Kendall is 11 months

In one short month, Kendall will have her First Birthday Party, and I am sooo excited! I have been browsing through Pinterest, looking at decorations at craft stores, and getting ideas at toy stores.
At the same time, I know she won't be my little baby anymore. She is growing up fast, too fast, and that makes me a little bit sad at times.

This month, Kendall:
- is even more mobile (she rolls over a bunch, army-crawls a tiny bit, and scootches back some)
- eats anything we feed her
- got 2 more teeth (her top ones)
- started riding her brothers' ride-on cars
- plays basketball in the mini-basketball-toy that used to be her brothers'
- loves playing with water
- slaps daddy in the face and kisses mommy on the cheeks
- feeds herself successfully
- says Dada (for daddy), Ma (for mommy), Baba (for ball), and Pop (to slap)
- screams at the top of her lungs when her brothers take stuff from her
- hangs on tight when she tries to take stuff from her brothers
- slaps her brothers or scratches their face when they bother her
- sleeps on her back when she's exhausted
- sleeps on her tummy when it takes her a little while to get tired
- loves to watch her brothers play, dance, and sing
- doesn't cuddle much anymore, except during her bedtime routine

Kendall is a mommy's girl through and through. Even when daddy picks her up, she looks for me, leans toward me, and says Ma. Billy should feel special because when anyone else picks her up, she screams, and I mean scrrreeeaaams. I guess she must be going through a stranger anxiety phase.
The other day, after Kendall threw a fit over Logan taking a few Cheerios from her, I told Billy, "Isn't fun to see her personality starting to come out" to which he responded, "You mean, 'her attitude'?" What do you expect? She has two brothers. She can't let them step all over her. You go, girl!
In many ways, Kendall is a lot like me when I was a baby. She is very mellow and laidback. She is generally happy and smiles a bunch. Her laugh is kind of unique and very contagious. She just goes with the flow and doesn't ever complain. One thing she does get from Billy, though, is her appetite. The girl can eat! She eats just about anything we give her. And if anyone takes food from her, she throws a tantrum that makes that person give the food right back, whether it was in their mouth or not.
Kendall knows what she wants. She is determined and persistent. I hope these qualities will stay with her. She will be successful in whatever she does and whatever she gets her mind on. I know she won't quit until she accomplished her goals and her dreams. I admire that so much about her. Ohhh, my baby!