Eleanor Grace at Almost 11 months

Sitting pretty at the Columbus Rose Garden
Busy crawling away from Mommy
Eleanor doing her "headstand"!
Holding "baby's" hand while sleeping.
Exploring the zoo with Daddy
Playing with her friend, Margeaux.

Eleanor is almost 11 months now! She is a busy girl, always laughing, "singing" and crawling after her sister. She pulls herself up on anything she can get her hands on and is beginning to cruise around furniture more. Today she even stood by herself for several seconds and will hold on to our hands and take a few steps! She is getting so big; it's hard to believe! Eleanor only gets two bottles a day now, one at her morning nap and one when she goes to bed at night. When she first wakes up and goes down for her morning nap, she gets her formula from a sippy cup. Hopefully by the time she is one and drinking milk, there will be no more bottles! Eleanor seems to love all kinds of food and is completely finished with baby food. She really enjoys yogurt and cheese, but also seems to really like cantaloupe, carrots, any kind of bread and especially LOVES her Cheerios! One of Eleanor's favorite activities is bath time. She gets to excited when we start the water, that she stands holding on to the side of the tub and screams with excitement until she is put in. Once she is in the tub, she enjoys trying to dive face first into the water, much to Mommy and Daddy's chagrin! Eleanor has also finally found a "lovie". She really loves a little bald baby doll that looks just like her. She'll fall asleep holding baby's hand in her crib. Now that Caroline is in preschool, Eleanor will be having her own little playgroup with 9 other babies every Friday morning. It will be nice for her to have her own group of friends now instead of always tagging along after Caroline and her friends!

Pretty soon our baby will be one year old! You know me, the birthday party plans are already in the works! Stay tuned!