13 Months

Wow! It seems like Kacie said to herself, "Ok, I'm one year old now. Time to be a big girl!" She has done so many new things this month.

• I stopped pumping altogether the week she turned 1, but we kept nursing at bedtime. April 8 was my last night to nurse. She spent the next night with my parents and then we just stopped completely. She also is completely off bottles. 
• She began drinking whole milk and had no problems transitioning. She LOVES milk! She has about 1/2 a cup of juice mixed with water each day.
• I finished up the baby food I had left, and now she is eating all table food. Since I'm not exactly the best cook, she has been eating a lot of Gerber microwave meals. Her favorite things seem to be chicken, any kind of fruit, and carrots.
• She is still not walking, but she's getting SO close. She took 2 steps last week, but hasn't done it since. She is cruising everywhere and standing by herself all the time. I'm sure it will be any day now. 
• She is still taking 2 naps and is sleeping at night usually from 8 pm-6:30 am. (sometimes on weekends she'll sleep until 7 or 7:30.)
• Her personality continues to be SO silly. She loves playing peek-a-boo, and uses anything to cover her face.
• She is saying a few more words. I can't remember which ones I've already mentioned, but right now, they are mama, dada, didi (doggie), heyo (hello), bye-bye, night-night, tickle, uh-huh, and no-no. She points to everything she wants and says no-no if it's not the right thing.
• She still loves to sit in our laps and read books. It amazes me how many things she can point to correctly in the pictures. 
• Our bedtime routine is mostly: jammies/lotion 7:30, read a few books, brush teeth, and in bed by 8. 
• She is still so good natured and laid-back. She is easy to take to the store, restaurants, etc. She still cries for a few minutes at church, but when we come to get her, she's always playing and smiling. 
• She loves "Fresh Beat Band" and "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" and will squeal and clap her hands when she hears the theme songs. 

Here are the attempts to take her picture. Such a silly wiggle worm!!

Here's the "best" one

Here's a video during our "photo shoot"