one year and one month.

Well I'm officially retired from Carly's month posts.

It was fun while it lasted,

but those last few months of pictures after she became mobile were nearly impossible.

I am, however, grateful for the record I kept every month.

So I want to continue to do it periodically.

Just a little less official.

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So, Carly at 13 months?

She just moved up to a big girl carseat. At her 12 month appointment, she was still under 20 lbs so we decided to keep her rear facing until she got there. Yesterday she got to sit front facing for the first time, and she was a big fan.

Common sights in our house?

1. Carly digging in, or sitting in, our new ottoman. We got it to be cute storage for all her toys. Pretty much the best purchase ever. She loves to sit in it with her friends and just dig around (or read books).

2. Carly and the Uno cards. I don't know if its the colors or the fact that she can spread them everywhere (probably the combination of the two) but the girl loves the Uno cards. She knows right where they are in the desk drawer and will go open it and stand on her tip toes to find them. And I don't mind, because they are easy to pick up and she entertains her self for quite a while.

3. Mommy sitting on the porch while Carly brings her all sorts of prizes: rocks, leaves, sticks, bark. She likes to show me all the cool things she finds.

4. Carly chasing squirrels at the park. She looks at them like, "Why are you running away so fast? I just want to say hi!"

5. Carly turning anything and everything into a jungle gym, including mommy and daddy. She is so strong and just maneuvers herself with incredible ability. Of course, we always say she is going to be an athlete.

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Favorite foods?

Grapes

Mexican

Strawberries

Pasta

Tomatoes

Cheese

Meat sticks (yum!)

Yogurt

Yogurt

Yogurt

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She is likes to hit my belly like a drum and give me raspberries.

Every morning she peeks down the stairs and says "Da!" looking her daddy.

And when he gets home she is so excited.

They just play and play and he chases her and swings her and she laughs.

It melts my heart.

Such a daddy's girl.

She has taken to screaming when she is hungry.

And in between each bite because she wants more.

Its intense.

She loves bath time, and creates a splash zone that would impress Shamu.

She loves animals.

Especially doggies.

But she loves them from a distance.

She says "hi", "da" [dad], "yeah", "num num" [food], and "daheeee" [doggie].

She is all the way off formula (yay for the bank account!) but is a bottle addict.

She loves Elmo, despite her dad's protest.

When something happens good in a sports game, she can tell and will screech and clap. The other day the Tigers hit a homerun against the Twins and she clapped because she could tell something exciting happened. No, Carly, wrong team! I'm totally brainwashing her to be a sports fan. Just wait until hockey starts.

She loves banging things together to make noise. Like banging rocks together, or toys against the metal chairs at church (which is really loud, by the way). She especially loves the Chinese stress relief balls we have, which clang together and make a ringing noise.

She is social, and loves to walk up to strangers and wave and say "hi!"

She is sweet and loves to give kisses. Mostly to her stuffed animals, but we get some once in a while.

She loves rice krispy treats.

She is still obsessed with bibs.

She pulls bows and clips out of her hair.

She likes snuggles when she is tired (but only when she is tired).

Her favorite books are "I Love You Through and Through" and "Are You My Mother?".

She makes me laugh.

All the time.

Love her.