This post is a little belated but things have been super busy with the Daniel family! Aubrey is doing great - she is a bundle of energy and keeps us on our toes for 12 hours a day! Here is what went on In month 11:
Food: Aubrey has decided she shouldn't have to eat baby food anymore. She wants grown-up food all the time and she is willing to try pretty much anything. She loves squash, turkey, stuffing - pretty much anything that you would think of as "Thanksgiving food". She also goes crazy for bread, pasta, potatoes; basically all things carbs. I try to buy organic, but sometimes it is hard. If it's not organic it is at least wholesome and not overly-processed. We also try to limit her sugar intake, so no sweets! Aubrey still enjoys baby food fruit packs, although I have a feeling she thinks they are fruit juice. She is drinking out of a sippy cup and also a straw which is good since we have to eliminate the bottle by 1 year!
Accomplishments: Aubrey became a full-time walker on Dec.8th. She had been taking a few steps and then crawling, but on Dec. 8 she decided crawling was for babies. She walks everywhere! She is constantly on the move. She got some big climbing toys that we thought she may be too young for, but she surprised us all by being able to climb up on them on her own. One in particular has a mini rock-climbing wall which she scampered up right away. She is amazing! Another big thing is that she can roll a ball back to you...this is a skill that the books say not to expect until they are 2! It is clear that Aubrey is brilliant...
Holidays: Aubrey had her first Thanksgiving and enjoyed every moment of it. We celebrated at Bitsy's house with great-grandma, Mr. Royall, Uncle Dennis & Aunt Martha, and Daniel and Michael. Aubrey showed off all of her toys, including her new white piano. Daniel was especially impressed with the piano (we were a little concerned he might take off with it). Aubrey was very sweet and let him play with it. I think what she loved the most was being the center of attention throughout the day. We all had a great day and a fabulous meal. We had so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
Favorite Toys: Small toys and balls that fit through the stair railings...she loves to throw her toys through the rails and watch them bounce down the stairs. I come home from work to see a huge pile of toys at the foot of the stairs - its actually pretty funny. Aubrey loves her new Fisher Price refrigerator...it is a refrigerator, oven, sink, and trash can all in one and she thinks it is amazing.
Because this post is supposed to be for month eleven only, I will be doing a separate post about the holiday season. Hopefully I'll get that up this week...with a video of course!
