13 Months

Baby D (amidst all of the noisy happenings of the last few weeks) quietly turned 13 months!

And what an eventful month it was! Baby D is now confidently walking and is loving his new-found mobility and independence. He is still in that adorable stage where his hands stay high above his head and his little legs waddle around. Instead of making him more content, however, he's even more insistent on not being left behind! He has this funny little fake cry that follows us wherever we go and can still squawk with the best of them.

Derek also has a few more words he is working on! He now has "no" (what else), "more", "dada", and "book" (pronounced "boh", with a giant inflection that gets higher and higher the longer you keep him waiting).

Derek loves to take tubs, put things into containers, throw balls, snuggle his stuffed animals, put things in his mouth he's not supposed to (and then run away from mama), read books, be outside, and spit.

And someday we will cut his hair. Maybe.