Clapping.. Finally!!

We've been waiting for Avah to clap since her 6 mo appt.
Dr- so she's sitting up, playing patty cake, sleeping through the night?!?
Me- uh sleeping through the night?!?!? What do you consider through the night?

Later at home telling daddy about the appt, yeah so I already felt like a failure bc I hadn't taught her to " put herself to sleep" so I wasn't even going into the patty cake discussion. ( I knew she didn't have this down and I didn't want them to tell she needed to do it so I just said oh yeah she does it all the time)

And guess what she did it at 11 months an she is completely normal! One thing I have learned don't always believe all these milestones people play into, all babies are different!! :)

11months!

Our little one turned 11 months on the 8th. Hard to believe we've had this little bundle of joy for almost a year! She has truly blessed our days in more ways than we can count! We are getting really excited to celebrate her first birthday and I am just cherishing every last day of this "infancy" period. Seriously her clothes now say 12-18 mo toddler?! Whaaa?!? My baby is NOT a toddler already...
Avah's current words are Mama, Dada, hi and hello. She waves bye bye, loves to give high fives and has the biggest grin ever! Her new thing is climbing, loves to climb chairs, doggies etc. Shes had quite a few head bumps because she likes flopping her body on anything soft like the dog beds and frequently misses :( ouch!
Favorite foods continue to consist of blueberries, lasagna, peas, cheese, eggs and apples.
Every night we read the same 2 books before bed. One page has a yellow bee so I always make the buzzy sound and say bee. I noticed last week she would turn her head around when we got to that page, she was waiting for me to buzz!!! I couldn't believe it, we of course think she's a genius lol.

Weekends are the BEST.

First our weekend started with some yummy breakfast made by the best husband and daddy in the world. Avah and I are so lucky to have him. Seriously sometimes I forget how much he helps until I hear us telling someone and I'm like WHOA he does an amazing job! Daddy's should do what he does tough.. Carry the family. He plays with Avah everyday 7-4pm at which point I come home and he works till 10ish. Not only does he entertain our little one he prepares dinner, laundry and takes Avah out and about. So Go Daddy you rock!!! He's also the one who is sooooo good with money. Without him we would not have our house, be debt free or have a savings. So just felt like I should point out all his wonderfulness haha he makes us happy.
After breakfast we headed to power of play for Isabelle's birthday party. Avah loves it! Her new favorite trick is climbing! Last night she climbed into her chair and there she was climbing the ladders! So now everything she comes to she hikes up her leg and tries to pull up like the couch and edge of the bath tub! Fun!
She cobbled up cauliflower mash and blueberries last night. Cleaning up is quite the chore now.
We've got birthday invites ordered! :)

Lol on the self pic, I really need a full length mirror!!!