11 months

Let the countdown to 1 year begin!!! In one month Siena will be a year old! I can not believe it is already here. What a busy 11 months it has been. Siena is super active these days. She spends her mornings doing anything she can to get to Cole's toys. She is always under the kitchen table waiting for legos or crayons to fall to the ground so she can get them in her mouth. She doesn't open cabinets but if one is left open she is in it in no time and everything comes out. She has started clapping when others clap. She gets her big toothy grin, which for the past few days is a a totally crooked grin and she smiles that smile so wide! She gives out kisses and when she is really tired she rubs her face against you and does fake cries. She has found her "out door" voice and uses it when ever she can. Boy can she scream! Siena has picked up on cruising and goes back and forth on the couch and coffee table. She is even trying to climb up on to the couch. She has graduated from going head first on her stomach down steps to scooting her but up to the edge, hanging her feet over and then leaning forward to the ground. She puts her arms out to catch her self. Good thing we only have one step in the house!

She is a funny little kid. Everything that I refused to do with Cole (pacifier, cheerios) and then I wanted to do with her, she refuses. This kid WILL NOT use a pacifier. You give it to her she throws it. Which brings me to nursing. She still wants to nurse when she is tired. Remember a few months back when I thought for sure nursing was coming to an end? Nope! She will not go to sleep at night with out nursing. I was trying to get her to use the pacifier but she wont.

She will maybe eat 3 puffs or cheerios and the rest go on the floor. She doesn't have a huge appetite at all. I would say on average she gets about 20 oz of formula a day and maybe 4-6oz of food on a good day. But she is gaining weight so I guess she is doing just fine. She is 18 1/2 pounds and 27 1/2 inches tall. She is still a tiny little thing with chubby thighs.

She loves bath time again and splashes constantly. She is always wanting to stand up which makes it difficult for us to bathe both kids at the same time. Everything goes in her mouth. More often than not you will find something in those chubby cheeks. Recently is has been a dime, legos, cardboard, ravioli, tips of crayons, and dog hair.

She still does not sleep through the night and nap times we are still struggling with because she is so used to sleeping on me. We are slowly working in the baby wise method like we did with Cole. So far she has lost her voice from crying so much. It is pretty pathetic. It makes me feel bad.