11 months 6 days

I can't believe this little pumpkin will be 1 year old next month! When Riley turned one I felt like she had been around forever. Not this time. She still feels so new to me. Maybe it's because she is so petite?! Being little doesn't stop her. She is walking everywhere. She can now go from squatting to standing and then take off walking/toddling. She loves to play with anything that is not a toy. The toilet is still a fave. I have to keep the doors to the bathrooms shut. Any drawer that she can open and pull everything out of, the garbage bags in the pantry. Basically, if she is on the floor my eyes have to be on her. She isn't the best car rider. I think she will be much happier when we turn her around. When we ask her for a kiss she will lean in with an open mouth. I have tried to get a pic, but she is too fast! I have cut her bottles down to two a day. She is still eating stage two and three foods, but will eat anything off my plate. I have also tried the graduate meals. She loves to feed herself and babbles constantly. I believe she is beginning to know that we are "mama" and "Dada." She says "ma-ma" to me all the time. The other night when she was on the changing table she looked at Jeremy and said "da-da" over and over. The little toot is walking everywhere because she is trying to keep up with this one! She absolutely loves her. Riley is like a little mother to her. She tells me what she "wants" or "needs" all the time. When Endsley is getting into something she isn't supposed to, Riley will say to her, "no mam."

Another month gone. I might cry when she turns one. Lets hope I can keep it together! Love you sweet girl!