13 Months

...and 7 days. We've had a lot going on with Andy wrapping up school and me starting my classes at NYU, so the 13 month post and pictures were relegated to the back burner. So here is the run down - Gabriel:

- weighs around 25 lbs (we think)

- is a walking/talking/signing little boy

- walking like Frankenstein with his arms out (as noted by Aunt L)

- vocabulary is now: da-da, ma-ma, woof, more, cheese, banana (na-na), yes, and shoes; and moo (sometimes)...we are thrilled by the way that he said "yes" before he said "no"!

- signs are: more, hungry, finished, 'night-'night, and bath

- has 8 teeth with an eye tooth on the way (yikes!)

- still loves eating; in particular bananas, PB sandwiches, blueberries/strawberries ... and absolutely anything off mine or Andy's plate

- is into E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G (climbing over/under/into anything and everything; emptying cabinets and drawers, climbing up a 3-step ladder (all by himself, but with supervision of course!); anything he can hike his little foot up onto he climbs; and he loves to get up on tip-toes and try to sweep anything off of a surface he can spy with his eagle eye)

- is a PARK baby - he loves going to the park and we take him there nearly everyday (to run, chill on the Great lawn, play in the water features on the playground, or all of the above!)
- has figured out burping and (ahem) pooting..he laughs every time he does either (boys!)
- waves at every single solitary person he sees...everyone
- loves to pick out his fruits and veggies at Whole Foods and put them in the bag, and then in the cart (he also grabs other stuff off the shelf to add to the cart, and Andy has to sneak and put it back later!)

Enjoy the 13-month (and 7-day) shots!