Noah Is 13 Months Old

Noah is 13 months old today! Crazy how fast time is going.

What a big month we have had since he turned one.

He is officially walking. Just last week, he learned how to stand up from the ground without the help of anything. That usually means that kids will be walking all the time now and that is the case with Noah. He loves to just walk around and follow Ava.

He no longer is taking a bottle. We cut out the night bottle about 2 weeks ago. I just replaced it with a 6pm snack and he had no problem. I miss it more than him. I miss the cuddle time.

He doesn't like the taste of milk, so he really only gets it in foods and I make sure that we eat a lot of foods with dairy.

He is a pretty picky eater, but is also called the "ultimate goat" around here. All he wants to do is eat when someone else is eating. Some mornings he will eat 5 times in the first 3 hours. He doesn't really like to eat the same thing in a row. One day he likes something and the next day he doesn't. I guess that is most kids though.

We are going through "that" stage of whining all the time and pointing and grunting at things. I don't remember or chose to block out Ava doing this for a long period of time. I hope it doesn't last long.

This was taken first thing this morning and he is still sporting some bed head.

Noah has gotten 2 of his one year molars and he doesn't hide how he is feeling. His naps are mostly disrupted from the pain. Sometimes when he is eating he will just start to cry and I think he bites down on something that hurts his gums. The 3rd molar is starting to make it's way. I just can't wait until we are done with teeth!

We are experimenting with the whole nap thing too. Some days he only gets one nap and most days he is still taking 2 short naps. I can't wait to get them on the same schedule.  He is still sleeping through the night, so I guess I can't complain and has been sleeping in until 6 am lately. (Which is about an hour longer than his sister!!!!)

He loves to be outside and going places. If he is fussy, take him outside.

He is just started to really get into books. Once Ava goes down for her nap, Noah and I read a lot of books. He still isn't into them like Ava was and is, but each kid is different.

He is off his prevacid also!

He has taken a liking to a dog, named Buddy! He doesn't sleep with him, but he gets happy to find him.

He still loves Ava and wants to hug her and climb on her, but she still could care less and prefer he stay out of her business. She does like to do nice things for him though.

He is more of a cuddler than Ava ever was. He loves to be held and have attention. When he gets mad, he gets mad and it takes a while for him to come out of it.

He loves taking baths. I hope he will like the pool this summer. We have yet to enjoy pool season since Ava was born.

He loves animals. Real ones and ones in books.

Not a lot of new words added this month. I think he is saying duck and dog, but mostly what's that and Dada. Oh and a lot of whining and pointing.

He is wearing 24 mos clothing. 18 month pants are nice because they are not too long and he doesn't trip on them when he walks,but he should be in 24 month ones.

He isn't as shy as Ava was. We went to a story time at the Library the other day and when story time was done and they brought out the toys, he went right in to play with the toys. He would look back at me occasionally to make sure I was there.

I can't wait to see what this next month brings.