11 months

Charli Sue has been growing so fast lately. She's walking like a pro and has completely ditched crawling. She lovers her big sister so much. When they're laughing, she chimes right in. Which makes us all laugh. She can say dada, momma, baba. She can say "bop bop" like a chicken and clicks her tongue when we make the galloping horse sound. :) Charli loves music and loves to dance. She also loves everyone's shoes. She carries them around on her arm like a bracelet. She also thinks it's so fun to wear sun glasses. She's such a silly baby.

Charli can create a mess in record time lately. She opens a bottom cupboard and pulls out all the bowls, lids, papers, whatever she can grab. Also in the closets. She rips shirts off the hangers and pulls the pants off the shelves. Pulls the books off the shelf. Diapers out of the basket. Wipes out of the bag. She's everywhere!
We usually call Charli... "Sue", or sue sue. But Kynli will call her "booty" so funny but not sure why. Kynli can really push her buttons. She tries to love on her but usually ends up making her scream. She'll hug her neck or pin her down to kiss her or make her fall when she's walking by because Kynli is trying to "help" her. I'm constantly saying "Kynli leave her alone, she doesn't like that!"

Charli loves blueberries, quesadillas, and avocados. Lately she's liking bananas, noodles, hot dogs, any kind of berries and baby crunchies. She also just learned to drink from a straw so we can get rid of the sippy cups. She loves to drink. She gulps anytime we offer the cup. But I think it's more fun than thirst. She still takes 4 bottles a day. 8, 1, 4, and 9 all 4 oz. Charli sleeps great each night. She hardly wakes us up anymore. She loves to sleep on her tummy. Charli does had dislikes. She HATES to have her diaper changed. She will squirm and cry until I try to distract her animal sounds. She hates when the girls are outside playing and she's inside. She hates riding in the bike trailer. But she loves water, swimming or bathing. Loves walking around on the grass. Loves blowing raspberries on my arm. Loves when Jake comes home from work. Loves being chased down the hall. And loves her pacifier. She holds as many as she can at once. I can't believe she's almost one! I don't feel like she's old enough to have a birthday yet. But I sure love my days with my sweet Charli Sue.