13 months

We officially have a toddler on our hands. Noah finally went for his 1 year check up at 13 months. His doctor was excited on how well he is doing. Despite battling a stomach bug which affected his diet for a week Noah weighed in at 23lbs. I really believe he lost 1-2 lbs. He measured at 30 inches long. He is 50 percentile in all.

He passed his evaluation with flying colors. His gross and fine motor skills are developing. His communication and social skills are improving too. Noah calls Mama and Papa. He identifies lots of objects and says a good 5 words. He has tried to say Leche, Agua, and Bunny. It's all a work in progress but he shows real promise. He babbles a whole lot. He mimics lots of sounds too. We look forward to the next couple of months...each sound and word that we hear him say is like a sweet melody.

Noah really enjoys playing with his brother, playing peekaboo, and reading books independently. Sometimes he brings the book and then turns around so you can sit him down on your lap to read. He usually sits for a minute or so but then quickly moves on. However, when he is alone he can sit and turn the pages of a book for some time.

He has become a picky  eater over the past week. I'm not sure if it's all a result of the bug he was fighting. One thing we are trying to work on is transitioning from a bottle to a cup. We've tried all types of sippy cups with all sorts of drinks inside to get Noah interested. We haven't had much success. I'm not sure if it's partly because of his cleft (despite its repair), his love for the bottle, or a little of both. We hope that by his next appointment at 15 months we can say that he has been weaned off the bottle.

We are working on updating his feeding schedule. He is doing well now but we want to change it up as part of the weaning process.

That is all for now. We are blessed to see Noah grow in all aspects and we are thankful to GOD for always providing the healthcare, health professionals, and funds that we have needed thus far for our Noah.