11 months

This is what most of the pictures are, she likes to give George lovin! Really glad we only have one more of these to do.

I can't believe its almost a year! I still think of her as my new baby but she's becoming such a big girl now. She's doing great. She is mostly over the mommy phase and I don't have to hold her ALL the time anymore!
She is sleeping better than ever. She goes down between 8-8:20pm and sleeps till almost 7am most days. She nurses then and plays in her crib while I get my shower. She eats all her meals at normal times with us now so that makes it easier for timing. She takes a bottle around 9:30am and then takes her morning nap (anywhere from 45 mins to 2 hours). Then she gets another bottle before her afternoon nap at 2pm. She sleeps anywhere from 1-2 1/2 hours (somewhat depends on how long the am nap is). We did drop the late afternoon bottle and now we just have a snack and some juice and then have dinner between 5:30-6pm like the rest of us. She nurses again before bed. She's much more flexible with her sleeping and eating. Max needed to be right on or he got miserable. She is getting good at having some crib time, she wakes up much easier than Max (and mom and dad) but is still content to be in there a little while before calling for mama. (Max needs a good 15 mins in his crib before anyone goes in to get him up after he wakes up, thank goodness for video monitors!)
She has all kinds of tricks. She is much louder than Max ever was. She whines a lot through her meals which is really annoying. She prefers to just eat foods she can pick up herself but obviously at 11 months and 2 teeth this is rather limited (and she doesn't like soft foods like fruit pieces unless they're in her mesh bag) so we force the baby food in and then she gets her sticks, teething biscuits and puffs and mesh bag with fruit in it.
She is also on the move! She can climb the steps so we have to watch that. She creeps along the furniture and even occasionally stands on her own. She still doesn't say anything other than mama and dada but she sometimes likes to repeat animal noises (especially pig). She loves to clap and can give a low five.
She is still all smiles and just loves attention!

Max is doing great. Except for not being able to leave his sister alone I really can't complain too much about the 2's. We get the normal argue at first with everything and an often melt down around bed time (not cause he doesn't want to bed, just upset about something) but with discipline, grace, diversion and a lot of patience we work through it. I know I'm hesitant to let him grow up but he's doing a great job at it! He recently moved out of the high chair and into his "big boy chair" which is just a booster up to the table. I know he was old for the high chair but its just SO much easier. The other 3 big things we need to focus on this summer are moving out of the crib, potty training and getting rid of the paci (which is ONLY for sleeping but still...). It makes me sad to think about but excited to see the little boy he's turning in to. He's getting very good with manors which is very rewarding for parents. He loves to play with his friends (really just more with their toys at this point!) and is just a really happy chill kid. His vocabulary just expands every day and he says stuff that I have no idea where it came from (luckily all ok so far!).
Him and Aliyah can still be so cute together but it seems to be a constant struggle for him to understand that just because she's mobile now, she is still a baby and we can't push her around. But they both amuse each other to no end!

We're so just feel so blessed for our family God has given us and like to cherish every moment of it!