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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

11 Months Old :)

Weight:23.6 lbs
Height:30.5 inches
With these current measurements, Brooke is in the 89th percentile for weight and 93rd percentile for height (according to this growth percentile calculator)

According to What to Expect the First Year, at 11 months Brooke...

should be able to
  • get into a sitting position from stomach X
  • pick up tiny object with any part of thumb and finger X
  • understand "no" (but not always obey it)X
will probably be able to
  • play patty-cake (clap hands) or wave bye-bye X
  • walk holding on to furniture (cruise) X
  • point or gesture to something to get needs met for the most part
may possibly be able to
  • pick up a tiny object neatly with tips of thumb and forefinger X
  • stand alone momentarilyX
  • say "dada" or "mama" discriminatelyX
  • say one word other than "mama" or "dada" X
may even be able to
  • stand alone well
  • indicate wants in ways other than crying X
  • "play ball" (roll ball back to you) throws ball back!
  • drink from a cup independently X
  • use immature jargoning (gibberish that sounds as if baby is talking in a made-up foreign language) X
  • say three ore more words other than "mama" or "dada" X
  • respond to a one-step command with gestures ("Give that to me," said with hand out)
  • walk well
X means Brooke can do this at 11months