11 Months Old

We're almost there, only one more month and we are officially done with our first year of life. These past eleven months have flown by, although mommy and daddy said they flew faster for them than for us. Whatever! All I know is that this past month has been a good one, and one of many firsts, especially for Lily. We are still growing every day, and mom keeps putting away more and more of our clothes to make room for bigger stuff. I am wearing mostly 18 month clothes, although a few of my 12 month shorts and shirts still fit me. Lily has finally grown out of almost all of her 9 month clothes and can now claim she is a size 12 months. We continue to try new foods including zucchini, kiwi, plums, black beans, turkey goulash, and our favorite, mommy's chocolate rice cakes. I still have not found a food I don't like, but Lily is getting pickier and trust me she lets mom know when she doesn't like something. I've never seen a tongue stick out so far. Lily cut two more teeth this past month and started standing independently on the 14th. She got the no hands award when she took her first step on September 23rd. She took two more on the 27th, and then took seven, fell, got up, and took 5 more on the 29th. I've just been a casual observer during all of her motion, although the walking thing looks interesting. I'm pretty good cruising along the furniture, but the whole no hands thing isn't quite for me yet. Mom said that's a good thing and I should take as long as I'd like so I think I listen to her for once and walk when I'm ready. Other big accomplishments this month included being dunked in the pool, which we actually enjoyed, and going on our first camping trip. After such a great month, we've decided that we need to live it up for our twelfth month so stay tuned to see what will happen in our world!