Tuesday, April 23, 2013

JEB: 13 Months Old!

Even though it seems like just yesterday we were celebrating her first birthday, June hit the 13-montn milestone on the 15th. It's been a busy few weeks for our little lady in terms of new skills and development. June can now:

  • WALK! She took her first couple of steps on April 5 and has been taking more and more every day since. In fact, walking is now her preferred mode of transportation.
  • Brush her hair
  • Assist in brushing her teeth (June's job is to hold the tube of baby toothpaste while I brush.)
  • Hold up her finger to tell you that she's "1"
  • Make a pig and duck noise on command (though they sound pretty similar ... and they are pretty much the noises she makes when she points to any picture of any animal).
  • Say "Ellen" or at least something that sounds pretty close to "Ellen"
  • Say "Dada" ALL the time (when referring/pointing to Adam), but also when she's not sure of or can't say a word. (For instance, no matter how many times we tell her that her name is June, she points to herself and says "Dada" ... At this point, I'm pretty sure she does this because she thinks it's hilarious when we react by saying, "No, you're name is June!")
  • Deliver books to your lap and grunt loudly until you read them. Again. And again. And again.
  • Grunt and point to tell you all about the apparently VERY important things that are on her mind
  • Feed her babies bottles and food, complete with sucking/munching sound effects
  • Take her babies/buddies for rides in doll strollers or anything with wheels that she can push
  • Tuck her babies into bed
  • Pick mom's nose while being nursed
  • Show her teeth on command by way of a super-cheesy smile
  • Fold her arms over her tummy in satisfaction after handing someone something or completing a task
  • Sing some "la la" sounds along to the "Elmo's World" theme song
  • Wear a purse ... June is particularly obsessed with a little red purse we have. She is often found looking extremely proud as she wears it on her little arm.

June continues to be a good eater. Her current favorite foods are Mexican rice, turkey and mandarin oranges. Recently, June had her first free chocolate chip cookie at Target and, of course, she LOVED it. She's slowly but surely drinking more cow's milk with meals, but still nurses about four times a day.

June has four teeth (two on top and two on the bottom) with a fifth tooth (on top) working it's way through her little gum.

June is still doing pretty well sleeping at night (going to bed around 7 p.m.), but will occasionally wake up and let us know that she is awake. :) She's still taking a morning nap around 9 (if we're not out and about) and an afternoon nap after lunch.

JEB can still fit into many of her 6-12-month clothes, but now wears mostly 12-18 months. Still in size 4 shoes and size 3 diapers. :)

Junie's hair is staring to fill in and get longer in the back, so we're seeing some good "bed head" lately. Even with crazy hair, we still think she's one cute little peanut who gets sweeter by the day!


 
Some crawling for old time's sake

"I'm 1!"

 
Feeding Elmo a carrot

Taking Bunny for a ride

Taking Mouse for a ride

Walking with a purse: Fancy!

June's wobbly, looks-like-she's-been-drinking walk

This red purse really does hold all a girl's necessities ...

"I'm so cute, there's no way you can refuse to read 'Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?' for the 87th time today."

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