11 Months!

Our sweet girl is 11 months old today!

This past month has been a month of exploration for Stella. She has discovered how to blow raspberries and loves making new noises with her mouth. She has tasted bananas and seems to like them (to help her overcome her oral aversion we let her hold, smell and taste many foods but most of the time it is only a "touch and go" to her mouth. When we put baby food bananas on her tray it was the first food that she really tasted and swallowed.) She loves to shake her head "no." Stella enjoys playing "peek-a-boo" where we hide her face and she reveals herself to us. Stella has discovered our dog, Mia, recently and she loves to give open mouth kisses and touch her fur. 

Today during physical therapy, Stella rolled by herself from her stomach to her back for the first time (and even though it was out of her frustration from being on her stomach for tummy time it's a big milestone!)

Stella has come so far since we left Phoenix Children's Hospital and she is already doing things that at one point we weren't sure if she would ever be able to accomplish. It is exciting to see the progress she is making and it is very evident that she is a determined, stubborn little girl who is not going to let many things hold her back. I am so proud to be her mom and I look forward to watching her accomplish so much more.

I can't believe that we are now only one month away from her 1st birthday, but we can't wait to celebrate our special girl on her special day with so many people who have helped us get where we are today.