Soccer Dad

11 months

At 1:15 AM she turns 48 weeks old.

The pace of her development continues to amaze.

She had just started crawling regularly last month and continues this month. She sometimes scoots in a sitting position, if she wishes to hold something when she's moving. It's an odd position. She uses her right arm to pull herself forward and pushes off with her left leg behind her. (Her right leg usually is in front.)

She can also cruise - walk holding on - a little bit. But her big accomplishment last week was learning how to climb the stairs. At first she'd climb one step and contemplate what to do next. It took her a few days of false starts before she perfected the art of getting one leg up to the next level and pulling her body up after it. She really is quite adept at climbing steps now. (And we are learning to become adept at chasing her up the steps. She doesn't know how to go down yet.)

The sounds coming from her mouth are becoming more deliberate, if not more intelligible. Still her first words seem to include "Abba" and "Ma."

She plays peekaboo. Start playing with her and there's a fair chance that she'll cover her face with a sheet or a blanket and then uncover it. Another game she seems to play is "beep," where she'll reach to a nose and touch it, so that the other player says "beep."

These are exciting days and I look forward to each new development as she changes for infant to toddler.

Previous related posts: 10 months,9 months,eight months,seven months, One month, two months, three months, four months and five months, six months.