13 Months!

Seems like his just turned 12 months? My how time flies. The toddler thing is good for Finley for the most part. He just runs around like a crazy man most of the day. He must be entertained though at all times or he is NOT happy. Boredom comes with a hefty price for Mom....basically whining and dragging on me?? I can say I am not getting a lot done these days save for entertaining Finley.
Finley also got a new chair with some Target gift cards he got for his Birthday (Thank you Mary and Izzy and Nanny and Pappy). I guess maybe I will try to take a picture of him in this chair every month though I missed a chair photo for 12 months? Oops?
His love is trucks (drucks), and cars. Anything with a picture of a truck or other vehicle is super exciting to him. I lost count of how many truck books we now own. Every once in awhile he will branch out and look a book containing something other than trucks... oh boy.
He has been talking more and more though chooses to be quiet or just grunt, ooh, ahh or scream for the most part. Words he can say are Truck, Car, Up, Opsec, Ella, Kitty, Baba (bottle), Mama (rare), Daddy (not really dada its more daddy? don't know why), Bye Bye, and of course making Vroom Vroom noises for the cars and trucks...
At this point he understands pretty much everything. If you say no no he shakes his head no no. He doesn't say no but I expect that to come soon. He knows to hand me things he's not supposed to have, he comes when he is called (most of the time), he knows what things will get my attention.. fast.., he knows how to play with his dogs and give them things, he imitates pretty much everything I do. He also understands many more words than he can say. He can bring you things if you ask.
He has taken to a security blanket... or 20. In a pinch pretty much any blanket or piece of cloth will do. He has a few special "woobies" (ask someone in the Army if you don't get why we call it that). His preference is something that is both soft and fuzzy and silky. He has 4 of these types of blankies and 2 blankets with heads (you know what I am talking about- a doggie and a bear) that are more special than anything else.
He continues to eat a great variety of foods but has days where he eats hardly anything at all and just wants "babas". That which I am having trouble eliminating. He is still on half formula/half whole milk bottles but I am working towards all milk by a week or two. Currently he takes at least 3 bottles a day still (morning, afternoon and night). Some days it's more (I know I know). The only other thing he drinks is water. He still hates juice.
Well, that is Finley in a nutshell. I am sure I could type all day and night about my crazy little man! He is such a funny, adorable, active little boy and I love being his mom, despite those hard days. I just can't wait for Nate to come home and start experiencing all the fun and love Finley has to offer (and vice versa).