Happy eleven months, dear! It seems that each month we find our hearts more and more stolen by you. You are such a sparkling gem, full of sweetness and gentleness, sensitive yet incredibly flexible, beautifully vibrant yet also contentedly sedate. You bring immense amounts of delight to our family, dearest. We thank God for you.
You are measuring 73 cm in length (about 28.75 inches, 55th percentile) and weighing 9.3 kg (about 20.25lbs, 55th percentile). Eating is becoming a bit simpler as you eat almost anything and are a bit more into finger foods now. And it seems you may be moving out of the stage where everything goes into your mouth, as you played in the sandbox today for an hour without attempting to eat any of it!
You are mobile now, though your method of mobility is scooting, definitely not crawling. You no longer spend more than a few seconds on your stomach before pushing to sitting, and then you scoot yourself around a room, exploring items and grinning hugely with new discoveries. You can self-entertain for remarkably long periods of time, especially if Mom, Dad, or Nathanael are in site and can look at you and smile or say a few words now or then. Remarkable!
You love to dance, and family dance parties bring out your giggles. When you hear music, you often begin to bob up and down or sway back and forth, sometimes clapping your hands. And it is all accompanied by an adorable smile. Books, blocks, and puzzles seem to be your favorite toys lately. The more textures to explore or pieces to pull apart, the better. And you have begun to attempt to put items into objects and understand the concept of puzzle pieces belonging in certain spots. It is fascinating to watch you develop.
You have taken some strides forward towards
moving out of stranger anxiety, though it is still quite an issue for
you at points. You reserve most of your vibrant personality for those
with whom you are very comfortable, and to the rest of the world you are
mostly pensive, hesitant, and bashful. You have begun to show us your
silly streak though, especially in the game of pretending to hand us an
object and then taking it back with a sweet and silly grin. You love to
laugh. And no one brings out your laughter quite like your brother.
You absolutely love to splash in the bathtub with him, giggle together
in the elevator, flail about together in silliness after naps, play
together under the kitchen table. You try to imitate his sounds and
actions and have begun driving his cars, complete with the vroom vroom
sound!
This last month was a big one for your brother as he
began expressing his need for Jesus and his desire to believe in Jesus
and have Him live in him. We are delighted and hopeful about this step
for him and pray every day that God would also show you how you can know
Him through Jesus. We long for you to know love and forgiveness,
grace, acceptance, joy and contentment in Jesus. Only He can offer
these fully and eternally.
We love you, dear Evangeline. Your life is such a God-given blessing to us. Happy eleven-month birthday!
Lovingly,
your daddy and mommy
Evangeline Elif - 11 month old
1 comment:
Jack scooted too! He never crawled just scooted and then went straight to walking. Funny how they do that! She is adorable!
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