13 Months

Well, Luke has survived another month!  He was 13 months this past Saturday and still can't believe that he is already a year old.  So, what's up with Luke at 13 months?

• He has finally got his 3rd tooth - it was it first top tooth.  It broke through last week while we were in Boston.
• He is still just "Furniture" walking.  He can stand without holding on but once he realizes that he is not holding on to anything, he goes straight to his knees/bottom on the floor.  He will sometimes hold on to your hands and take a few steps, but not often.  I am fully confident that he will walk when he is ready and that he is just a stubborn and hard headed as both of his parents.
• He is wearing size 12 & 18 month jumpers, 6/9 months in shorts, and 12 months in shirts.
• He is wearing a size 3 diaper.
• He is still wearing a size 3 in shoes (that is when he wears them).
• He weighs about 24 lbs (not real sure because our scales at the house aren't the greatest - I don't believe my weight on it :-) )
• His favorite word is "HEY" and likes to yell it quite loudly.
• He definitively has his daddy's social skills and is not socially awkward like is momma (according to his daddy).
• When he toots on you, he starts laughing - his daddy is teaching him bad habits too early!
• On his birthday, we started giving him just a sippy cup (no bottle) and he has not checked up once - never missed it all.  He will only drink from sippy cups that have straws but he will drink from the side of your cup at any time.
• On his birthday, we also swapped from formula to whole milk completely - and he drinks it better than he did his bottle.  He also gets water cups and 1/2 water, 1/2 juice cups during the day.  I did not want to start giving him the 1/2 juice this early, but it works best for his digestive system (without the juice, he will break your heart when he has to make a dirty Rebel - Stephen says this is worse than having to hold him while they give him shots at the doctor's office).  He also loves Sweet Tea!
• This past Monday, we have started the transition from the passy.  Instead of just straight up taking it away, we have cut the tip out it.  He was not the happiest camper about it on Monday according to Stephen but really has not made to big of a fuss over it.  I went into his bedroom last night before going to bed to straighten him up in his bed and he did not have it in his mouth (which it is typically glued to his mouth when he is sleeping).  So, we will cut it again next week and then hopefully be passy free in a few weeks!
• He loves food!  He is going to eat us out of the house!  Now that he is just on milk, water, juice and real food, he is eating faster than I can get things ready for him.  He will eat an entire hotdog wienie in about 2 minutes and only has 2 teeth that can help him!
• His favorite food is bread (yes, just like his momma)!  He will scream at you to give him bread and more bread if it is within his sight.
• His favorite toy is anything that he can get into his mouth!