13 months old

So I'm a day late. Oops!

Mady turned 13 months old yesterday. She is getting bigger and better with each passing day. The older she gets, the more fun she seems to be. I think Daddy finds that to be true almost more than Mommy!

We now enjoy games of chase Mommy or Daddy around the house regularly. We have a small wall that separates our living room/dining room/ family room that Mady loves to run around with us. The game gets even better when you're able to get behind her and scare her. That is one thing that she did not get from her mommy. She loves to be scared. She will squeal and laugh like it's going out of style. It's adorable if I do say so myself!

Another thing that Mady has just started doing is putting her hands on either side of my head to pull me close for a hug. The funny thing is that she even manipulates my head to put it next to hers just where she wants it. And she'll keep moving it until it's just right! Then she'll wrap her little arms around my neck and give me a big hug. This mommy stuff just gets better and better!

She's also chit-chatting all the time. She walks around making little noises to herself constantly. Her favorite new sound is gub-gub. There are slight variations to the sound, but that is it's basis. Luke says that she sounds like an ewok (or some other Star Wars character that I didn't catch). It's really fun to try to figure out what she's going on and on about. Especially when she's standing in front of the TV (when it's off) and talking to that gorgeous baby that she sees.

Happy 13 months baby girl!