13 Months

Dear Peyton,

Today you are 13 months old. I'll admit, this one almost snuck right past me. It just seems like each month goes faster and faster. I looked back to a year ago, when I wrote you the 1 month letter. Hard to believe you were once so tiny! It doesn't seem possible that so much time has gone by, and so many changes, but it has.

You are officially becoming a little toddler, my love. You are so anxious to be walking that you will pull yourself up to anything or anyone in hopes of moving around. You love to walk behind your push and sit ice cream truck or your push and sit Dora toy. You seem to have even mastered making the turns, which cracks your Daddy and I up.

You now are drinking milk from your sippy cup like a big girl, though sometimes you don't seem to care for the taste. And you are loving big girl food, too. Chicken nuggets, turkey hot dogs, cereal bars, mashed potatoes, grilled cheese... At first, it was such a battle to get you to eat it. I was sure you were going to starve yourself, but you came around. Now, in the morning, your Daddy or I watch you wolf down 2 scrambled eggs with cheese, and then half a banana!

You continue to get more teeth in that pretty little mouth. We are still at 8, but you are working on your first molar! It's given you some restless nights, but you are still a trooper.

You loved celebrating Halloween and made an adorable Tinkerbell! Your grandparents and neighbors got a kick out of seeing you carry your little pumpkin candy holder around. You love that pumpkin. I can't put it away yet because it is a favorite toy of the moment.

I don't have pictures ready to post for this month right now, as I said, it caught me off guard. I will say that you just get more beautiful everyday. It scares me a little bit how sometimes when I look at you, I see a little girl and not my baby, but you will always be my baby.

I love you more and more everyday.
Thank you for every moment.
Love always,

Mommy