Well needless to say I've been AWFUL about keeping up with this blog, but I figured since Caroline is almost a year old that I need to get my act together. I know I'll never remember all of the cute things that she does now when she's my age, so I best get to recording everything for posterity!
So Caroline is officially eleven months old today! She's SUCH a big girl now! She is walking all over the place. Walking is actually not the proper term. She flat out runs most everywhere. She started walking right at the end of her ninth month (July) and she hasn't slowed down for a minute!
She says "mama" and "dada" all the time now but I really think she only understands "dada" when she says it. She is most definitely a Daddy's girl. She loves Joe so much and her sweet face always lights up the minute she sees him.
We've all bought Caroline so many fun and cute toys to play with but of course she wouldn't care one bit about most of them. Her favorite toys? Socks. She will walk all around the house carrying her daddy's socks. We also have some silicone coasters from Disney World that she loves carrying around too. She also loves to harass our dog, Rylee. Rylee is just now beginning to get as interested in Caroline but only when she has food. ;) If we're out at a restaurant Caroline will keep herself entertained almost the entire time with a straw. Especially if they're a solid color like black or red.
Caroline's favorite song is "Wheels on the Bus" and it usually will calm her down if she's cranky. Her favorite book is "A You're Adorable" which is also, I guess, technically a song too. She loves to sing and dance. She likes to "shake it baby, shake it" which consists of her standing up and shaking her booty. So cute to watch!
She already loves Pooh and Piglet and can point them out when asked. Although the same can't always be said for Mama and Daddy when showing her a picture, so we know who ranks the highest in her world. But that's her taking after her Mama.
Her favorite fruit is bananas and her favorite veggie is corn, but she loves her cereal most of all. Her other favorite food is cheese. If she could figure out how to open the refrigerator the girl would eat her weight in cheese! :) Even though she's almost a year old, she still has no teeth. She is definitely taking after her Mama in that aspect as I didn't get my first tooth until I was eleven months, so maybe this will be her month!
She loves going for walks in her stroller and she is the biggest flirt with everyone we pass. She can wave hello and bye-bye and if you're on the phone she wants her chance to listen. Of course, she instantly becomes silent, but she wants to hear what the other person has to say to her! She is a big ham and loves having her picture taken. She also loves to look at herself in the mirror. She takes after her Uncle Robert in that aspect. I remember many a night as a kid growing up that my brother would sit at the dinner table making faces at himself in the reflection of the windows behind me. Caroline is just the same!
She goes to day care every day and has a bunch of little friends - Emily, Abby, Gabby and Tyler. Her teachers right now are Ms. Stefoni and Ms. Ashley but her favorite teacher is still Ms. Sharon who was her infant teacher. She has to wear shoes to school every day but just like her Mama, she hates wearing shoes.
All in all Caroline is the sweetest little girl. She is ridiculously laid back and goes with the flow. She gets that from her Daddy. I can't believe how ridiculously blessed we are to have such a wonderful little girl! We're already planning her first birthday for next month (of course it's a bumblebee theme!) as well as another trip to the beach (this will make Caroline's 5th time!).
I promise to try harder at keeping up on all that's going on in our world! Next time I'll talk more about what's going on with the rest of us, but let's be honest... you're only really reading to find out about Caroline! ;)
