13 months

You are 13 months old! I can't believe how fast you are growing up and changing. Here is what you are up to this month.

You wear a size 3 diaper.

You wear 18 month clothes.

You have three pairs of shoes and you love to put them on now. You know when you put on shoes it means you get to walk outside or when we are out somewhere. You LOVE to walk anywhere and everywhere.

You are officially walking! We went outside to blow bubbles and let you play in the yard and Daddy put you down and let go and you walked all the way across the yard without falling down! I still remember how excited Daddy and I were when you rolled over for the first time!

You have such a little personality. You are very independent and know exactly what you want. You will cry and even scream if or when you don't get what you want, even if it is just to stop and play with the entertainment center.

You still fight sleep like crazy. But I love the way you fight it. You will talk and talk. You also will grab my face and pull it to yours and crack up. You will wiggle and kick your feet. I love it though because you don't cry.

When I am rocking you to sleep you will squeeze your eyes closed so tight. I love you so much!

When we go to take you into our bathroom to take a bath in the evenings Mommy goes in first and gets all of your bath stuff ready and you and Daddy stop and play on our bed with Taylor. You love to sit, crawl and just be on our bed. You also love when any dog is on there with you.

Daddy still gets in the tub with you and you love that. You love to play with the cat and fish that squirt water, the penguin, starfish & fish and the stacking cups. You love bath time, but when you are ready to be done you let us know in the cutest way! You will climb up on Daddy's leg, then swing your leg up on the edge of the tub. You will sit on the edge of the tub and wait for me to get you out. You also love to hold the lotion bottle while I am getting you ready.

I love our little night time routine. You know exactly what to expect and I think you love it too.

You love for Mommy to brush your hair and then brush your teeth. We even sing a little song while we brush your teeth. We sing it to the tune of "London Bridge is Falling Down" and this is how it goes:

Brush the teefies on the top, on the top, on the top

Brush the teefies on the top, don't forget the bottom!

Brush the teefies on the bottom, on the bottom, on the bottom

Brush the teefies on the bottom, don't forget the tongue!

(Then I make silly sounds with my tongue and you smile really big while I brush yours)

While you are nursing Daddy prays. You will pull away and talk while he is praying. I can't help but think that you are learning to pray and that you are talking to God too. It's so very precious! We then sing Jesus Loves Me and you smile really big. We have added something to our night time routine that Mommy used to do with her Mommy and Daddy. We give kisses, nosies (Eskimo kisses) and hugs. You LOVE when Daddy gives you nosies. You think it is the funniest thing ever and you crack up laughing.

Mommy can make you laugh, but man, Daddy can get you giggling like crazy. You love your Daddy so very much!

You are a climber! You love to climb on the gate and you will climb on your toys to try and see the tv from your playroom. But the other day you took it to another level... you climbed your shelf! You put your hands on the top, put your knee on the first shelf and pulled yourself up, you then put your feet on the shelf and stood up! (Of course I was right behind you with my hands on your sides)

You help me dress you now! You will put your arm out to put them in your sleeves and you do the same with your feet! You also will help me undress you. If I am not pulling your shirt off fast enough you will pull it off yourself!

You talk so much now, mostly jibber jabber, but you talk non stop. You have the sweetest little voice and I love our conversations. You have a few favorite sounds, "buh" and "ah" and "oh". So sweet!

Your favorite movie right now is Toy Story. You will watch it multiple times throughout the day. You will watch it in awe and not much will take your attention away. This is nice for Mommy and Daddy when we have to get ready at the same time, like on Sunday mornings. We will put you in your jumparoo and put it on. You love it!

You are eating all kinds of yummy organic foods and snacks now. We found a brand at Target called "Annie's" and you love any and everything that we have given you from that brand.. other than the macaroni and cheese! You do NOT like pasta! I am sure that this will change, but for now you vote no to any and every kind of pasta! You love the bunny snacks and snack mix. For breakfast you like to eat Cheerios, Earth's Best blueberry waffles and Earth's Best French Toast sticks. Oh and you want to tear and bite things on your own now. You do not like for Mommy to tear it for you anymore! The other morning I tried to give you waffles. I tore it up, just like I always have and you wouldn't eat it! I handed you the whole waffle and you picked it right up and ate it all by yourself! You are SUCH a big girl! You also love the Gerber Organic fruit strips. 

You love to drink Organic 2% milk and water. You couldn't care less about juice. You like water the best and I am happy about that. 

We bought you your first Betta fish. We named him "uh uh". We put him on the top of the shelf in your playroom and you LOVE him. You will climb your shelf to see him and stare at him.

There are a few words you will say. You say "Momma", "uh-oh" and "hi". I love to hear you talk!

We love you so much and can't believe how much you are learning and changing!