11 Months

11 months. 11 MONTHS! Woah. This time last year I was expecting Kendall to show up any day. Of course, she waited a month, but this child will wait no more! This past month has been growth by leaps and bounds. She seems taller ever day, more active, and definitely has LOTS of personality.

Let's jump into it, shall we?

Kendall at 10 Months

Weight - 19lbs 15oz (so I was close on my guestimate last month. 50 percentile)
Height - 28 3/4 inches (75 percentile)
Sounds Like - Kendall is starting to talk. At least it sounds like it if you are around her every day. Pointing and saying 'BIR' when she she a bird, or 'TER' when the train goes past grandma and grandpa Gorman's, or what definitely sounds like '5' when you ask her or a high five. Sounds like gibberish to most, but to us, she is making sense.
Likes - Kendall likes to feed herself, Cherrios, fruit, lunchmeat, and my personal favorite, artichoke spinach dip. She will try anything you put in front of her, as long as she gets to put it in her mouth herself. Kendall also likes to pretend she is an avid reader. She will leave her toys behind and return to her bedroom to flip through her books - all by herself. I've taken to putting a book in her bed after she goes to sleep. In the morning it buys us an extra 15 - 30 min of sleep as she "reads" the book over and over to herself.
Dislikes - Being told no. What you tell her not to do is exactly what she wants to do. Eating from a spoon - mushy food is so 9 month-old.
Things she can do - Stand on her own, clap her hands, high five, cruise around the house, and even walk a few steps all on her own without holding on.



Doesn't she look like a big girl in jeans and shoes?

 Kendall at 11 Months
Weight - 22 lbs 2 oz

Height - 29 inches (unscientific mesurement of wiggling baby)
Sounds Like - This past week we have had a bit of the whining. Not too enjoyable. Most of the time Kendall is singing, or talking to her 'bir', a lot of mama, da, yes, and this (with a point of the finger). We hear a lot of this. Oh, and duck. Pretty sure this is due to my duck, duck, Kendall! bathtub game.
Likes - Books. I've taken to throwing a few books in her bed after she goes to sleep. She wakes us and spends a good 20 minutes "reading" in the morning (as I continue to sleep). Baskets, and moving anything into and out of baskets. The remote, which is off limits. Don't let your guard down for a second, or she will be on that remote faster than you can say Jimminy Cricket. Clapping - just like Tinkerbell, Kendall apparently needs aplauds.
Dislikes - Locked cabinets - mwah, ha, ha, ha, ha. Diaper changes, they take her out of the action. Waiting. For anything. Food, to get up in the morning, you to go to finish your business. She will follow you, and bring you back to what she wants to do.
Things she can do - Walk. I knew it was coming, but was not prepared. Wave hello and bye-bye. She waves at the trains as they pass at Grandma and Grandpa Gorman's, people at the store when they tell her she is cute (yes, she is a ham and preforms on demand), and good-bye when we leave to go home.
 
One more month to go before the big 0-1! I better brush up on my cake decorating skills...