Eleven Months Old.

It's the third and we all know what that means, Miss E is one month older.

Eleven months old today.

Didn't I just say last month that the month between nine to ten was the fastest?

Well I lied because this month was the fastest.

Her mobility has aged her a lot. She is on the prowl and always looking and taking notice of what is around her to play with. Like most babies, she is into anything that isn't meant to be a toy.

She isn't super speedy and definitely not destructive like another baby I once knew. A-hem.

But she is pretty stinkin' smart.

This past weekend she learned how to open the baby gate at the top of the steps. In three years, H has never once even attempted to open the gate and she not only tried but succeeded. We've since remedied the situation by tightening the bolts so that it is much tougher to open. However, I think if we let her keep trying long enough she'd still get it open.

Yesterday J and I laughed and watched her crawl to my diaper bag, pull it off the chair, pull out the large ziploc inside and pull out a pack of fruit snacks. She then opened the package of fruit snacks. If that's not ambition I don't know what is.

We are in love with her adorable, ever ready smile and giggles.

And even her serious side, which doesn't come out too often, is adorable too.

She's saying things in her own way that perhaps only I can decipher but yet I understand. Ma-Ma and Da-Da and Bye Bye and Baby are her greatest hits. She loves giving kisses (even if they're open mouthed) and has certain people she'll only blow kisses to, go figure.

She's eating more and more "regular" food along with her baby food and still nurses three times a day. I'm realizing that in about a month our year of nursing will be coming to an end and she'll be moving on to cows milk. I think.

I'm anxious to know how big she is and wear she falls on the charts as she seems to be growing a lot. She's still seems to be small especially compared to friends who are weeks apart from her. She's pretty much exclusively in 9 month and 6-12 month clothes now.

I think every parent must have those moments where they see their child in the crib and wonder how on earth they grew so big. It's amazing to remember how small she once was laying in there.

And yes, in case you're wondering that is an old cell phone tucked under her arm. You just never know who you might need to call while you're napping.

Like I've said before, I absolutely love her and everything about her.