11 Months Old

• You love your books. Peek a Who? is your favorite now and you get so excited when you find it in your book basket. You immediately bring it to us to read. I love it! 
• You climb into any basket you can find. 
• You say "no no" when you don't like something. But when you say it, you pucker your lips up. Adorable. 
• You have definitely noticed your little sister growing. My belly seems to get in your way and you will lift my shirt and point at it quite often. 
• And you have felt baby sister Hollis kick! In fact, you kicked back! I was nursing you one day when I finally tuned into the fact that I was getting beat up by two little girls! Hollis was particularly busy and was kicking while I was nursing you. Apparently you could feel the kicks because every time Hollis kicked, you kicked back. :o) 
• You love to eat and you have to try EVERYTHING...even if you don't like it, you will try it. Please, oh please, stay this way! But waffles, Baby Mum Mum Vegetable Rice Husks, and spinach/fruit combos are your favorites! 
• You are the most adorable thing playing peek a boo. You cover your face with your blankie and wait for me to say "Marin, oh Marin, where are you?" over and over again before you reveal yourself with a big grin. I love it. 
• Music is still one of your favorites. 
• Most days you show no interest in walking by yourself. You will grab your walking toy and go walking.  But crashing into the wall or couch and hearing us say "boom" is more fun to you than the walking part. But when you get to walk back and forth to mom and dad, you are in heaven. Again, I think its because you are getting dad's attention, then mom's attention. And that is more fun than the walking part. You have taken a few steps but nothing official yet. You take your time, sweet girl. We are in no hurry to see what you can get into once you are walking. :o)
• You love bath time and brushing your teeth. And you are learning that when we sing the "clean up" song in the tub, it is time to put our toys away. You are such a big and cute helper. You hand us all your toys so we can put them in the high basket. Thank you for your help! 
• You have two bottom teeth and FOUR teeth coming in on the top. Two have already broken through the gums and the other two are right there about to pop out. 

Trying to see her numbers. 

This is Marin's personality in a snapshot! 

She was very interested in stretching out in the chair this time. 

LOVE HER so much! 

Love the hair, Marin! 

And of course we have to turn and do some climbing. 

"Marin, oh Marin, where are you?"
Peek a boo!