Hi my favourite Kiyomi-bear!
Mama has been slacking on your 11-month post. I'm trying to process the fact that you are almost a YEAR old, but mostly I'm in denial and have been trying to avoid thinking about it at all. Having to go back to work in September makes me think about how much I'll miss all our fun times together. And my goodness, do we have some fun times now!
It's hard to believe you're even the same person from my last post! You're really communicating a lot now. You sign for milk consistently, and also do lots of fun actions. We read you Eric Carle's From Head to Toe, and you do actions for the gorilla (thumping on your chest), monkey (waving your arms), crocodile (wiggling your body), cat (bending your back), seal (clapping your hands), and you used to scrunch your shoulders for the buffalo, but seem to have forgotten about it. You point consistently and like to direct us around the house. You understand TONS of words and can point to lots of different objects like lights, clocks, your head, and flowers.
You're also speeding around walking (still holding our hands), and can also walk holding just one of our hands. You stand by yourself now, until you notice you're not holding anything, at which point you do a slow squat so you don't fall. It's adorable to watch! You love to sit and stand in your crib now, so we've lowered it as far as it will go. Physically, you seem really strong, although you're still not into the crawling thing. It's the same commando-drag from last month, although you're much faster now! Mama appreciates that you clean the floors with your belly. :)
We go to the park or out for a walk almost daily, and you now love the splash pad! The streams of water really fascinate you, and you usually charm the other children who play there. You're getting so interactive, and you'll follow them around, or try to grab toys from them. You're generally quite friendly and will wave (and say), "Hi" and "Bye", although you have giggles of delight when you see someone you really like. You also LOVE animals! There are tons of squeals of joy whenever you see a cat or a dog, and you will pet them fearlessly. One of your favourite things to do at the Osakabe house is chase the cats to try to pet them. They usually manage to escape, but I think once you really start walking, they'll have to find a place to hide. You are also great at giving your stuffed animals hugs and get quite excited to play with them in the mornings.
In terms of your schedule, you're still taking 2 naps at around 10am and 3pm, and occasionally sleep through the night without waking up for a feed. You're a solid 12-13 hour sleeper overnight, which is nice for mama and papa. You eat lots of snacks and meals during the day, although you're still not really a fan of vegetables. I think your favourite foods are berries, apples, bananas and cheese. Oh, and all those carb-y type snacks like puffs and cookies. One of the slightly more annoying things you have learned to do is to push food out of your mouth. Until this month, if we could get it into your mouth, you would eat it. Now, however, you open your mouth just a tiny bit, stick out your tongue to taste the new food, and then allow us to put it in your mouth. If it meets your approval, it stays. Otherwise, it is immediately rejected and wiped away by a swipe of your hand. You also have no qualms about tossing food over the side of your seat if you are no longer interested in it. I guess that's the most efficient way of getting rid of it, but mama has had to wipe floors a LOT. And even with the wiping, you manage to find every speck of dust to put it in your mouth.
One of the cutest things we taught you to do this month was to say, "Hello", on the telephone. Once you mastered it, mama immediately called everyone she knew and had you say it into the phone. Your voice is so high and adorable. We really love to listen to you babble to yourself.
Mama and papa pray for you every night. We know the most loving thing to do is to continue to entrust you to God's care. I have to say, He's done an amazing job on you so far! :) You're a delightful, loving, cheeky, brave, and beautiful girl. We can't wait to see what the next month will bring!
Love,
Your mama and papa birds
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