Anna at 13 months

Sweet and spunky Anna is now 13 months old! Her little personality is really starting to shine and she makes us laugh. She can be so laid-back and funny, but if she doesn't get what she wants she will scream and let you know. I guess as the 3rd child she has learned how to speak up!

Her favorite hobby is definitely playing in the pantry. She even managed to open the veggie sticks this time and get a snack. You'd think I don't feed the child the way she rambles through the pantry.

Her other big accomplishment this week is learning to walk! She'll only do it while pushing a toy (like this stroller) but we're really excited for her. She did discover quite the dilemma though. She usually has 2 fingers in her mouth and holds her blanket with her other hand. But she can't do both of those and push the stroller too. It took her a few tries to figure out how to put the blanket on the stroller while she walks. She won't go anywhere without that blanket!
Her hair is starting to grow more and she's getting those cute little curls on the back. It reminds me so much of Catherine at this age.
She went for her 1 yr checkup today and she weighs 20lbs 3 oz (26%) and is 30 inches long (66%). She is having some trouble with recurring ear and sinus infections. She actually had an ear infection today that I didn't suspect, even though she just finished a 2 week round of antibiotics this weekend. So we're trying a different type of antibiotics to see if we can get it cleared up.

She definitely has 2 or 3 hernias above her belly button, just like Catherine. So we'll keep watching those and at some point in the next year or two probably do surgery to correct those. We also had her tested for the milk allergy in the past month. It appears that she has a mild and delayed allergy. She develops a rash and hives, but not for a few hours. While it's inconvenient to avoid milk, this is actually good news about the allergy. It's not the kind of allergy that's going to cause anaphylactic shock and it's likely that she'll outgrow it before she's 5 years old. We'll just recheck every 6-12 months and until then avoid milk.

Overall she's doing great and is such a blessing to our family!