Ashley - 11 Months

Only a few more weeks and my baby will be 1 - wow! 

Ashley has found a few more interest during this past month and learned a few new things. 

- She has started pointing at things she likes or sees.  She's not really pointing at things that she wants yet but I'm sure this will come in the next month or so.  If she sees something she really likes she will point to it and squeal! 
- She has started to eat more finger foods.  For the most part she is still having jars of baby food but I think that once my supply is gone, I'm going to try to switch her to real food to save some money and because I think she is losing interest in it.  I've already started mixing her bottle's with real milk since the formula is almost gone and I'm not going to buy another container.  So far she has tried potato bites, chicken, pizza crust, banana's, hotdish, and I'm sure more that she's gotten fed at my mom's house. 
- She LOVES books and will sit and look at them for a long time by herself.  She often squeals while doing this too.
- Speaking of squealing, Bennett and her seem to have screaming matches back and forth.  Bennett will scream, she will, Bennett will, she will.  They think it is hilarious.  And, it kinda is! 
- She is able to stand on her own (until she realizes she is doing it) but she's not really showing much want to walk at all.  Bennett was walking by his 1st Birthday but I'm pretty sure she won't be.  And I am definitely ok with this! 
- She loves looking at pictures - especially on the computer's screen saver.  She will sit there and watch it show different pictures for 10-15 minutes at a time.  And she loves every minute of it. 
- She still is a little peanut and not gaining much, if any, weight in the past two months.  I hope that she is 20 lbs. or very close to it in the next weeks so that I can switch her to a different carseat. 
- She has learned how to cover her eyes and play peek-a-boo, which is so cute.
- She blows lots and lots of kisses, which is so cute.
- If I'm lucky, I can get her to say Meow meow meow, which is so cute.
- She can say:  Mama, Dada, and the N, B and G sounds.

She is just such a sweetheart and we love her so much!