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Danny is just a few days shy of 14 months. I haven't updated until now because it really hasn't felt like there's been a whole lot to update. Although, it just hit me that there is newness to update. It's a good example of how when you see someone everyday and don't notice the little changes until one day, bam! He looks more and more like a little boy and less like the little squishy baby he once was. His hands are hands of little boys, not of a baby. He's got long arms and legs and is using them with more deliberate purpose. And boy is he on the move! He isn't walking just yet, but he sure cruises along furniture and crawls quick. No more army crawling here. He stands on his own for a few seconds at a time and is really perfecting leaning against something with his belly and using his hands to do things other than hold on. He really throws himself around too. No fear! I predict he'll be doing fun things like climbing soon as I've already seen him climbing on top of one of his push toys so that he can lengthen his reach on top of the tables. He stands on his tippie toes to reach up on to higher tables and is so proud of himself when he is able to put a block up on the kitchen table or TV table.

Hands down, his favorite activity has got to be stacking stuff. Anything. Crackers on top of cups, cups on top of bowls, spoons on top of cups on top of blocks. You get the idea. He thinks it's the funniest thing ever. He's also gotten into a habit of putting his food into a bowl or nesting block. The fun never ends around here.

He's still nursing about 2 times per day. He has pretty much dropped the afternoon bottle or nursing session and moved onto whole milk. He is getting better at eating finger foods which has been a slow transition. Favorites at the moment are chicken nuggets and bananas. Oh and peach cups, he loves those too. He's a pro with the sippy cup and loves drinking water, no juice!

He has 5 teeth now; 3 on top and 2 on bottom. His blonde hair is getting longer too, not quite long enough to warrant a hair cut just yet, but he's getting there. Very chatty. No real words yet but loves making sounds. He points, claps and does touchdown. Loves putting things on his head, raising his arms up and we are working on identifying body parts. Does not like being told no or taken away from something he wants to do (like play with the oven drawer) but is pretty easily redirect able.

He has been sick a lot. Seems like a cold every few weeks followed by an ear infection. He had his first episode of pink eye a few weeks ago. Despite this, he is pretty much a happy little guy. He had his first boat ride and went to his first baseball game over Memorial Day Weekend. He had a hard time on the boat but I think it had more to do with not liking his life jacket. He did great at the baseball game although the Giants lost to the Rockies.


So I guess he's a toddler now, huh. Wow, it's gone fast!