So far, so good

November seems to be off to a great start.  Rachel is pretty happy these days.  She's walking all over the place, sleeping well at night, playing well on her own, and exploring the world.  She also seems to be gaining weight and growing out of some of her clothes.  She is nursing more (5 times/day) and eating less.  She seems to love the smoothie, so I feel more relaxed about her eating situation.

Smoothie all over her face

Signing 'more' smoothie please!

She is not happy to be sitting still.  She figured out how to get out of her highchair and stand up in it, so we had to reconfigure her seat-belt system and strap her down better.

Rachel stands in high chair

She is using sign language a little bit more and working on using some words.  She can say 'Barrr' for bear, and she can put two signs together to say 'more milk'.

We went to a birthday party on Saturday for 3 of Rachel's friends who just turned 1.  It was a bit over-stimulating for us all, but really cute.  We were in a room full of boxes, balls, and tunnels!  Check out this video of Rachel in a room full of 1 year olds.