11 months old

The count down is on - less than a month until they are one! Where has the time gone? They are all doing great. The challenge of mobile babies has not gotten out of hand - yet. We have enjoyed their ability to find their own entertainment. It is still confusing for us to judge their development - are they 11 months old or are they 8 months old? They have some accomplishments that are right on track and some that are not. Like - where are their teeth? I check every night for that first tooth to show, but I have not seen anything yet. I guess they will come with time. They have changed some eating habits. Evan has become the hardest to feed - real fussy. Ellie has no issues and Charlotte has gotten a little easier. We reported last month that the attempted puff tasting was not very successful. Now they love them. Ellie and Evan have learned to take them from our hands and feed themselves. Charlotte just wants to play with it while we put one in her mouth. We have also introduced "4th meal". They get a snack around 8 pm and they love it. It has helped Charlotte sleep better at night. They enjoy pulling up and exploring things. The news report last night said we would have good weather today and Granddaddy said he would come take the babies for a choo choo ride. He made good on his promise and here's a picture from today.

We have experienced one new challenge with mobile babies - taking pictures. Here's an example of several attempts to produce the usual monthly tracking picture on the couch.

We always take several pictures but usually they produce several good options. I guess we will have to either learn to photo shop or just be satisfied with a not-so-perfect picture.