hugs

If I had to choose one word to describe Mabel at 13 months it would be HUGS.  She hugs EVERYTHING! Sometimes it's the typical huggable items: her baby, her turtle, mom and dad. Sometimes it's the not so typical: the church program, a measuring spoon, lotion bottles.  Oh, and of course the hug isn't complete unless she lets out a very big grunt when she squeezes!
(sometimes she pats your back too)

I got this video the other morning when Mabel was giving hugs to one of her babies.  This baby was actually my baby when I was her age! I got it as a gift from my parents for my first birthday.
(I scanned in a few old pictures below!)

 

 

   

 Another thing she is obsessed with hugging and kissing is this little picture of Nate.  She found it in my nightstand one day and has been attached to it ever since.  She carries it around when she plays too. Is that the sweetest thing or what?

 

  

hugs and kisses for the picture of daddy

m.a.b.e.l.

• when asked she can point to her ears, tongue, and belly button
• she knows which things are for what: she found a q-tip and put it to her ear, gets her socks and puts them by her feet, and holds hair-clips to her forehead (it's the general area right?)
• she stands all by herself and has started taking steps on her own but she still prefers crawling or pushing her stoller around. (or pushing our kitchen chairs)

• she has 9 teeth (including 1 molar). three more on the way.  these molars have been painful for both of us.  she has been so whiny and super needy. (i have some videos from this past week I need to upload from my phone. they involve tears, snot, and meltdowns)
• plays with her pretend food all the time (that was an awesome gift from great grandma Naylor!)

• she LOVES eating crushed ice. crushed ice has saved my sanity this past week.  i give her a bowl of crushed ice and it keeps her occupied (and very quiet). 
• sometimes she hides from the vaccuum

 

• she still despises her carseat and now starts crying when we even get near the car
• still loves books and her current favorites are "The Foot Book" and "Stuff on my Cat" and "Goodnight Gorilla"
• puts her hands in the air to mean "uh-oh" or "all done" or "where did it go?"

 

• she really wishes we would let her play in the toilet. she heads straight for it any time the bathroom door is open.
• she likes wearing bracelets.
• her hair is getting longer (and curly) in the back 
• has a blast in the bathtub

 

• when we go to the store she points and gets REALLY excited if she sees kids, and if she sees picture of babies (like on a box of diapers). i guess that means we have to have another kid.
• i have started to wean her...for now we try and skip nursing in the morning. she drinks a little bit of milk from a sippy cup. it is a very slow process around here.
• at her one year appointment she weighed 21 pounds and was 31.25 inches long.
• still fascinated by airplanes and loves to point them out to me 

• says mama and dada, up, beba (baby), teeto (turtle) but mostly just makes this UH-UH? sound over and over and over again all day. it's pretty cute.
• snuggles up with turtle for naps and bedtime