As we get closer and closer to your fist birthday, it seems you keep growing by leaps and bounds. Not so much taller...and not too much more hair...and we've been stuck at 7 teeth for quite some time now. But you're still growing...and a lot of it can only be defined as 'spunk.'
You laugh in the face of danger...
And then do it again...
You entertain yourself by making funny noises...
And you make Mommy, Daddy and Aidan laugh with your serious/smiley/serious/smiley game you love to play!
See? Pretty spunky for an almost one-year old, right?
Julia, I can't believe you are only 11 months old. It seems like you've been part of this family forever. You are an integral member of this family and none of us would be the same with out you. I can't believe it hasn't even been a year yet since you made your entrance to this world. You've already done so much, changed so many lives, grown so much physically and and emotionally. And yet, I can blink and still remember the day you arrived and how the world seemed to come to a pause while we cradled your tiny little self and marveled at your long little toes.
No matter how I frame it in my mind, you have already left an indelible mark on this family. And I'm so excited to see how you will grow from here!
You are now 11 month old. You're tussling and playing with the biggest boy you know (and holding your own).
You don't take your newfound steps lightly.
You walk here:
You walk there:
You walk everywhere!
And you're getting very good too...and quite confident!
But walking isn't your only 'trick.'
You have a great sense of humor: playing games with us (like the eyebrow game), imitating us chewing, pretending to put something in your mouth, playing with the dogs and tickling your brother.
You also have improved your kissing skills. Most of the times now when we ask for kisses, we get one of these beauties:
You are rapidly trying and learning new words to say too. You know "mine" (thanks Aidan) and will 'run away' with a toy saying "mine" when you're brother's in pursuit. You take a little toy car and run it over your head saying "zzzzzooooooooo."
You even have been working on your animal sounds, and surprised us out of the blue when we were reading "Dear Zoo." The lion appeared and you "roared!" You know that snakes "sssssss", dogs "woo woo woo", and monkeys go "ooh ah."
You even have picked up the words to a great song.
You remain one of the happiest little girls I've ever met. But you are so much more too! You are get sad or lonely or upset. You're pensive and thoughtful and smart.
You are Julia...you are OUR Julia and we love you to a million pieces. Whether I believe it or not that you're 11 months old, I am always in disbelief how awesome you are, and how beautifully you are growing up.
Julia, my dear, a few days ago you turned 7 months old. And 7 months old is apparently the time of your life!
You're a beautiful growing girl. It's amazing that so quickly you've grown from this:
To This!
Both beauties, of course, but it's just incredible how far you've come!
So, what does a 7 month old Julia do?
Well, she smiles:
She laughs:
She's contemplative too!
She tries very very hard to crawl, even if it means crawling off of a couch (which you haven't done, but tried very, very hard to do during our photo shoot):
She clearly doesn't mind if her brother crashes her photo shoot either:
She doesn't quite have teeth yet, but there's two suckers that have almost popped out. You can feel them, and see the ridges if you're up close. But, as evidence, there's no real sign of chompers yet.
She loves her Mama, and gets very excited when she's in the room.
She plays, and her favorite game is "Up Down" in which she tries to climb up on everybody to get to standing.
In fact, she even hangs out by standing up in the pack n' play, and can chill there for a happy, proud, long time.
She plays ball with her Daddy:
She eats pears and mango (popsicles) and spinach and avocado.
And chews on just about everything she can get her hands on.
She loves her family. And is quite happy being with everyone, but would much rather be down on the ground, working out how to get around.
Overall, a 7-month old Julia is just...a perfect little Julia! Okay, maybe not perfect. You don't quite sleep through the night, but we're working on that. Aside from that, little, one, you lead quite a life and make everyone you meet very happy...especially yourself!
We're so glad you're here, and so glad you're enjoying your 7th month even more than the previous 6 months.
You are beautiful inside and out, and I can't wait to get home to see you and giggle with you again!
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