11 Months

We are just 1 short month away from the Bambina hitting the twelve-month mark!  Wow!!  It is unbelievable how fast a year can go...  And how much this little one can learn in these months that seem to be speeding past.  She is crawling and cruising all over the place.  

In order to make life a bit easier with this active little one, and to make a style statement of course, we got some Babylegs for her this week.  And now for the benefit of your viewing enjoyment, let's vogue:

Daddy keeps calling her "Flashdance," but Mommy is all for the revival of legwarmers.  This is one '80s fashion icon that deserves a resurrection.  These things are great for protecting sensitive knees.  And so easy for the potty!  Why didn't we think of this idea and start selling it to the masses??  

Unfortunately, the hat we ordered didn't quite fit...

Today we celebrated the Girlie's 11th month of lovely life with a morning stroll to Georgetown, and it was absolutely gorgeous.  Ahhh, autumn...  Afterwards, Mommy took a detour for a haircut and when she returned the Girlie wasn't sure what to think:

Umm, Daddy...  Who is this lady?  

You look really familiar.  I know I've seen you somewhere...

She knew the whole time, but it was still very entertaining to see the perplexed look on her face.  

It is hard to believe that the end of summer is here.  It's even harder to believe how much our little girl has grown and changed.  Her personality has always been evident, but she expresses more of it each day and it's amazing to see.  She makes our lives so much more alive.  Everything is more meaningful.

For My Daughter in Reply to a Question

by David Ignatow

When I die choose a star 

and name it after me

that you may know

I have not abandoned

or forgotten you. 

You were such a star to me, 

following you through birth 

and childhood, my hand 

in your hand.