13 month updates

One of the biggest updates at 13 months is that Grant has switched to drinking milk.  We tried soy milk for 1 day and it made him really sick so we decided to try organic whole milk...and it has worked so far.  He has been on it for 3 weeks now and everything seems to be fine...hopefully it will stay that way!  He is only having 1 bottle a day now, at bedtime.  He is drinking either milk or water from his cup throughout the day and really hasn't seem to miss the bottles very much.  We are going to try to get rid of the bedtime bottle soon. 

He is also doing well eating table food and surprisingly loves vegetables like green beans, peas, and carrots.  Grant is doing great with finger foods and I have started trying to teach him to use a spoon.  It takes a lot of hand over hand guidance, but he is getting the concept.

He is also getting his two top front teeth so he has been drooling and chewing on things like crazy :)

He trys to help with putting on his socks and shoes and can help brush his hair.  He will step out of his shorts when he's standing up to help with undressing.

He continues to walk more and more and is getting even more steady on his feet.

Grant continues to amaze me with this language development.  He really seems to understand so much of what we are saying now and will follow through with a lot of what we ask him.  He is saying so many words now and can identify many animals and the sounds they make (cow, duck, dog, and chick).  He also can show you where his belly button and toes are and we are working on him being able to identify his nose right now.  When we go out to eat, he waves and trys to talk/interact with everyone and gets lots of attention :)  He also has starting talking in what sounds like sentences of words from another language...it is so funny to listen to!  I really feel like he is starting to be able to get across to us more of his wants, needs and preferences.  One of his favorite things to say lately is answer "no" when you ask him a question.

He still loves being outside either swinging, strolling or riding his tricycle.  He is also watching some cartoons now and loves all of the shows on Disney Channel Jr. 

We are looking forward to a fun summer of even more new experiences!