her sippy cup or bottle on the ground over and over again to play a game!!

Ok..so I could go on and on but I will stop there! We are truly blessed everyday to have Alivia as our daughter!!