I want to continue these monthly updates on all Little Bug is up to mainly so I can have it recorded somewhere. So, here is what Little Bug is doing at 13 months old:

• She started leaking out of size 3 diapers, so I bought our first size 4 diaper box!
• Wearing mostly 9 months and 12 months clothing
• We are in a weird (frustrating!) napping phase. Apparently it is very typical for the pre-toddler to go through a phase of taking two short naps per day as they transition from 2 to 1 nap. I think this is the stage we are in. Little Bug can’t quite go through the morning yet with no nap, so we end up with 2 short naps per day. I will be very excited when she can drop the morning nap and then take one long afternoon nap. It will free us up to go and do more in the mornings before naptime!
• She no longer sleeps with the Miracle Blanket wrapped around her middle. With summer here in full swing I was afraid she’d get too hot, so one night I just decided to put the Miracle Blanket away. Little Bug had no issues whatsoever not having it after 11 months of sleeping with her Miracle Blanket!! (Do you think Little Bug is a record holder for the amount of months sleeping with the Miracle Blanket?!)
• Little Bug still has 4 bottles of organic whole milk per day (5 ounces of milk per bottle so 20 ounces per day). I really have no idea when I will wean because the month of July is SO BUSY for us. I’m not too concerned. It will happen when it happens.
• This girl can eat. Seriously, I am amazed at how much food she eats at every meal. You would never know she had issues with eating solid foods! She eats and eats and eats. Sometimes I just decide for her that she is done because I think she will get sick if she eats any more! I don’t know where she puts all this food because she is still very petite.
• Little Bug is starting to refuse pureed veggies. She will now eat fresh carrots, broccoli and green beans so maybe it is time to give peas & squash another try. I will use up the jars I still have and then buy no more.
• Little Bug is on the go constantly (which is maybe why she eats so much?!?!). Once she really started walking the weekend before her first birthday, she never sits still except to read books. Every other moment of her life is spent exploring and destroying! She can make a mess the size of Texas in no time at all. Little Bug is FAST! I used to be able to always be two steps in front of her. Not anymore!
• Her vocabulary is astounding. I have lost track of all the words she knows. Her comprehension level is amazing. She understands SO MUCH! We can already tell her to do simple commands such as “Bring Mommy your cup.” and she will do it.
• Little Bug is such a people person. She thrives off being around people.
• Little Bug has learned to sort shapes and put them in the correct hole. She can do the circle and square pretty much on her own, but needs help turning the star & cross to fit into the hole. The concentration on her face as she works is priceless.
• One of Little Bug’s favorite things to do is to go outside with her Grandpa (my dad). He picks her up and Little Bug points to where she wants to go and Grandpa takes her there. (Spoiled much??!!) They go outside and pick flowers, leaves and anything else of Little Bug’s interest, swing, look for kitty cats, go on walks in the stroller and to look at Grandpa’s garden. My dad eats this up just as much as Little Bug does. :)
• We had to work on manners this month with Little Bug because she started whining for food. We taught her to say “please” and she is doing very well with this now. We don’t allow her to get what she wants when she whines and she eventually changes her attitude and says, “Psss.”. It is the cutest thing!!
• Little Bug is a tease. She will grab something she know she isn’t supposed to play with and take off running with it, but not before looking back at you with this silly little grin that says, “Catch me if you can!”
• Little Bug loves to be chased and giggles and giggles when anyone is coming after her.
• Little Bug still has a deep love for books! I love reading to her every day.

I also want to continue Little Bug’s monthly pictures with her Pooh until she is two!

Happy 13 Months, Little Bug!

- Elaine