14 months.

Dear Beck,

You are 14 months old and we have been having so much fun lately. I like to think that it is because I am starting to "get you" better.  There used to be many days where I would feel overwhelmed, frustrated.  Those days have been fewer over the last several months.  So many new things!

You love to clap.  Anytime we say "yay" you clap and smile.  Cutest. Thing. Ever.  You wave hello and goodbye now.  You still are wordless, but you understand a lot.  I swear I heard you say dog the other day.  You babble a ton.  Your new favorite sounds are "guh" and "ssss". You babble mamamamamama too.

You cruise like crazy.  Can get on and off your push train by yourself.  Love to push that and pretty much anything else that moves, even if it is not meant to, all over the house.   You just figured out how to scoot while riding your train in the last couple days.

Baths are still your favorite.  Your favorite toys are things that roll (balls and water bottles), things that stack or nest (including the metal mixing bowls in the kitchen cabinet), and paper.  You love books.  Especially touch books.  You recently consumed a page of "Pat the bunny" while home with dad.  Okay, not the entire page, just part of it.  The page with the bunny.  Weirdo.  We read before bed every night and I think you actually look forward to it.  Most nights.

You climb the stairs now.  You climb the stool in the bathroom to reach the sink so we can wash your hands before meals.  You still love to eat.  You eat three full meals plus a snack a day.  On top of our four nursing sessions.  Your dad and I are always amazed at just how much you can consume.  At your nine-month appointment your doctor told us that we should give you all the solids you want until you stop eating.  That has NEVER happened.  Yum.

You are a great shopping partner and errand runner.  As long as you can see what is going on around you, you are mostly content just to look around.

You are wearing 18 and 24 month clothes now. Your first set of molars finally came in, so you have 12 teeth now.  Your upper canines are just starting to poke out.

You went through about a week of only taking one nap a day, but have been back to two naps regularly.  I think we are approaching a point where you will drop the second one though.  Sadness.

This will be a big month for us.  You will take your first plane ride when we go to Colorado!  I am a nervous wreck about the plane ride, but, knowing you, there will be plenty for you to look at to keep you occupied.

It seems like you are doing something new every day.  A new adventure awaits with every sunrise!  It has been so much fun watching you figure things out the last couple months.

Love you bunches, Mama