13 Month Old Malia!

 I need to do Malia's 13 month old post!  I am so behind!!!!  13 months is so much fun!  Not that I like Malia anymore or less at different ages, but this age is SO fun!  She is walking everywhere (and in fact, trying to run which is kinda scary) and is starting to communicate better with us grown-up folks:)

 I had to cut her bangs since she has the straight-will-be-in-your-face-Japanese hair, but the rest of her hair is growing so nicely!  She wears pigtails now!  They are my favorite!  Something about a cute toddler rocking pigtails with blunt bangs screams adorable to me.

Malia is still the funny faces master and here are some of the other things worth noting for her 13th month:

• She is eating everything now.  I don't think that changed much from last month, but there is nothing that we have to hold back now.  She has her preferences of course:  still blueberries, string cheese, turkey and chicken, grapes, strawberries, yogurts, sweet stuff (of course) and now likes some breads and Cheerios.  
• She talks alllll day long!  Most of it is still jabber, but she is trying to hard to mimic the words we are saying and communicate to us by pointing and talking.  I feel like I understand her almost completely though.  Must be a mom thing but I totally get this 13 month jibber jabber.
• She is still on her 2 naps a day schedule; one in the morning, one in the afternoon.  Down around 8 or 8:30 and up around 7 or 7:30.
• She can get up the playground by herself and go down the slides or steps all by herself!  She is quite proud of this I think:)  Now she can get around like the big kids.
• She still loves her Hobbs.  They play together and now can chase each other around the house.  It's about the cutest thing to watch and boy does she laugh and squeal about it!
• She is making friends all the time.  She is still trying to figure out how to play, but sure does love being around them.
• She loves Sesame Street and Yo Gabba gabba.  We don't have cable so those are pretty much what she is limited to.  She loves to lounge in the mornings with her pillow pet and her diluted OJ while watching her shows.  She is quite captivated.  
• She is still on the 2 warm whole milk bottles a day.  And yes, I still hold them for her.  What is this new baby going to do???
• Malia is going to be our little fish, it's official.  Obsessed with the water- screams as soon as she sees the beach.  Loves swimming UNDER the water.  Doesn't mind being tossed in the surf.  Water fountains, baths, sprays, whatever- she's hooked.
• Sings along with us now and it's the best:)
• Still a cuddle bug.  Loves to snuggle on your shoulder when she's tired.  And LOVES to "love" her babies and dolls and stuff animals.  
• She can identify a TON of things!  I have this book with different pictures in it and she can point to "ball" "cup" "baby" "doggie" elephant" "lion" "shoes" "head" "mouth"  Those are most of them but there are others I am sure I can't remember..
• She knows her peeps.  Points and says "mama" "dada" "bumpa" "nana" and "Hobbs."
• And we love her more than we ever have:)