THIRTEEN MONTHS!

Not going to do the weight/height thing, just did it! :P

Random assortment of "can-dos" now that he's more than officially a busy, active toddler! (And, I have realized you will KNOW when your child is no longer a baby and becomes a toddler. It's like labor, you KNOW when you go through it, lol!!!!!).

-Recognizes specific uses for objects (phones, talking; brushes, hair; soap, washing; etc).
-Independence and preferences for foods...won't eat it usually unless he does it HIMSELF!
-Climbs IN and OUT of large boxes and containers!
-Knows how to operate simple switches and levers.
-Will help you pick toys up and put them away (wants to take them right back out again though, haha!)
-Has learned to nod his head YES! (With an accompanying "yeah"). And uses the gestures appropriately!
-Responds to simple one (and sometimes two) step directions: go get daddy, put this in the basket, open the box, go get your ball, etc. with minimal or no prompting!
-Is learning to pet dogs/cats nicely! I know Sera and Kiki appreciate! :)
-Points (sometimes) to pictures in books we are labeling.
-Can enjoy a longer length simple story book...with mommy; with daddy, he still flips the pages randomly!
-Navigates church like a pro...knows where to go and when!
-Communicates with many words! Ball, more yum-yum, all done, dog (which unfortunately definitely sounds like "dawg"), daddy, up, book, please, water (also "noy" for whatever reason), nana, yeah, hello, hi, balloon -- all completely on his own in the right situations. He repeats many others at random times, not always regularly...but he definitely says MANY many words. Hard to get all of them down off the top of my head!
-Uses gestures to help "explain" himself - opening and closing his outstretched hand when he wants more snack, reaching up/pointing towards things he wants, nodding or shaking of head, waving hands back and forth in front of him to mean "no more",
-Tries to put on his own clothes! (By no means succeeding, lol...just pulling shirts and stretching them over his head, or tossing socks onto his feet and then kicking them off!!)
-Using something to hold onto, kicks his toys!
-Has mastered the art of the temper tantrum. Falling down, crying, etc. Terrible twos? Haha. How about onery ones? Ok, doesn't have the same ring to it.
-Laughs with others at jokes!

That's a good summary for now...every day is new things...and of course, growing like a weed! :)