Worth the Wait: 11 months and Flying By!!

Oh my word! School started and the whirlwind has begun! Kiley turned 11 months on August 22nd and I'm just NOW posting. Well, our princess is officially into everything! She loves exploring every little nook and cranny of the house that we thought was baby proof, but found out quickly, it isn't! Recently this week, she discovered that the cupboards open and almost every single plastic Glad container and lid was pulled out onto the kitchen floor and played with. Yep, we got video of her doing it, too. You would have thought she found gold! No toy, bottle or binkie could beat it! We let her enjoy and play, but now the cupboards have the locks on them.

Bath time is ... interesting now. Kiley is beginning to pull herself up or get on her knees and start to stand around the house. Now during her bath, she tries to kneel and stand. Ahhhhh! Let's just say I get a bath too, now.

She is teething again this weekend. She got her first teeth very early at 4-5 months, so we aren't surprised she is getting her first molars early now. They are so swollen. She has been fussy and running a slight temperature the last couple days. Cold teething rings, wet washcloths, toys, nothing seems to remedy her pain. Our pediatrician said NOT to use Orajel to numb it. We thought about pulling a "Meet the Parents", and put some rum on it, but didn't. We just hold her and give her lots of TLC.

Fun Facts

- Kiley weighs 20.3 lbs. She is currently wearing size 12 mo., some 9 mo. clothes still fit. She can wear size 18 mo., but they are loose and she definitely has room to grow.

- Some solid foods we've given her recently that she loves are bananas, potatoes (she LOVES!), cheese, daddy gave her a nibble of a chocolate muffin just to see if she'll like chocolate for her birthday cake.

- She has said mom, but only a few times. Still not as much as dada, or dad. She still jibber jabbers, lots of la, la, la's, na, na, na's, etc...

-Kiley is crawling like crazy and picking up speed. She often gets so excited and takes off too fast, then does a face plant on the carpet. She just gets right back up and goes for it again.

- She sleeps really well, all night through. Usually she'll go down between 9-10 o'clock and not get up until 7:00, 7:15ish. I sometimes have to wake her up to get her dressed and off to daycare so I can be on time to school.

- She is still Smiley Kiley most of the time. She's just happy and content to play with her toys or go for a ride in the stroller on these beautiful end of summer evenings.

Here are some pics of our little girl. We are just amazed at how fast this year has flown! We feel extremely blessed Kiley is a healthy, happy girl. It is hard to believe we'll be celebrating her first birthday in just 3 short weeks!! We have been planning and are finalizing everything this weekend.