In some ways I think its because not much changes from month to month. In other ways I know that can't be right because so much changes. I think though, that the changes get more and more subtle as time goes on. And so to write about them would take effort. It wouldn't just be a a bullet point summary of Lola's latest development any more.
Lola on her 11 month birthday
That's not to say that there haven't been some pretty big bullet points thought. For one, Lola started crawling 3 days before her 10 month birthday. Mobility! That's nothing to sneeze at. She also started saying mama, which felt pretty huge. Not that she says it to me, of course, or often even, but still, her mouth makes the sounds and for now that's good enough for me.
Despite what felt like a bit of a slow down, in the past two weeks it feels like development has kicked up a notch once again. Just this weekend Lola started being able to carry a toy with her while she crawls. She's also become shockingly speeds, crossing the room in the blink of an eye. And as of yesterday and today, she's suddenly very interested in trying to figure out this whole standing business. Knowing a bit about Lola's style, I have a feeling she'll be up and walking without much more practice or thought to it in very little time.
Another notable development over the course of this last month in particular is Lola's language. Boy is she chatty! While she doesn't say words per se, she's constantly babbling away. She has a beautiful little sing-song voice punctuated with loud proclamations every now and then. Check it out:
excuse our half-fiished book case in the back, we've since remedied the situation
I'm often asked what words Lola is saying and while my answer is "nothing really just yet" I don't fully believe that. I kind of think she says "yeah" sometimes. And in the video I totally think she's trying to say "byebye." Sometimes I wonder if she's actually saying a few words here and there but there just not words we expect and so I just chalk them up to random babbling. But who knows.
Anyway that's my quickie post for tonight. With unedited pics and all. I seriously have to get much less unlazy and much more organized (in terms of the picture situation, I still haven't figured out a new system since getting my new computer months and months ago). For a fleeting moment I thought about throwing in the towel altogether but when it comes down to it, I like writing. And I like having a place where I get to do that. I also like taking pics and while that may not be my focus right now, I'll be happy to have this little blog to post to when my love for photography inevitably resurges. So its staying. And I'm staying. Maybe with more writing than picture posting, maybe with less frequency than I ideally would to post with but it is what it is. I kind of think Lola is just adorable enough to keep some of you readers out there ;)
