Saturday, December 6, 2008

11 months old

Alita Walks!

See the telling footage captured by home video. No amount of cuddly toys, treats, or enticements could convince the child to walk on her own, until...

Growth Spurt!

After an exciting trip to Anchorage, Alaska for the Thanksgiving Holiday, Alita began an industrious campaign to eat everything. The night after we arrived back home, the house was in a shambles as Amy shoveled spoonful after spoonful of food into the ravenous baby's mouth. Erik ran frantically between kitchen and dining room in response to Amy's cries of "more food! My God she ate the whole bowlful - again!"

Luckily she appeared to slow down just before Erik got the emergency canned Spam open.

Alita Speaks!

Her first words were "Da Da!" I am not making this up. More soon!