My little 11 Month old!

I can't believe my baby is 11 months old. Since my last blog, Maddie has become skilled at crawling, she is pulling herself up, and she is successfully using a sippy cup even though she still prefers her bottle (the doctors say I need to wean her from the bottle by her first birthday, I can tell its going to be tough on both her and me). Her favorite word is still Dadda but she also loves to say "GET" because Daniel and I are always saying "Get Cooper, Get!" and she says Momma every now and then. Here are some photos of the past month:

Maddie and I in one of the gardens at Colonial Williamsburg. It was sooo hot that day it was almost a 100 degrees, but we still enjoyed walking around and enjoying the sights.

Ever since Maddie has been mobile we had to install a baby gate to keep her out of the kitchen. I dont know who was more upset about the gate, the dog or Maddie. Its funny because as soon as Maddie sees that gate open she crawls as fast as she can towards it, its always a race to get there before her and get it shut.

Here she is crawling and playing with her fun cube toy.

Here she is "helping" me fold clothes. See all the toys in the background? She could have a million toys but she would rather play with a clothes basket, an empty box or a baby food jar cap.

Here she is too busy playing than eating. Her hair is getting so long we had to start pinning it back.
Here she is mesmerized by the TV. I swore I wasnt going to let her watch TV, so much for that. I try to limit it to Sesame Street and Word World. She just loves Elmo!!

Here she is during our weekly trip to BJ's. We had to become members when we started to buy formula, that stuff can put a dent in your wallet! Now I know why some stores have it behind lock and key.
Here she is with Daddy, antique shopping in my favorite store in Smithfield, they don't have hams in that store but they have oh so much more! I cant get over how long she looks in this photo!

Here she is at the pediatrician's office where every visit we learn that she is above average in height and weight. Big and healthy is good with me!

Finally, here is Maddie and me sweltering in the heat at Colonial Williamsburg. Right after this photo was taken we had to duck into a bookshop for some coffee and to cool off.