Dixie 11 months

 Only 1 month till her big day! I can't believe it. She gets bigger and more adorable every day. And I've got the pictures to prove it! Check it out:

First time on the rocking puppy!

Her little sits are adorbs. 

She loves her books- finally! She reaches for the every time she finished nursing.

She's rarely laying down any more but she had to get her stretches in.

Climbing shenanigans.

Cutest winter babes ever. The cold doesn't seem to bother her at all. She's constantly kicking off her blanket on our walks.

And she loves to watch the snow while smudging up my door. (Maddie's problem, not mine, thanks to the chore chart.)

She loves to crawl up and peek at me over the side of the bed.

My best tiny sidekick!

Seriously who could resist that face? Not me! You get whatever you want, sister. 

Some things about Dixie in the past month:

~She grew her first two teeth within a few days of each other (see above) and loves to chomp things with them- luckily not me anymore! She tried that for about 3 days.

~Still nurses 4 times a day- can't wait to starting weaning in a few weeks.

~Sleeps all night but has been having crying periods during the night when she wants snuggles.

~Loves to eat real food and baby food. She and Lance have this system where her literally just pours it in her mouth from the container and she sucks it down and it takes 8 seconds and doesn't make a mess so who am I to question it?

~Crawls like crazy and tries to climb anything that she can.

~Takes a few steps with her baby stroller walker but isn't too interested in walking.

~She has stood on her own for 1-2 seconds a couple times this week.

~LOVES water. Like so much. I give her her water bottle and she guzzles it like it's a bottle of milk. I have to pry it out of her hands.

~Loves playing in her playpen by herself for extended periods of time (15-20 minutes).

~ Takes a morning and afternoon nap every day (1.5-2.5 hours) and when we're home, she loves a 3rd evening nap still and I have to wake her up at 6 so she can go to be at 7:15. Girl loves sleep.

~Adores all of her siblings. She is always trying to playing with them and is so happy when they give her attention.

~Doesn't say many words but will say up, all done, dada on occasion and my favorite aa-ts (??) all the time.

~Gets fussy when she has to spend too much time in her carseat, which unfortunately happens a lot these days. 

~Still wearing a mix of 9 and 12 month clothes and size 3 diapers.

~Weighs 19 lbs 5 oz- 50th percentile exactly. 

~Really enjoys going on walks with me and Blade every day. She is seriously silent, taking in the world the whole time.

Happy 11/12 birthday, Ducky!