Addison Kate is 13 months old!

Addison, you are 13 months old today!

* You are such a sweet, spunky little thing with a huge personality. You love to be around people and you always talk to them. We'll be walking through Walmart and you very loudly announce that you want to talk to another shopper by saying "'IIIiiiii!" (Hi) or "Aaaayyy!!" (Hey). It's very cute. If no one talks back to you then you continue to talk to them, getting louder and louder with each turn. You are definitely your Daddy's child, little social butterfly! Oh, and the only time you're shy is if someone comes up and talks to you first. Then you either stare and them or smile shyly into my shoulder. You always make your Momma laugh!

* You love to play with baby dolls (Especially ones that aren't yours that you've stolen from your cousins at church...). I'll tell you to give baby a kiss and you'll kiss her head and when I tell you to hug baby you hug her tight and smile. It's so cute. I can't wait to see how you interact with your little sibling (I just hope you don't bite or thrown him or her across the floor like you do with your babies.)

* You like to wave hello and bye bye to anyone. Sometimes it's with your fist (normally facing back towards yourself) and sometimes its with your whole arm. Either way it sweet and very cute. Everyone loves it when you wave.

*You also now know how to give kisses and blow kisses. I'll tell you to give me a kiss and lean forward with your little lips poked out just a bit and go "UUuuummmm-aaah" making the kissing noise. Its so cute. Blowing a kiss works the same way except instead of leaning forward you just bring your pudgy little hand to your mouth and hold it there while making the kissing noise. You are so just so smart!

* You also like to push things. If your stroller is in the house, you will go straight to it and start pushing it around. You do this with anything that moves (weather or not it has wheels...) such as the little horse that you are supposed to ride or the chair in the kitchen that is strategically placed into front of certain cabinets that you don't need to be opening.

*You love to smile and laugh.

*You now know a few different animal sounds. When i ask what a doggie says, you say "woof woof". When I ask what a cow says, you say either "Boooooo" or "MMMMMMmmm". When I ask what a duck says, you say "duck duck duck". It's still a work in progress but it's super cute!

* You also say "Mama", "Dada"(sometimes it's "Daddy"), "Hey", "doggie" (kindof), "kitty", "yummy" and many other things that you are working on. You are quite the cutie!

*Your favorite game is to run around the house either or Daddy's shoulder's or in Mommy's arms chasing Tripp (or anyone really). You cackle and laugh so hard, especially when someone jumps out and scares you.

* You love to play on your Rose Cottage house from your Aunt Viv. Opening and closing the oven or dryer doors is your favorite thing.

* You still do really well in the car. Sometimes we give you a snack cup with cereal in it if you're fussy and you are happy as can be. You'll still go to sleep in the car if you're tired as long as you have your blanket with you (which you are still very attatched to and need anytime you are falling asleep).

* You have decided that it's really fun to scream/squeal while we are eating out in a restaurant. I don't know how to stop you from doing this, since your still so little. We try to tell you "no" very sternly (which you cry) or take you out or the restaurant (which you like) or tell you that we are inside and we have to be quiet while we are inside (which you don't get). We're working on it.

* You still say "yeah" and "no" in response to questions. This amuses/surprises people and they think it's so cute. I wonder how much you really understand as it seems that you often have an appropriate answer!

* You still fit nicely in most size 12 month outfits and size 3 shoes, with a few exceptions.

* You are getting faster in moving around and closer to walking every day. You've taken a few steps while holding a toy in your hand a few times. You can stand by yourself for a few minutes until you notice your not holding on to anything. You can even squat down with out support if you don't realize you're doing it. I think you are just timid. It will happen when you are ready.

* You love to eat most of the time. Some days it seems as if you don't stop eating all day! You love just about any fruit or meat, especially grilled chicken and steak. Vegetables aren't your favorite and you may or may not eat them, depending on your mood. You love yogurt. You are mainly eating all table foods and very rarely eat baby food. You do still love your puffs, veggie dip crunchies, yogurt melts, goldfish of all flavors, and cheerios.

*You sleep great, normally going to bed at 8:00 and getting up at 7:00. you very rarely wake up in the middle of the night and for this I owe you a huge "THANKYOU for letting mommy sleep"!

* You have 6 teeth now. You have four on top and 2 on bottom. I think the next two bottom teeth are going to be coming in soon.

Your Mommy and Daddy love you so much and look forward to watching you grow up and discover and learn new things! You mean so much to us! I love you, Baby Girl!