WEA turns 13 Months

Well I officially made it past Walker's 12 month mark and only shed a few tears.  My sweet little man has really been advancing a lot this past month.  He is without a doubt a full blown toddler!!  Watch out world!!

Walker's 13 month milestones/achievements/random tidbits:
~he is walking 85% of the time.  We even had to buy his first real pair of shoes so that he can walk outside.  Gone are the days when he would sit quietly in the swing and watch the big kids play.  Now he wants to be out chasing after them.
~he is majorly teething and this time it's the molars! He got one on his left side and the others are really pushing up under the surface.  His poor little gums are soooo swollen and it's causing him a lot of discomfort.  He is chewing through his lovies at the rate of 2 a day which has me doing lots of laundry.
~the teething has been messing up his nighttime sleeping.  Normally he will sleep through the night but there have been several middle-of-the-night wake ups and even more really early-in-the-morning wake ups.
~nap times are becoming quite a battle.  I think he's decided that one nap a day is good enough for him; however, he can't seem to decide which time of the day he want to nap.  Some days it's a late morning nap and other days it's a middle of the afternoon nap.  I think he still needs two to keep him from being so grumpy and tired but obviously he could care less what I think.
~he learned how to wave bye-bye and now every morning we watch and wave as daddy goes to work.
~he is still a pretty good eater but he is becoming a little more difficult at mealtimes because he wants to feed himself.  Because I am such a neat freak regarding food, this has been a real struggle for me especially since Walker refuses to wear a bib.  ACK! I can't stand seeing food on clothes!!  We've really been working on using a fork and spoon and he's making great progress.
~his favorite foods right now are: eggs, cheese sticks, waffles, cantaloupe, spaghettos, chicken potpie, Clif bars, and pureed fruit pouches.  He loves to drink vanilla soy milk and occasionally steal some of Savannah's chocolate milk.  
~his favorite toys include anything with a hammer.  He loves to hit and bang on things.  Also, he is becoming a big fan of the train set.  I am now finding trains scattered all over the house.
~he jabbers constantly but I haven't been able to make out any words in particular.  I can't tell if he has any words/sounds that go with any particular object/person.

playing in the foam pit at a birthday party

bath time fun

riding his Bat Mobile

It's been such a fun month watching him grow and learn new things.  He is so curious and he's always watching and taking things in.  You can tell that he's trying to figure things out in his little head.  And he's still the sweetest, most lovable little man.  He loves to be held and cuddled and he is always willing to give a hug and a kiss.  I sure do love this little man......more and more every day!  On to the next month......