Countdown to 1 - E is 11 months old!

The post title says it all...COUNTDOWN TO 1!  SO hard to believe our little girl is almost 1.  It's so sad too!  This year has really flown by...Not much has changed in E's world over the last few weeks.  She has decided she really doesn't want to be a big girl and eat table food anymore - she just wants her bottles, baby food and SNACKS GALORE!  She would live on puffs, crunchies and yogurt melts if you'd let her ;)  She still will eat yogurt, cheese and oranges.  But real meats, veggies and other fruit are no-gos for now!  Quite the difference from Carter who was on all table food at this stage.  As you can see in the first pic, she can stand now (when she decides she wants to - and it is MUCH easier with shoes on!)  She doesn't seem real interested in walking - I bet she could take a few steps if she'd ever try!  She will walk holding onto your fingers - but usually she drops FAST from standing to crawling b/c she is a speed demon and knows that is the quickest way to get anywhere!  Her absolute favorite thing (I think I mentioned this last month) is emptying things (boxes, toy boxes, drawers, the fridge, cabinets - you name it!) and she really enjoys putting things back in too.  Hilarious!  Also, this girl LOVES to be outside!  Just like all of us ;)  She loves going for walks, watching C play soccer - and even likes sitting in her exersaucer watching Daddy work in the garage - as long as she is outside, she is happy!  And of course, her obsession - CARTER.  It's unlike anything I have ever seen!  You should see the absolute joy that is on her face when C and I pick her up from her classroom.  I know she's happy to see me - but as soon as Carter speaks to her....oh my gosh....she jumps, kicks, belly laughs, tries to grab him.  It's so hard to explain.  More to come as we helped big brother C celebrate his 4th birthday last weekend!

LOVE this bed head...and those sweet blue eyes!