13 Months

13 months!

Okay everyone, I made it to my goal of "official" monthly pictures and milestone markers for the first 12 months of Ezra's life.  It just about pushed me over the edge especially near the end, but I will say it feels good to have stuck with it.  Now you get the relaxed version and updates.  ;)

At 13 months we have an active little guy.  He has been walking most of this month but just in the last week is gaining his confidence to walk all over the house and a little in the community.  It's pretty hysterical to watch him, arms up, smile on his face, and charging around the house.  And depending on how his balance is sometimes he is grabbing his head, or his hair, or death grip on his tummy.  Sometimes I imagine the whole world walking around this way and what I funny sight it would be.

He kicked off his thirteenth month with the church games night and enjoying time playing with the kids, and his last evening with Grandma Jolliff visiting.

Games night at church

Playing with a friend

He has 2 new teeth this month, one and incisor and I think one of them is a molar!  Both teeth are on the bottom row.  And I don't delve in there much to explore because I value my fingers too much.

He also loaded up on his one year old shots/vaccinations along with the flu shot last week which was the most unpleasant trip to date.  Two shots in the arm and two shots in the leg and he goes back in for one more shot in a few more weeks because apparently the first flu shot has to be given in 2 separate shots instead of one that you would get any other year.  But all in all, after he recovered from the pain of actually getting the shots he was in mostly good spirits the rest of the week.

He is also kicking off Christmas celebrations and learning how to be a good little Canadian in going out in the cold for walks and wintertime festivities.  Last weekend was the Santa Claus parade which was a great time even though we accidentally left his mittens in the van and I spend a good portion of the time holding his hands or trying to wrap them in my scarf which he had no interest in.  Before the winter officially moved in to stay, we were able to get out and enjoy Chickadee Trail where you can hike a trail and have some birdseed ready to periodically stop and offer the seed and the chickadees will eat straight out of your hand.

Chickadee Trail with Dad

Getting ready for the parade with Mom

Anticipating the start of the parade

He also now has a strong affinity for certain books and toys and it is fun to watch him explore and experiment with his toys in new ways.  His favourite animal sound is a lion roar and he loved any repetitive rhyme with the "d" sound.  Hence Dr. Seuss' "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb" with the repetition of dum, ditty, dum, ditty, dum, dum, dum is a real hit.  He also is a dancer and groover, enjoying music around the house or when Nate plays the guitar for him.

A few of his favourite things