Meghan @ 13 Months

I'm not planning to do the long letters every two months anymore. But Meghan is still learning new skills at incredible speed, so I will do a short version of a monthly update. So here's what Meghan is doing at 13 months!

Fine Motor: 

• She can use the shapes sorter with heavy assistance for the square and triangle. She can do the circles independently.
• She enjoys making large strokes with a crayon. 
• She can do the large and small ring stackers independently. 
• She is beginning to hammer on her peg-pounding toy. 
• She LOVES transferring objects from one container to another. 

Gross Motor: 

• She stands up without pulling up on something and can dance, throw, and play with toys while standing. 
• She is still convinced she cannot walk. 
• She can climb backwards down the stairs. 

Language: 

• Words: ball, bye-bye, hi, mom/mama, baba (Dad), book, baby, bottle
• Sounds: "oof" for a dog's bark, "boo" for a cow's moo, "vmmm" for cars
• Signs: all done, more, milk 

Eating: 

• She is transitioning from taking 4 bottles to taking 3. She LOVES her bottles.
• She drinks lots of water from her Contigo water bottle. 
• She is a picky, moody eater. She either eats like a bird or inhales her food. 
• Favorite this month: dehydrated blueberries, raisins, prunes, cheese sticks, gluten free o-cereal, oatmeal.

Sleeping: 

• She shifted her schedule forward one hour with the time change. She wakes up around 6:45 and goes to bed around 7:15. 
• I think we are on the verge of moving down to just one nap - unfortunately, right now, the best nap for her is usually the morning one.