Violet is 11 months already!

Violet you are 11 months old and the light of our lives. Your sisters love to play with you and make you laugh and you let them know (especially Pearl) when you have had enough hugs. You love to be kissed and tickled and have the best laugh. You are a happy independent baby and love to crawl around exploring your world. You love to play in water and try to get in the tub each time you are in the bathroom. If we are not looking you will be happy to just splash your hands in the toilet water. Speaking of toilet you are very good at using it for the proper use too. Since you were about 6 months old mama began putting on you on the potty if you had to poop and you quickly became quite good at peeing on the potty also. While you are not potty trained you do pee in the potty several times a day when I put you on it. Now if only you could tell us when you want to sit on the potty. That won't be to far off as you are following in the footsteps of your big sisters and showing signs of being an early talker. You can say baby, Hi Dad, bye, duck, quack, cracker, clap, good job (well sort of), doggie (gigi) and have even said strawberry and Cherrio once. Occasionally you say mama, but you are definitely a daddy's girl. You also use baby signs for several words, more, all done, potty, dog, bird, wind, rain, duck, swing, tree, flower. You love to go in your swing in the backyard, play with your baby dolsl, put the balls in your ball popper and call daddy on my cell phone. Anytime I am on the phone you yell "dada-dada-dada" no matter who I am talking to and try to take the phone away from me. You push things around the house to practice walking including push toys, your doll stroller, stools and even dining room chairs. You are not really interested in walking without holding on yet but have started to stand up without holding onto things until you realize what you are doing. You eat regular food and usually just have what we are having. You do seem to be a bit pickier then your sisters when it comes to eating veggies and prefer to smush your peas rather then eating them. You are almost weaned from nursing and drink whole milk from a sippy cup throughout the day. You weigh 21lbs and are wearing 6-12 months and some 12-18 months. And as sweet as you are you have an awful temper when you don't get your own wa,y but we love you and won't give into your little fits. Some day you will thanks us for that. We are praying that when you grow up you can use your strong will for helping others. We love you and are so glad God blessed our family with you.