My gosh Mia, you are 13 months old now. First you are one and a ‘toddler’, according to baby center, and now another month has gone by. I’m in shock at how fast the time passes. There is so many cute things that you do each day that it's impossible to keep up with them all.You are talking more and more but I am apparently not very good at picking out the words. One that you use now is ‘up’, so that adds to the list of mama, dada, hi and teddy (missing at the moment) and more in Spanish (ma’). I know you have to be saying more than that, but I just can’t distinguish them yet. You are still great at answering questions and having conversations with us - you know what tone to use to answer, and are so adorable while you do it. As most toddlers, you learned how to shake yes and no and you use it particularly when telling us stories.
You are an amazing eater though there are a few things you don’t like - you don’t like bananas (weird for a baby), you are not crazy about pasta with tomato sauce. You have a sweet tooth like Mommy, you love Ice cream. You love meats from chicken to meatballs you love chesses, potatoes and strawberries. Bread and crackers are always favorites and you can’t get enough of the crunchies. We basically feed you whatever we are eating no more baby food. It amazes me what those gums are capable of chewing! She still only has hers two bottoms front teeth. That's it, two teeth! We even fed her chili last week.
You are so active I think you need every calorie of what you eat to get around every day. It’s great to introduce more foods and figure out your likes and dislikes - who know what this month will bring.
Non-toy favorite items include car keys, anything she can manage to grab out of my diaper bag before I take it away (wallets, cell phones, diapers, etc) remote control, bottles of water.
She also loves to open and close drawers, cabinets, and doors. This is not so much fun for us. You like the vacuum cleaner and help mommy and daddy to clean (you are very good with the swiffer).
You clap when you are happy our when we are singing to you, you point at things that you want, you say no with you finger, you wave bye bye. You sing ABC’s with daddy (well you try). You know were you eyes and nose are and you like to see at ours.
Mia - you are my baby girl even though you are growing up fast. Your daddy and I love you so much and are happy that we are moving into the stage when we can be affectionate with you. There is nothing better than a hug or kiss from our Mia.
