11 months, first swim lesson

Wren turned 11 months last week! She is turning out to be a pretty good eater. We've slowly started reintroducing her to dairy and she seems to be tolerating it well, so fingers crossed her dairy allergy is behind her. Some of her new favorite foods are bread (who doesn't love bread, girlfriend?), turkey & dressing, tamales, grilled chicken, and her go-to favorites are still green beans, avocados and tomatoes. She even tried salmon and tilapia at lunch yesterday and enjoyed both. The only thing she's refused so far is beets. Can't really blame ya, Wren - beets are an acquired taste for most!

Wren understands the concept of sharing - especially with her big brother Oscar. Sometimes she'll alternate between taking a bite of food and handing a piece to Oscar. Oscar all of a sudden is learning to tolerate Wren's hair pulling and attention hogging much better lately...

Wren took her first swim lesson yesterday and really enjoyed it. Our little birdie swims like a fish! She was so relaxed the whole time and picked up naturally by kicking her legs and floating on Cam's and my chest. I'm excited to start doing activities like this with her now that she's getting a little bit older.

Yesterday we had lunch at NorthPark with my parents and Wren did a little window shopping with Dziadziu. I'm starting to think about her 1st Birthday Party next month. It will have to be an Early Bird Breakfast because I have to work that Saturday and Cam and I are both flying out for separate trips in the evening. Wren's up at 6:30 am pretty much every day, therefore so are we, so it shouldn't be a problem for us. ;)

Looking at the ducks in the fountain

Wren is bored with picture books and ready for the next level

Zonked out on the way to daycare

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