13 Months

Another month has flown by! We've all settled in to our fall routines, back to our usual work and daycare routine. Anna has already been promoted to the advanced "Dragonfly" group at daycare, the last of the under-two groups. She's a confident walker, and she does a good job of pushing the bigger boys around, even though they're a head taller than she is!  She gets to spend more time outside now - there are lots of play structures to explore.  She also gets to do more interesting arts and crafts projects, which of course adorn our refrigerator.

Anna's speech continues to improve.  "Up" and "down" are used frequently to indicate whether or not she'd like to be held, and she loves her "cup."  She's developed her own versions of "book," "diaper," and "outside" which we understand, although the casual observer might think is just babbling.  After dinner each night she demands "BA-BA!" which means banana.  She's become fascinated with cats and dogs and will chase after them endlessly.  She's working on saying "woof woof" (wuh-wuh).  She's learned how to blow kisses which is just heartwarming. And she has figured out how to unlock and use our iPhones, so if you get a random phone call, it may be from Anna.

More and more, Anna insists on feeding herself.  She is a great eater and her daycare teachers are astonished by the amount she can put away.  She's recently discovered rotini pasta and is absolutely in love.  We've been getting amazing heirloom tomatoes lately in our weekly CSA veggie box and Anna has been happily munching on them.  No new teeth to report, although unfortunately she does seem to be struggling with teething pain.

We're enjoying the lovely northern California weather immensely and look forward to several more months of daily walks, outside playtime, and even eating dinner on the porch.  Take a look at what we've been up to by clicking the picture below:

Anna - 13 months