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Your baby is getting ready to take his first steps! He can stand on his own and if you hold onto his hands, he will walk. He does a good job of bending, squatting, stooping and getting back to a standing position. You might be able to tell if he is going to be right or lefthanded.

Your baby knows that people and objects have names. Expand her vocabulary by continuing to read, sing and talk to her. If you laugh at something your baby does, she will do it again. She will imitate everything that you do. She sees an expression on your face and will mimic it. She is learning what animals and people do. If she sees a cat ot dog, she will meow and bark. If your baby knows that you are dissapointed or upset with her, she will hide from you.

Each baby is different and develops at different paces. Just because your first child walked at 11 months, does not mean this child will. If you are concerned about your child's development, speak to his doctor. Remember that the more you interact and guide him, the more he will develop. If your baby gets frustrated when trying to do something new, don't push him. This will cause him to get frustrated and he will lose self confidence.

Show your child what you expect out of him. Realistic expectations will help your child follow directions better. She is still learning what is acceptable and what is not, and it is your job to guide her. Avoiding situations where you have to constantly redirect your baby will make it easier on you and him both. Love, attention and affection are all part of effective discipline. Always remember to praise your child when you see her being appropriate.

Toys that are good for this age are: books, push toys, ride on toys, balls, stacking rings, simple puzzles, telephones, puppets, large cars and trucks, shape boxes, pegboards and pegs, linking toys, large blocks, toys with textures, noisy toys, dolls and stuffed animals. Pretend play toys are also appropriate. Dress up clothes, hats and pretend foods are all good for little learners.

Your child is probably eating a wide variety of foods at this point. She is also getting better control of using a spoon, although alot still ends up in the floor. Although she is still nursing or being bottle-fed formula, she should be drinking juice or water from a cup. Remember to offer her a wide variety of nutritional foods. Establishing healthy eating habits now will go along ways in the future.

Developmental Milestones 11 Months Old

Physical

• Walks well by holding onto furniture
• Some babies take their first steps and some are walking well, while others will wait a bit longer
• Can stand alone

Intellectual

• Continues to learn about language and makes new sounds
• Uses pincer grasp well and can feed himself finger foods well
• Drinks well from a cup
• Says some one syllable words
• May say some two syllable words
• Enjoys outdoor activities
• Figures out how to get things he wants
• Is interested in colors and shapes
• Can scribble

Emotional

• Talk to you in conversational gibberish and wants you to respond
• Likes your applause
• Begins to test authority more
• Does not like to be held as much-she wants to play and explore

Age Appropriate Toys

• Crayons and paper for scribbling
• Colored and textured toys
• Toys with shapes
• Toys to bang
• Talking toys
• Push toys
• Some babies like ride on toys
• Blocks and stacking toys
• Bath toys
• Toys that require pretend play
• Toys that offer instant gratification
• Pop up toys
• Sorting toys

Comments:

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Naebaybii - Friday, 16 Sep
kiera sounds alot like lailah. but I dont know if they sleep too much... but I think its because they are super active...

hopeful29 - Thursday, 15 Sep
Keira has 2 naps, and the occasional third nap if she is really exhausted from not getting her entire nap. She has roughly an hour sleep in the morning and up to 2 hours in the afternoon. If she only sleeps for an hour in the afternoon she needs to get a 30-40 min cat nap in the evening or she is miserable. She still goes to bed at 8 but gets up at 6. Is that too much??? Really seems to need it since she is so active. Keira's party is also this Sunday as her father is coming home to be here for it. It's a pool party at the delta hotel followed by food and cake in the restaurant. I love that I'm not going to have to clean the mess!!!! I still have to make the goodie bags for the little ones coming!!! Better get my butt in gear it's already friday tomorrow!

naebaybii - Wednesday, 14 Sep
Lailah's birthday party is on sunday... a weird day to have a party but I didnt care. lol. Im excited! well this child sleeps alot. she wakes at around 8a-9a napt at 11- 12p then naps again at 2:30 or 3 until 4p then I try to have her in bed for the night by 8:30-9:30... So she sleeps alot as I said before lol and she has always been a good sleeper

kashsmommy - Wednesday, 14 Sep
Cole has been down to one nap for, what seems to be, a while now. He wakes up about 9:30 am thaws days then naps from 1:00-about 4 then knocked out for the night by 10:05! He's pretty flexible though. He stays in a good mood until about one minute before he passes out. I give him his binky, pat his butt a couple times and it's lights out! If there's a lot going on he likes to stay awake but I don't mind! I thought about the same thing with his party but I'm going to bring his pack n play so hopefully we'll be good!

kathleen112 - Wednesday, 14 Sep
Yay Ayaana!! I'm excited for Ben's party but sad my baby is officially moving to toddlerhood. :-( He's KILLING me with his nap schedule. For like two weeks he was fighting each nap, tossing and turning every time I put him down in the morning to the point where it was taking him longer to fall asleep than he actually slept. Very frustrating. So, I start thinking, well maybe he doesn't need two naps anymore! So I hold him off till like 11:30 and for a solid week he takes only one nap. The problem with the one nap though was that he was getting on average an hour less sleep a day and by late afternoon was miserable. But anyway, I figured he would adjust and even changed the time of his bday party to reflect his 'new' schedule. Then the very next day after I decided to do that he went back to taking two naps and hasn't looked back since. So frustrating!!!!! I just want to be able to get out of the freaking house and this unpredictability is making it nearly impossible. I feel like the damn cable guy giving people 3 hour windows as to when I may be available to meet for lunch. Are your LOs still on two naps or are they taking one at this point?

hopeful29 - Wednesday, 14 Sep
I'm actually dreading her party/birthday!!! Only a few more days after that and I'm back to work full time....really sucks!

rubylove - Tuesday, 13 Sep
hey hey girls!Man, this site is messed up again!Well excited to say my Ayaana started walking to today, about 2 weeks ago, it was just a step or two and today she walked from one end of the livign room to the other. Proud mama here lol :) another week and it's her bday, yay! How excited are you girls?

kathleen112 - Tuesday, 13 Sep
Yay, up and running! I too can't see the starts of my sentences though...what up IAP?!?

Naebaybii - Tuesday, 13 Sep
Lailah turns one on Sunday! But we arent supposed to really give them anything yet besides baby tyelenol. red raspberry leaf tes is a good herbal method... but you should do your own research.

hopeful29 - Tuesday, 13 Sep
7 days she turn one OMG

hopeful29 - Tuesday, 13 Sep
Keira feeds herself with her hands I give her a spoon sometimes after she's done and she plays with it but I don't think she would feed herself. She has become so picky with food that I think she would just throw the food on the floor, so for now I'll feed her! She is still fighting her nasty cough and she hacks all night. Last night she was up from 1 till 3. There is really nothing I can give her is there???

hopeful29 - Tuesday, 13 Sep
yahoo we are back up and running, I'll post later though Keira is crabby!

Naebaybii - Monday, 12 Sep
Lailah was showing too much interest in feeding herself thats why I started to let her. I do still feed her myself, but I give her that option once a day

kashsmommy - Monday, 12 Sep
I was wondering why it was so quiet! I don't always let Cole use a spoon but I have in the past! It is quite messy lol! Do y'all think he will still allow me to feed him after he starts using a spoon? At home it's fine to make a mess but if we're out somewhere it's not so ok! For now he uses his hands or I just feed him and I think I'm completely fine with that for now! Lol

naebaybii - Monday, 12 Sep
I know geez wouldnt let me post anything! @cupcake... now is time to start giving him a spoon... i started maybe 2 weeks ago really allowing Lailah to attempt to feed herself with one. it will be messy at first so start with drier foods.

cupcake83 - Monday, 12 Sep
Finally!!! Even tho i can't c the beginnings on my sentences at least i can post!!!!Question - When u give ur LO food do u give them a spoon and if so do they use it?? I just let Ol use his ahnds but I'm wonderilng if i should at least give him a spoon???

cupcake83 - Monday, 12 Sep
is it working?????????

naebaybii - Thursday, 8 Sep
lol... yeah this one is just too smart... older people always time me, 'you know that child has been here before.' i just laugh, but my mom said I moved quickly

kashsmommy - Thursday, 8 Sep
I agree on the water issue...probably nothing to worry about but mentioning it at the one year won't be a bad thing! ***kathleen...Cole is just starting to say whole words, let alone saying sentences or telling me things I should know lol! But I've heard from MANY people that boys are easier to potty train than girls so here's to hoping! I'd really like for Cole to be completely potty trained before the next is born! ***other stuff...y'all know how long I've been in party planning mode for Cole's first and believe it or not, I've FINALLY secured a location for it and his party will be October 1st! That's the date I've been shooting for but I kept striking out at every location I tried to secure! I was going to do it on Lake Ponchartrains lakefront but with us being at the height of hurricane season I decided against it bc that area is really prone to flooding! I'm going to have it at City Park in New Orleans and I'm soooo glad someone suggested it! More than enough space for 100+ people, plenty parking, and as faras hurricanes go, they WILL flood everyone else out to protect New Orleans! They actually blew the levees protecting my hometown, when Katrina came, just to protect the city! Please say a prayer that the weather will cooperate! What's everybody else doing for the first birthday parties? ***Also, anybody experiencing an increase in the frequency of urination? I swear I go more now than at any point in my pregnancy! I don't believe it to be an infection of the kidney or bladder bc the symptoms are nothing alike but anytime I sit or stand up straight I have a very strong urge to pee then a very little bit comes out!

kathleen112 - Thursday, 8 Sep
I can't believe Keira doesn't pee overnight! Ben's 12 hour diapers are SOAKED when he wakes up in the morning. If he goes longer than 12 hours in them his pj's are wet when I pick him up in the morning. I may have a loooong road ahead of me getting that boy not to pee at night lol. Ruby--I'm sure it's nothing to worry about but don't you have a one year visit coming up? It might be worth a mention.

kathleen112 - Thursday, 8 Sep
Lol Hopeful, I'm with you. Ben is nowhere near being able to tell me anything yet!!

hopeful29 - Thursday, 8 Sep
omg Naebay either you have the smartest baby ever or Keira is so far behind!!! I can't imagine her telling me she pooped I'd faint lol. I would potty train for sure if I was you! And Ruby, Keira always has her sippy cup with her she loves to drink water all day, although for some weird reason she doesn't pee till she wakes up in the morning...it's like she holds it in or something...so diapers are dry till I feed her and then she has a very long pee! Anyways all that to say she drinks a lot of water, I've never measured it but will now just to see.

Naebaybii - Thursday, 8 Sep
my lo loves water too but I only give her maybe 4-6 oz a day and 4-6 oz of juice everything else is breast milk. @ruby maybe your lo needs it you never know. her body may be telling her water. my lo is in a size 3 also. I want to start potty training her soon. she actually told me today 'i boo boo' I almost cried lol. I was like ong she's really growing up. makes me a little sad

rubylove - Thursday, 8 Sep
Anyone else's LO drinking too much water?My first DD would always refuse water, still have to force her to this day and Ayaana will scream for water constantly!When she's having lunch, she'll scream pan-pan and point to her sippy cup, she can drink about 2-3 oz at a time.She always ends up leaking out of her diaper at night,and clothes.I just want to know if this is normal, for her to be so thirsty all the time..I will try to cut down on her water at suppertime,so she doesn't leak, but I just want to make sure it\s nothing to be worried about.

hopeful29 - Thursday, 8 Sep
I'm a pampers fan!!!! Tried all different types, Keira is in a size 3 although I tried 4's on her and they fit but they go half way up her back so it looks funny if her shirt gets pulled up. So I'm sticking with size 3 for now!!! I really like these pull up huggies right now though for throughout the day, had a couple of close calls almost coming out the top in the back but she was also having the runs...But otherwise she much prefers when i sit her on my lap to put her diaper on!!

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