1 year, 1 month

Okay, Okay, in baby world that is 13 months. 13 MONTHS! Holy cow I can't believe you are 13 MONTHS! Last night I was thinking about how many months it is until Christmas (because it has already reached a 100 in Austin) and then I thought about how much fun you are going to be this year. And then I thought, OMG she is already 13 Months! Okay I will stop with how old you are now.

You are everywhere and you walk to get there. You took your first steps before we left for Mexico and when we came back from our trip, you were basically running. Okay maybe not running but you are getting around pretty well on your two feet. The two feet that finally fit into more than one pair of shoes. YEAH! Now we can maybe start wearing all those shoes that your Aunt Shannon spent a ton of money on.

Milk - it does the body good and you are finally getting a little chub on you. We are down to milk just three times a day and for the last two days; those feedings have been out of a sippy cup. I have to admit that I was nervous about taking the bottle away but it is just like you to not even notice. I had heard horror stories of taking it away but nothing fazes you! As long as I still give you the goods, you don't care what I put it in. I should have done it months ago. I will not be sad to pack those bottles away!

Your vocabulary is growing and you are starting to put words together. Most of those sentences start with
Hi _______. Hi Fishy, Hi Kitty, Hi, Hi , Hi. You supposedly say Poppa but I have never heard it (although Dad, Paul's mom backs you up on this because Lilly sad it at their house). You have also said Elmo and Eric. Sometimes you say something and your dad and I swear we hear a word but we don't claim it yet. Until you say it more than once, I won't count it.

You still eat pretty well but you have become a little picky. You definitely have your favorites (meatballs!) and you still don't like fruit - AT ALL! Except bananas but how many of those should you really eat in a day? I am slowly introducing you to strawberries again and so far you have not had a reaction again. And I guess we can add them to the list because you seemed to like them.

Lilly - you continue to amaze and entertain us. Never did I think that spending a Friday night making Elmo laugh would be so much fun. We can't wait to see what the next month brings us...