11 Months Old Today!

Today was a day of two trips to the playground and some sand eaten and some sand shared, and graham crackers and a walk on the Promenade in golden October light with dear friends, and playing "boo" and climbing stairs and waving at strangers and laughing with friends and eating (of course) waffles. And picking small things up off the ground. And handing them over, and then taking them back. And reaching for daddy when he got home. And staring up at the leaves against the sky, blue, and playing "boo" some more. And listening to stories and not wanting to go to sleep and standing up in bed wanting more day. And finally, finally, the thumb popped in, a sigh or two, and she sprawls out like a starfish, our big girl, 11 months old.