Deia is 11 months old today! Happy birthday snoosh snoosh! Wow. Ok. With every passing day I am so much more in love with this child. Her little personality is entertaining, silly, smart, snuggly and warm. She gives great hugs and sometimes gives great kisses. She used to give kisses when you asked for them. Now, she gives kisses when she wants to, which actually makes them even more sweet. Those little pearly lips smile soooo much, and now to reveal all 4 of her teeth! Her hair is getting longer and thicker and her new set of "under-bangs" are coming in :-) Deia's eyes are an interesting shade of blue-green and they change colors based on what she is wearing. I love her in greens, pinks and turquoise the most. She will walk using her wooden walker, her stroller or even an ottoman that slides easily on the floor. She is getting more risky in her attempts to dance, drink her bottle and clap as she stands unassisted. Deia really does look for every opportunity to stand up and in her stance she calculates her best approach to wherever she wants to go. Still, she drops to the ground and crawls there. But a step or two is on the horizon for sure! When she does crawl around, she must carry at least 2 things in one hand and if that becomes difficult for her, she'll toss one item and put the other in her mouth like a little puppy playing fetch. She loves saying HI, which has replaced how much she loved to say bye bye. Hi dad, bye dad, na-na, mama, dada, p-ba (peekaboo) are all favorites. Deia loves her toddle tunes class and is having a ton of fun with her friends in Jackie's class. She puts her little fingers high in the air when Twinkle Twinkle is sung and bounces with excitement for The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Her home faves are still Harry Belafonte and Bob. Deia LOVES to dance. Her little body bop in now complimented by knee bends, swaying arms and hands and a hula-body roll type movement. Any beat, any song...it's wonderful to watch! Elmo and Dora are ever-present in the moments when we need her to chill out while we tend to matters of the home. Sleep training was about to commence, until the 3 of us got the stomach flu this weekend. I am pretty sure there is nothing worse than having that kind of illness and taking care of your child with the same bug. OMG, brutal. I appreciate Deia's tremendous patience through these awful few days. I am pretty sure she made it through all of Grease (1 & 2), Madagascar and a couple episodes of Entourage. We'll get the sleep thing down when the time is right and we are all well. For now, I am happy she is in her crib, surprisingly excited to know that we will be cuddling shortly anyway. It's funny how, with your baby, there are those moments where you have had enough....only to forget that feeling in an instant and realize you just can't get enough! 11 Months!!!
Deia is 11 months old today! Happy birthday snoosh snoosh! Wow. Ok. With every passing day I am so much more in love with this child. Her little personality is entertaining, silly, smart, snuggly and warm. She gives great hugs and sometimes gives great kisses. She used to give kisses when you asked for them. Now, she gives kisses when she wants to, which actually makes them even more sweet. Those little pearly lips smile soooo much, and now to reveal all 4 of her teeth! Her hair is getting longer and thicker and her new set of "under-bangs" are coming in :-) Deia's eyes are an interesting shade of blue-green and they change colors based on what she is wearing. I love her in greens, pinks and turquoise the most. She will walk using her wooden walker, her stroller or even an ottoman that slides easily on the floor. She is getting more risky in her attempts to dance, drink her bottle and clap as she stands unassisted. Deia really does look for every opportunity to stand up and in her stance she calculates her best approach to wherever she wants to go. Still, she drops to the ground and crawls there. But a step or two is on the horizon for sure! When she does crawl around, she must carry at least 2 things in one hand and if that becomes difficult for her, she'll toss one item and put the other in her mouth like a little puppy playing fetch. She loves saying HI, which has replaced how much she loved to say bye bye. Hi dad, bye dad, na-na, mama, dada, p-ba (peekaboo) are all favorites. Deia loves her toddle tunes class and is having a ton of fun with her friends in Jackie's class. She puts her little fingers high in the air when Twinkle Twinkle is sung and bounces with excitement for The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Her home faves are still Harry Belafonte and Bob. Deia LOVES to dance. Her little body bop in now complimented by knee bends, swaying arms and hands and a hula-body roll type movement. Any beat, any song...it's wonderful to watch! Elmo and Dora are ever-present in the moments when we need her to chill out while we tend to matters of the home. Sleep training was about to commence, until the 3 of us got the stomach flu this weekend. I am pretty sure there is nothing worse than having that kind of illness and taking care of your child with the same bug. OMG, brutal. I appreciate Deia's tremendous patience through these awful few days. I am pretty sure she made it through all of Grease (1 & 2), Madagascar and a couple episodes of Entourage. We'll get the sleep thing down when the time is right and we are all well. For now, I am happy she is in her crib, surprisingly excited to know that we will be cuddling shortly anyway. It's funny how, with your baby, there are those moments where you have had enough....only to forget that feeling in an instant and realize you just can't get enough! 
Woodpecker Walker
Deia is borrowing this fantastic woodpecker walker and LOVES it. Not only does she thrive on walking with it, she gets really, really frustrated when she runs it into the wall, couch or chair and it stops moving! She will scream and complain when that happens and we need to flip it around quickly so she can pick up where she left off! She really enjoys this new mobility and it is definitely encouraging her to take steps in between furniture! We're close people, very close :-)
2 Top Teeth!
They are really there! Bigger than I imagined and with a killer gap between them. You have to make an effort to spot them, but they are easily visible when she makes a funny face :-)
10.5 Month Stats
Deia is 10.5 months old and weighs 21.15 lbs and is 29 inches tall. She is in the 89% for height and 73% for weight...so dang specific isn't it. The doc found her well and fancies her a smart child. Isn't everyone's? Lol.Aquarium
Deia went to the Aquarium of the Pacific for the first time! She was a little young to actually focus on and care about the fish. But she spent some time banging and yelling at the glass, missing almost every swim-by of a sea lion and loved watching all the other kids! It was cute to see her take it all in :-)
Little Led Zep
Deia 1st LZ show was in Lake Arrowhead this summer. She is already a groupie! She sat atop Corey's shoulders and had a good view over the large crowd. She sang and danced and clapped her hands. She especially loved The Rain Song, Going to California, Over The Hills and Far Away and Gallows Pole. She began her slumber during Stairway. How appropriate! We had to stop her from trying to flash Robert Plant a few times....guess she's that kind of fan :-) Oh yeah, it was a tribute band, haha.
10 Months!
2 months shy of a year old, that's nuts! I am actually shocked at the difference between 9 and 10 months...she is so wonderfully vocal by comparison to 4 weeks ago. We left her at home for 4 days and came back to what seemed like an entirely new child! She waves and says bye-bye when you leave, when the phone rings she says, "ha," she walks with her music table, she has stood on her own for a solid 30 seconds without holding on, she is obsessed with drinking water out of a cup or water bottle, explores new consonants like "na, ga, ta," calls for mama and dada with conviction, crawls at lightning speed only to get to where she can stand and cruise, she dances to the sound of music or just a beat and...still has bad separation anxiety, but it's only momentary. Deia can't get enough of Elmo and his song and is thrilled at the sound of the Sesame Street song. She is eating 3 times a day now and we have put out finger foods for her at each meal. She puts so much focus and effort into her little thumb and forefinger grasping for rice krispies, tofu and cheese. She is into avocado and pieces of banana and watermelon too. She'll even enjoy some turkey shreds! Her bald spot is officially masked for good and her hair is getting long, slowly. Though she still has luscious rolls on her thighs, she is getting longer and leaner and you can see them widdling away. Sad. Deia still loves scaring people and expects a giant reaction from you. When she doesn't get one, she gets louder and more desperate with her attempts. She has turned out to be an excellent spooner. I love it because she is so great to snuggle with, however it means she has spent some more time in our bed than she used to. She made her way back in when we spent our last 2 weeks in Arrowhead....there was a "behavioral" thing going on where we would put her in the pack n play, she would cry and then vomit everywhere. So instead of wrecking the vacation, we let her sleep in her stroller, then come into bed when we got in it. Man does she take up a lot of space! She has had her full nights back in her crib, but with her top two teeth coming in now, she has been shacking up with us. This too shall pass. For now I'll enjoy her warm little toes and her breath in my face. Priceless moments, really.
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