Dear Tabitha,
Today I took your 11 month old picture on the laundry room floor-it had the best lighting and it also seemed fitting because you seem drawn to the laundry room for some reason. If I can't find you, I always look there first...and there you usually are, pulled up on the washing machine, looking in...not sure what the big deal is, but thank goodness you can't climb yet, or I'd have to start checking for babies before turning on the laundry! ha!
This month you've done a lot of growing per usual. Though I feel like it was a little less tangible but there nonetheless.
You're "talking" a lot- pointing at things and jabbering on very insistently and I really wish you spoke english or we spoke Baby because I know you've got a lot to say.
If anything the major change this month is that you've become just a little bit less laid back-in a good way...instead of being content to stay in one place, play with just the toys in front of you, you have become quite the explorer. You're into everything. Particularly anything your brother is doing. This has created a lot of conflict, but hey, I figure it was coming...might as well start dealing with it now ( I guess. sigh). You are also into the destroyer phase. This is mostly the "I must take all of this out of that" compulsion. Books on a shelf? THEY MUST ALL COME OFF! Shoes in a basket?! THEY MUST ALL COME OUT!!!
This leads to the fact that while we started a little discipline last month, you've gone full blown into learning about consequences. You definitely understand "Tabitha no!" and you usually stop what you're doing and turn and give this super winning smile. "Like no need to do anything else!"
But of course, even though you are adorable we follow through because we want you to be adorable later too when you're not so little.
This month your mommy and daddy had a pretty big development too. We left you for the very first time for an overnight trip. And it wasn't just any overnight trip! We left you in the good hands of Papa and Spicy and went to New York City! No quick drive home if anything went wrong! Mommy felt very brave, but of course, you were in good hands and you had a good time without us.
You had your very first Thanksgiving, we had a house full of people including Uncle Joshua and Navigator guy named Matt. You loved having the extra attention and especially liked how Matt would walk around with you letting you hold onto his fingers and practice your walking skills.
You will definitely be walking before we know it! But don't do it too soon,ok? You're still my little baby and I feel like we still have several months of baby ahead of us. Thankfully. This year has gone by entirely too fast.
Much love,
Your Mommy.
