11 months

This last month has been so fun!  Really!  Elliott is developing such a neat personality and sense of humor.  She has settled into a new routine (yes new moms and moms-to-be...they change! ).  This new routine has allowed her to be such a happy baby when she is awake and I love it!  She is crawling and scooting everywhere!  Yesterday she figured out that when she is crawling she can follow mommy throughout the house.  She had so much fun!  She is happy to play independently, make a big mess, and dance.  :)  We went to the beach this past month too...she wasn't so sure about that.  She doesn't like the sand....at all.  Nope.  No toes in the sand for my girl.  The waves in the ocean were pretty fun though.  She has definitely become "Daddy's Girl"....much to Mommy's sadness.  She now has eight teeth! 


Things Elliott Can do:
*Crawl everywhere.
*Scoot on her tushy
*Dance
*Sit up independently in the crib. 
*Unpack her diaper bag.  Such a fun game!
*Pretend to use a phone!  So cute!
*Identify ducks and cats in books that she is reading
*Walk with assistance
*Do the motions to several of her favorite songs
*Watch Mickey Mouse -whole episode
*Play/interact with other children
*eat pretty much anything and everything.  (think bottomless pit)
*Cling to mommy and daddy....especially daddy.
*Give Mommy kisses.  (haha!)  
*Wear a bow in her hair....no bands!


Things Elliott Likes:
*Puffs, Crunchies, yogurt bites, fruit, meat, cheese, you name it.  She likes to eat.
*Books
*Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
*Bubble guppies
*Phones
*Music
*Dancing
*Her blanket
*Did I mention music?
*Daddy
*Bathtime
*people sitting on the floor and playing with her...

Things Elliott Doesn't like:
*sitting still
*bows
*Samson in her face
*People other than Mommy/Daddy holding her
*sharing her toys
*piccolos.  :)
*loosing sight of Mommy/Daddy
*Grass
*Sand
*Naptime
*Showers


Your favorite part....

Playing with the remote.  Daring Mommy to take it.  lol

Watching Mickey.

Daddy's home!

Snuggles with Daddy

Snuggling with her blankie.

Story time with Grandad

Rare snuggles with mommy

Elliott and Melissa touching the crabs


How cute!

Elliott petting some kind of giant lizard. 


Elliott helping feed the Lorakeets

Crawling...

Evil grin.  lol

Playing in the airport



More mommy snuggles!

But awake enough to pose...

Busy girl




She thinks this is hilarious...

Totally in cahoots

busy, busy, busy...

Check out those teeth!


Hanging out with my babies before bedtime

Look at the bow!!! It is actually IN her hair!

Sleepy face.

First bite of spaghetti

Shoveling it in....

Loves it!


And I like Goldfish too!


More busy pictures...she is off to the races!


Posing....look at that grin...

One more month and she will be a year old...



BOW!

Beach babies!

Playing on the beach!

I. HATE. SAND.

But the waves are cool!

We got to feed the giraffes

Elliott got to pet it too!


Mommy feeding the Lorakeets


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