HAPPY ELEVEN MONTH "BIRTHDAY" CHARLOTTE AND JACOB

It is SO hard to believe that today marks 11 months since Charlotte and Jacob were born. The time has just flown by and before we know it we will be celebrating their "real" birthday and not just acknowledging their "month" birthday. And I'll be returning to work after a wonderful year off with the kids. So much continues to change here almost on a daily basis. From November 1 to November 30 Charlotte and Jacob have:

• Continued to gain weight: We don't have 11 month official weight numbers because their next weigh in is at their 12 month appointment but we can notice a difference in their size

• Learned to clap their hands: Charlotte mastered "clapping" on November 29th and is quite proud of herself each time she does it. She looks up and smiles as she brings her hands together. Jacob likes to clap his thighs but hasn't quite figured out the "hands together" motion yet

• Continued to pull up on everything and anything they see: Both Charlotte and Jacob are very comfortable pulling themselves up on objects and getting down from them (the couch, coffee table, toy bin, stroller, activity table and their crib). It's mostly still on their knees but they have figured out how to pull up to standing on some lower objects. 

• Continued to sit, crawl and go from sitting to crawling unassisted: Both Charlotte and Jacob move with ease. They can prop themselves up from a lying position to a sitting position and can go from a sitting position to a lying position with very little effort. 

• Ate more solid food: They continue to love the "old faithfuls" they have enjoyed over the past few months but have also begun to eat more "people food". They love bananas, oranges, pasta, avocado, Cheerios, cheese, grapes, turkey slices and chicken. They really haven't refused anything we have offered! 

• Visited Santa for the first time: We took Charlotte and Jacob to visit Santa at Yorkdale mall for their first picture with him. They didn't cry but they didn't smile either - they weren't quite sure who the bearded man was.

• Activities outside the house: More walks in the stroller, jogs with daddy in the baby jogger, swimming at Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre,