11 Months

Well today marks Elena's 11 month birthday. And here is her picture taken today to show you how big she is, 24-1/2 pounds. She's growing (physically and developmentally) like a weed. She can pull her self into standing, walk along objects, take steps holding fingers. She has been trying to climb things too. She babbles a lot: dada, daddy, nana and sometimes: mama, yeah, ka (Cooper?) but at the same time seems somewhat conversational. She cries when Daddy leaves for work but hasn't had stranger anxiety yet, she loves the attention people give her--and she does attract a lot of attention. Her favorite room in the house is the guest bathroom--she does a run-like crawl and giggles to it when the door is open. And she still loves music and books (we read a couple times a day) and definitely shows favorites already!

Elena just loved visiting with Pop today!

Elena and Daddy playing with the new toy.