What's happening at 11 months?

Amelia will be 11 months old in 5 days. Things are happening so fast now! Here's a laundry list of what's new:

She is starting to stand (hands free), and it is one of the most exciting things to watch!

She says mama, dada, Cash (At-sssttthh), and my mom said she told her to "top! top!" (stop) while she was wiping her face.

She's starting to enjoy Cash's huge kisses, she crawls over to him and puts her face right next to his mouth, he licks her, and then she grabs the sides of his head or sometimes his snout, to try to get him to do it again.

She loves to be chased by us, but stops and waits after a few feet to let us tickle her.

At meal times, when she gets bored in her seat, she grabs and lightly pulls a few strands of hair from the back of her head. Needless to say, after oatmeal or cinnamon toast with butter, she has a pretty stylin' "moussed up" do.

It seems like everytime I pull her out of her carseat and lift her out into the fresh air of wherever we're going (grocery store, grandma's, the park), she sticks her head out, smiles, and squeals like it's the first time I've ever let her out of our house.

I know this is not uncommon, but she imitates me when I'm on the phone, saying "la-la-la-la-la-la-la" with a few clicks of the tongue in between the "la"s. It's a "baby language", and it is hilarious.

So, that's what's new at 11 months. Whew!