11 Months Already?

Climbing over the curb at Barnsdall Park.

Matilda has finally hit 20 pounds and moved out of the featherweight classification so she can start fighting in the lightweight category now. She had her 11 month check-up this morning and is 20lb 3oz, 28 1/4 inches. According to the growth charts she is average in all categories at the 50 percentile. However, we aren't buying that she is average. The pediatrician endeared herself to me even more when she praised Matilda for being so advanced with her words, gross motor skills, and toy interaction.

At eleven months Matilda can: give kisses (don't be scared if they look like bites), climb into the dishwasher, say Mama, Dada, Buhba (for Buster Keaton, of course), ball, pant like a doggie when prompted, say moo for a cow and vroom vroom for a car, fetch many different toys by name, take adorable little bites using her new teeth, take 5-6 steps (only when she really wants something), independently go down the slide backwards on her belly, get down off the bed/couch/dad mountain/etc. I am sure there are other things I am forgetting; she is changing so fast we cannot keep up.

Another first this month was three days in a row with NO PHOTOS of Matilda. Almost unthinkable. Since she is faster there are also more butt shots, or blurry shots as she runs out of frame. Matilda is so busy and fast I have a hard time getting anything done other than playing and enjoying the moment. Speaking of which, I must go make the most of this precious napping time.