Kinsey at 13 Months

I originally wasn't going to do monthly updates for Kinsey after 12 months and then I realized that I only got to do 2!! I was just going to space out the updates a little more, but Kinsey changes so much each month and I love talking about her so here it goes :)

Kinsey gives hugs and kisses...but only when she's in the mood. If not, she'll shake her head "no" at you. They are still open-mouthed, slobbery kisses. She likes to lift up my shirt and kiss my growing belly, and has the tendency of doing this in front of company!!

At the Amish store. She didn't know how to take the long beards and really tall men.

 She likes pushing doors closed. She can only open them if they aren't shut all the way. Kinsey has only trapped herself in a room once and she immediately yelled for me to save her.

Sleeping at the hotel.

 Now my little stinker gets into all the cupboards. I'm grateful and pretty surprised it hasn't been an issue before now, but it's pretty irritating having more than her toys to clean up (especially when it's clean tupperware). She pulls EVERYTHING out of drawers and takes any item off flat surfaces. I may have mentioned this before, but it makes for a messy house because Eric has a habit of putting junk down on any clean, flat surface.

 She loves to go shopping and people watch as much as ever. She especially loves watching little kids that are older than her. 

Not loving the pink cowboy boots I wanted to buy her.

I've started teaching her body parts and the two she remembers every time is, "Kinsey, where's your tongue?" (she sticks out her tongue and puts her finger on it) and, "Kinsey, where's your belly button?" (she lifts up her shirt and pokes it). Whenever we get into eyes, ears, or nose she touches her ear every time and then loses interest. Her attention span is pretty short these days.  

We've started putting her to bed earlier (normally starting the routine at 6:30-7) and it makes for a much happier baby. Especially bath time. When she's tired, it's never an enjoyable experience.

Daddy thinks her plumber's crack is hilarious. 

 Kinsey brings me books to read to her all morning long. She loves loves LOVES the animal books. Maybe it's because she's actually seen some of them at the zoo! 

She has four teeth now. The same two on the bottom and two on top--the left front (which is ginormous now but she never wants to show us) and the tooth to the left of the front. It's pretty hard getting in there for teeth-brushing time because she'd rather suck off the tooth paste and bite the tooth brush. 

Toothy grin.

 It's no secret Kinsey is a mama's girl, but these past couple weeks...MAN does she love her daddy!! She is so happy when he gets home and she loves playing with him (games like chase or peek-a-boo). She says dada more than mama now. She'll always go to him when he reaches for her (unless she's super cranky). She just loves him!! 

 As for talking, Kinsey started the 24/7 babbling 4 days before turning 13 months. You can't understand a thing she says, but it's adorable!! Her words are still pretty limited and few and far between. The most common, of course, are mama and dada. When she wants to she can say banana (nana-cutest thing ever!), hi, thank you, and hello. I'm pretty sure I've caught her saying "you're welcome" but it's really hard to tell.

She fell asleep for the one and only time in her high chair the day after her birthday. She was exhausted from all the excitement. 

 Kinsey loves walking. The fastest I've seen her move is chasing after a 3 or 4 year old boy who was ignoring her. She also runs away from her daddy when they are playing the chasing game. You can tell how tired she is by how often she falls down haha. 

A few times she has gotten a wipe and cleaned up a mess. I look forward to more of these cleaning moments!

Kinsey's level of understanding has improved a lot. We'll ask her to bring us a book or certain toy and she almost always gets it right. She's a smart little cookie, but I'm sure all the moms say that. She also knows exactly what "no" means but has chosen to ignore us when we say it lately. First step into the terrible twos!! 

Our lives are so much happier with her in it. I think she also brings peace into our home, which I love. She's a sweet and sensitive little spirit, and so full of love.