John - 13 Months

                    John at 13 Months

- As on August 9th he weighed 29 pounds, 5 ounces. Had another cold, which he gave to both of us. 

- Basketball star...learned how to catch, dunk and starting to shoot

- Shakes his head "no" a lot

- Will respond with animal sounds when asked; duck ("dac"), cat ("meeow"), dog ("ruf"), snake ("ssssss"), elephant (uses arm and lifts up like the trunk of the elephant)

- Does not talk all that much, but points and grunts at what he wants. He is becoming very opinionated. 

- Insists on a fork or a spoon at meal time

- Not eating as many vegetables, but will eat asparagus right now. Really likes fruit. 

- Loves Mac n cheese 

- Loves to play outside, especially in the evening when we go for walks. He runs/walks up and down a hill in our neighborhood.

- He is starting to walk much faster ... almost a run. 

- Does not like when Daddy has to get ready and leave in the morning. And he takes it out on Mommy

- When we lay him down for a nap he throws his dog, George and both blankets out of crib before laying down. After waking from his nap, when we get him out, he points to the dog and George on the ground and insists we put them back in their places. 

- He loves to read books (Hello Testudo, the Bible, Happy Hippo Angry Duck, What Does Cow Say?, Little Red Car) 

- Daddy introduced him to Curious George TV shows and he likes to get the controls to tell us to turn the TV on to watch his show. 

- When we ask where the baby is he points to our belly buttons.

- Likes to point out planes in the sky.

- Likes the nursery at church.

- Likes to wrestle with daddy, but he doesn't fight fair (sits on face, pulls hair, grabs face, etc.). He thinks it is so funny to tackle daddy! 

Hopefully I'll keep these monthly blogs up when baby #2 arrives. For now this has been a great way to keep up on John's development each month!