Ashley is 11 Months Old

Getting her to sit still long enough to take pictures is getting tougher by the day, but I was still able to capture a few good ones.  And of course her brother wanted to get in on the action since he loves getting his picture taken.  Fortunately they both cooperated.

Ashley is getting really close to walking.  She's able to pull herself up and stand on her own, but once she starts to take a step or get excited she falls over pretty quick.  I'm sure it's only a matter of a couple weeks and she will be on the move.  She's not really saying any words yet, but babbles quite a bit.  She's also a really good eater.  We've always had a hard time getting her to drink her bottles and now she supplements it by eating tons of food.  All she wants is whatever we are eating or more specifically whatever Ben is eating.  Ashley loves music and 'dancing'.  Whether she's sitting or standing she will start o move to the beat and generally gets her whole body into it.  We've also found that she has learned to play the recorder.  She literally will put it in her mouth and make noise with it.  Ashley is able to crawl up stairs which we found her doing one day.  She is also starting to hold stuffed animals to her head or put her head down on things to snuggle which I have to admit is adorable.  Here's a perfect picture of her in action.

The two of them seem to get along pretty well most of the time.  In fact, this weekend they were chasing each other around.  I'm sure in a few months they will be pretty good play partners which will be nice.  She adores him, but is also a troublemaker/instigator.  Ash is always following him around and trying to play with whatever he is playing with.  Most of the time he is good about sharing which helps.