Sippy Cups and Suctions Bowls

Annalise has finally mastered her sippy cup. Also, the other night we decided to put some Cherrios in a suction cup bowl to see what she would do. After a few times of trying to pry it off the table, she gave up and sat and ate at the table like a big girl. It was really cute, but kinda sad for me at the same time. When did my little baby get so big????

Mixing up the O's

Munching away

"This one is for you Mommy!"

She did it!!

"Yeah, I'm awesome"

11 Months Old

I don't know where the time has gone, but our little Annalise is now 11 months old! I cannot believe that it is time to start planning her 1st birthday party! The main events of this past month were:
*Getting much better at standing and balancing on her own
*Cutting her top two front teeth (for a total of 4 teeth),
* Moving up to a front facing car seat
* Saying "Uh-Oh",
* Turning lights on and off at the switch
* Pointing to EVERYTHING
*Knowing the words light, Daddy, Mommy, nose, eye, cross, ball, fan, cracker, toys -- she oesn't say any of them yet, but if you ask her where those items are she will get them or point to them. She apparently thinks that only Mommy has eyes and a nose though because she will not point to them on anyone else.
*Trying to climb up things
* Becoming much more opinionated about things. When she doesn't want to do something she starts shaking her head back and forth and waving her hands and making a "Meh-Meh" sounds which I am sure will all too soon turn into "No".
*FINALLY holding a sippy cup (correctly without flinging it everywhere and trying to take it apart) and drinking from it on her own. We have been working on it since August and she was really showing no interest in holding it on her own, she expected everyone to hold her for her. I don't know by what miracle but on Friday she just decided to do it herself. When I saw her do it on Friday night, I swear I heard a faint Hallelujah chorus in the background......=)

Here are some pictures of what Anna has been up to lately.

Checking out her new Spongebob books
Thanks Aunt Emily!

Sitting in the entertainment center drawer which she is not allowed to do...left the room for a second and this is what I found. She was quite proud of herself.

Posing next to her favorite appliance, the dishwasher. She will come crawling from anywhere in the house when she hears one of us open it and gets very upset when we shut it.

Playing a tune on her piano

Playing basketball with cousins Samantha and Hannah

Pointing at her wonderful Halloween lights which are eyeballs. She really loves those things.

Hair Clips

As most babies with really light blonde, ok, "clear" hair, Annalise does not have much. BUT.....drum roll please........the other day I was able to get two different hair clips in her hair. She really was not thrilled, but I was. She did not try to take them out, but she just kept looking at me with the most annoyed look on her face =).

"Mommy, what did you just put in my hair?"

"Maybe if I just munch on my cracker and ignore this thing in my hair, Mommy will take it out."

"Please God, have Mommy take this thing out of my hair....."

Her prayer didn't work....I put in a bigger one =).

"I seriously HATE hair clips!"