Lana- 11 months

SO Big!

Lana Mae had a quick and busy month! Only one more until she's a big one year old! It always surprises me how quickly the months fly by and how long some days can feel in the first year of life on the outside. Lana has begun to crawl up the steps whenever she can. She loves music and bobs her head when she hears it. She also added the "so big" to her bag of tricks. She has begun to let go for a few seconds at a time when she stands. She's a pretty good eater and has taken to cow's milk easily, however really likes it when someone else will hold the cup for her to drink from. 

She had her first trip to Colorado at the beginning of March, and she was SUCH a trooper in the car and with not having a regular schedule. She does best sleeping in her bed, but will nap in the car or in the sling pretty well. She has stopped spitting up as much, which is a welcomed improvement in our house. We should probably get our living room carpet cleaned with as many times as she's spit up on it. Micah and Haddie say "alert alert spit up spit up" whenever they spot some. :)

She really loves her bunny lovie, veggie straws, mom, climbing on any sibling that's on the floor, slobbering (still NO teeth!), jabbering and telling us all about it, dancing, raspberries on her tummy, dad, unloading the recycling under the sink, unloading the basket of laundry, etc. We sure do LOVE our Lana Mae. We praise you, God, for this gift. 

Eli, Micah, and Haddie at 11 months. 

Sweet sisters having sweet conversation (followed by Haddie tackling her with a love hug).

Lana- 10 months

Our baby girl is 10 months! I can't believe how close she is to her first birthday. This last month, Lana has improved her mobility a lot. She can get anywhere she wishes and has started pulling up on furniture and even letting go for a tiny bit. Thankfully, she hasn't started going up the stairs...yet.

Lana eats about anything, but STILL doesn't have any teeth! She likes table food now and really loves when I give her a large piece of something- opposed to cutting it in tiny bites. She's starting to get the hang of a sippy cup. I was hoping she'd go straight to a straw cup, but I got tired of cleaning up the spills. :) 

 

Lana loves bath time and making BIG splashes with her legs, eating, dancing, blowing raspberries, riding in the car, and going with the flow. She also loves to clap for herself. Whenever we say "yay Lana" she smiles and claps happily. She has begun to wave hi and bye. She also says "hiiiiiiiiii da". I don't know if she knows what she's saying, but will usually do it on command. 

Eli, Micah, and Haddie at 10 months.