Miss Penelope 11 months!

It's so hard for me to believe she is 11 months... She's really more of a toddler than a baby any more and it is such a jumble of emotions for me! How is my baby nearly one, and yet this is SO exciting and gosh she is so much fun!

She's so incredibly funny, and gosh we can get her laughing so so hard at times these days, mainly is we "scare" her or tickle her... Those giggles just melt my heart! And along with the giggles comes the adorable jibber jabber she speaks all day long, ALL DAY LONG! She is just such a chatter box and absolutely loves people and kids, loves engaging with others! She has quite the vocabulary, mama (om mom), dada, mote (her little remote), hot, that, see, keys, cat, dog, juice... And there's more. She seriously amazes us, she will get in the bath (which she loves) and point to the water running and Yelp "hot". Or leads you around the house pointing at any and everything saying "see see see" she's such a cutie!

Her favorite activity is pushing her "push toys" and really almost any large toy/item around the house... She goes back and forth and back and forth through the rooms and just everywhere! She gets stuck and walks to the other side of the toy to push it back the other direction, just figures things out so well! She loves to play with books and have me read to her, flipping pages is one of her many tricks!

This picture is to document that her favorite toy is a little remote control. We have taken the batteries out and she will take it wherever she goes! We never leave it at home, she puts the strap on her mouth and crawls all over the house with it! We think it is so darn funny, but she truly has bonded with it! 

She would be outside 24/7 if we let her! She loves it rain or shine... Although since its been so cold recently she's barely been out and I know she's itching to play... And eat leaves!

She is so darn close to walking, it'll be any time! She takes steps by herself but not more than 3-5... I just know she's going to take off any day! 

Another funny story, my mom came over one day and brought Mexican food... P eats almost anything but is not so enthusiastic about anything that is smooshy or similar to baby food texture! So I tried giving her some refried been a just to try and she promptly spit it out! My mom then looked at P and said "yucky" and out of no where P said right back to us "YUCK"... It was quite funny! She's such a silly and very smart girl! We can't get enough of her and everyday she amazes us!!

We also took her on her first trip this month to Virginia for a residency interview and to visit family! She did amazing!! We were so surprised how well she did on the plane and sleeping in a new place, couldn't have asked for a better experience!