Jenna's 11 Months!

Can it be?!? Have we almost reached an entire year?!? I must say, it feels like quite the accomplishment! As ya'll know, Jenna has been quite the challenging baby. Anytime we meet someone new, Jacob says "Do you know her name? It's Jenna. She's a fuzzy baby." (aka: fussy) But even amidst her "fuzziness", the kids LOVE her to pieces! They are such a great brother and sister to her!
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This has been a month of growth for Jenna! Well just barely before her 11-month birthday, she finally decided to start crawling! AND she cut a couple more teeth! She has a whopping 4 teeth now, bring on the steak! ;-D Her new freedom has definitely helped her "fuzziness" issue! Being able to get herself to whatever toys she wants has been HUGE for her! Ahhhh, I love it :-) Of course along with this new found freedom comes other hurdles; choking hazards, chewed on computer cords, ten thousand pieces of napkins and kleenex all over the house, 3 times the mess to clean up, rug burned feetsies, and and and... But I tell ya, IT'S WORTH IT! Seeing that big smile on her face, less screaming, it's worth it!!!

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And what else are we super excited about?!? We are mere WEEKS away from never having to buy formula EVER AGAIN!!! Wahoo!!! I cannot tell you how excited we are about that! Nursing didn't work with her from day one, we tried and tried for at least a few weeks, to no avail, so we have bought MANY MANY MANY cans of formula, and my goodness is it expensive! We are SO ready to switch to milk! Ahhhh, what a cost savings that's going to be...not to mention it's another step of MOVING FORWARD! :-) Ahhhh, yes...

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All in all, we are so in love with "Baby Jenna", and are SO enjoying watching her grow! It's so fun watching her interact with her brother and sister, watching her big ol' diaper bootie swishing back & forth as she's crawling around the house (especially on the hardwoods! she works so hard, as her pudgy little hands slap against the hardwoods and her cute face has a look of utter determination to get to her destination!), the funny faces she makes, and she rocks her high chair like the best of them!

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So Happy 11 Month Birthday, Jenna! Next up, A FULL YEAR!!! Wow...

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Jenna's monthly growth picture next to her monkey

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Sweet Baby Jenna showing off her bottom teeth :-)

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So sweet...

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Standing against a chair, she's getting stronger!

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She sure is growing up!!!