November Update

Slow to update this month. A slew of photos below. So, what's new with Iris?
- She continues to crawl everywhere, and is only getting faster
- She has discovered the stairs and climbed up seven all on her own! (Daddy was spotting)
- She now claps with accuracy and enthusiasm (she started a while ago, but only recently managed to consistently bring her hands together)
- Has started saying Ma-Ma and Na-Na
- Loves brushing her teeth
- Loves dancing (especially to Madonna)

We hosted Thanksgiving with lots of family and friends. Iris's cousin Petra came and the two ladies had a lot of fun together.

Brushing:

Mama and Iris in her snowflake hat:

Hanging with Daddy:

She managed to crawl onto the dishwasher:

Playing with a box of OJ:

Since I failed to upload a video of Iris dancing at her activity table, here at least is a photo:

In her high-chair:

With Daddy at our local grocer's (daily destination of the mid-morning neighborhood walk):

Bundled up on a chilly day:

I have some fun videos I'll try to get up.

Naked Shenanigans / Drinks Water

Iris loves being naked. When I'm getting her dressed in the morning, I let her crawl around in her diaper. Which she loves. See the video from this morning, giggles are featured:

Iris has also started drinking water. She didn't really get the concept of the sippy cup, so we tried one with a straw, which she loves:

Some more videos

Below, some more videos of Iris. We got her an activity table from Craigslist, which has been a huge success! Best ten dollars ever spent. She absolutely loves it. She will stand at it and roll the piece that makes the alphabet song over and over again. It took her about two seconds to figure out what each button did.

First Signs

Iris made her first signs yesterday! We have been signing since she was about six months old - just a few (more, eat, all done), so were very excited when she clearly and intentionally signed "more" last night. It's funny to realize that she understands much more of the world around her than we give her credit for.

Iris has decided that she doesn't want to be fed anymore. She gets mad and protests loudly when we try to spoon-feed her. Instead, she happily feeds herself little bites of whatever we put on the table in front of her. Today, she had bits of rice cakes - yum.

Talking and Kissing

From a few weeks ago, when Iris first started saying "Da da da." She has since added "ra ra ra" and "ba ba" to her repertoire.

On Halloween, Iris tries to kiss her BFF Hannah (she subsequently succeeded, although it was not captured in the video):

My friend the apple / first burley ride