Ela at 11 Months

Ela is 11 months old! We have started planning for her first birthday celebration next month. I'm starting to feel mild panic that this baby stage is getting away from us too fast. She will be a toddler soon. We can't stop time so the best we can do is focus on enjoying each stage, take lots of pictures/videos and try to remember as much as we can about this period.

At 11 months:
  • Ela is an expert at crawling and gets into all the nooks and crannies of the house. We have baby-proofed the house as best we can to make it safe for her to explore.
  • She can balance unassisted for 2 seconds before falling. I think walking unassisted is in the very near future.
  • Her vocabulary is still limited but engagement is high. She can say and answer back if you say 'baba' or 'dada'. We're still working on 'mama'. :)
  • She still has two teeth and is a drool monster.
  • She drinks from a cup independently. We got her this Munchkin spill-proof cup and she has adjusted to it really well.
  • She is eating most of what we eat and likes almost all the food we give her.
Fascinated by this balloon I brought from the office.

Drinking from the cup.

Pretending to drink from a cup.

Practicing with the spoon.

Crawling all around the house.

Comments

  1. carlaApril 1, 2016 at 2:00 AM

    Sayoha niya nag-cup uy! Lahi-lahi gyud diay ning babies. Giunsa pagka-spill proof? Baga lang siya? Kung mejo makahangad siya, spill proof gihapon?

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  2. DFApril 5, 2016 at 10:01 AM

    Em, naay cover sa ibabaw. The liquid comes out only if you sip from the side. Ok ang design. I had to try it myself to figure out how it works. =)

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