So I don't forget

You turned 13 months on Monday. You have started walking like a champion. You still crawl sometimes, but have really started to choose walking and get excited that you are so good at it. Daily, you do something funny to crack us up. My favorite thing is to watch you read books on your own. You really are trying to say something and then you just start laughing out loud as if you read something funny. Please is your favorite sign. You use it ALL THE TIME. Mostly, it is for something that you can not have. Even other people have commented about you saying please...and how pitiful you look doing it. Wanting to go to EVERYONE! As soon as you see someone, and I mean ANYONE, you put both of your hands out and want them to hold you. You have never met a stranger and love new people. You act shy at first and then want to go home with them. Teeth - you just got 4 more bottom teeth this past month. You did not seem to mind it too much, except for a couple of days were kind of hard for you. When you cut teeth, you get a runny nose and bad diapers for a couple of days...that is when I know to start searching your mouth for new teeth. Brushing your teeth is super fun for you. You love to sit in the window of your room. You work so hard to get up there and get so frustrated if you don't do it in a timely manner. You love to eat still and are not very picky at all. You have tried Talapia and seem to love all things yogurt. You have still had no juice and love to drink water and say "Ahhhhh" after you have taken a drink. We took bottles away around the week of your birthday and you have never had an issue with it. Drinking out of a sippy cup is just fine with you. We don't go outside much since this summer has been record breaking heat, but you do love to ride in your wagon you got for Christmas. We take rides up and down the driveway or down the street. You don't watch much TV, but you do love one show and get so excited when you hear them start singing...Jack's Big Music Show.

You can be very sly...even down right tricky!

Sometimes you can be a sweet angel!

You love to flash that crooked smile.

You are working hard on your animal sounds - this is a lion.

My resident climber.

And happy little ham.

You flash a sweet look to get what you want...

and ignore me when you don't get the right answer.

But all in all, these have been the best 13 months I could have asked for.  I get to wake up each day and see this...

And eat on these!

I know there are 1000 other things that you do that make up the sweet girl that is "V". Thanks for being our little yummy creation!