Mister Mister 13 1/2 months old

Mister Baylen is really talking these days. Granted, he does not say even half the words his sister did at this age, but he's doing pretty well. I truly think this is one of the differences between girls and boys.

So far his vocabulary consists of: Dada, mama, hi, moo, baa, maoh (for meow), no, mine, nahnah for banana, shoe, go, Me (for his mimi/paci) and chee (for cheese) when he smiles for the camera :0

He also babbles all sorts of funny little baby talk and gives you that look like we should know exactly what he's saying. I love baby babble! It's so funny!

ETA: He will go over to Brynn and just take something she's playing with right out of her hand. She gets SO angry and cries and retaliates by hitting, pinching his face or biting his arm. We have had numerous talks about why we don't bite, pinch, or hit babies, but she is not getting it. She's even had time outs. And despite all of Baylen's battle wounds, he continues to go back for more.

He throws himself on the floor when he is having a tantrum.

He climbs on everything. I mean EVERYTHING.

He is stubborn as all get out.

He's been completely off the bottle for almost a month now.

He has some great nights of sleeping all night and others where he barely sleeps. I am blaming those nights on this awful teething. ETA: He still wakes up most nights at least once. We usually pull him in bed with us to avoid waking up Brynn and he'll sleep the rest of the a.m. with us. OR , once he's back asleep, we'll take him back to his bed. Some nights he fights bed so much so that he'll cry for 20 or more min. straight and will NOT give up. He'll cry so hard and so much that his face becomes really red and rashy.

He is trying to climb the stairs with his feet instead of on his hands and knees.

His current favorite foods at home include: all fruit, french fries, Ritz crackers, noodles, Pirate's Booty, Mac and Cheese, and cheese slices.

He will sometimes try and put his sister's purse on his arm and push the baby around in Brynn's stroller. Maybe he will be a stay-at-home dad? LOL

He loves blocks and Cade's car racing track.

He still loves pushing his J. Deere tractor around and his popper as well.

He is getting more than attached to his lovey, which is a cute little football Taggie blanket Nikki and Klas sent hiim when he was born.

He loves to be outside and goes, goes, goes non-stop.

ETA: He is getting really good at eating with and using a spoon and even a fork.

Probably one of the messiest eaters I have EVER seen or known. Seriously. This kid loves to eat but wears everything that should go in his mouth. Brynna is no longer allowed to give him a granola bar in the car. (we pulled up to daycare yesterday and he had melted chocolate in his hair, all over his face, his fingers, all over the car seat, and all over his jeans. It looked like he had rolled in chocolate! :) )

He's ornery. If you ask him to come here, or give you something he shouldn't have, he'll look at you, grin, and run the opposite way.

ETA: He really understands a lot of what we are saying to him, asking him or telling him to do. It is harder for him to verbalize so he gets frustrated easily. (sometimes this frustrates mom too because I have no clue what he wants or why he's upset)

He likes to stomp his feet and march, as well as clap, sing, and dance.

He tries to do everything his sister does. He'll even go up to her from behind and just tackle her to the ground. She falls like a domino and he just goes after her and tries to roughhouse with her. It's pretty funny. She takes it well, but I know he's so strong and she knows it too.

He does some of the motions to the song, "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." It is absolutely hilarious...especially when he tries to make the spider with his hands! So funny!

ETA: He loves running around chasing the cats and pulling on their tails. The cats "take it" for a little bit and then they scamper off huffing and puffing.

He is throwing everything. Especially toys and food. SO not awesome.

Mister loves taking baths. He loves running around naked pre- and post- bath.

He loves brushing his teeth even more. He cries and throws a huge fit when we take away his toothbrush and refuses to let anyone help him brush his teeth.

ETA: He still signs and we've been working on teaching him more to help him communicate. He can sign: more, please, drink, eat, milk, all done. We need to work on thank you next.

Bull refuses to nap in his crib on the weekends. We finally got him to sleep in Brynn's bed for a nap. That is HUGE progress. Trust me!

He's slobbering like crazy! His eye teeth are really giving him a hard time. We can't wait until they poke through!

He enjoys tackling anyone who lays on the floor. He loves to wrestle, push, butt drop, and slam his head back into your body. Whatever he can do that is physical, he loves. BOY THING FOR SURE!

Mister gets into any drawer he can reach and simply pulls everything out, then messes with it just because he can.

ETA: He is wearing size 6 shoes/sandals/crocs. In tennis shoes, he has to wear double extra wide from Stride Rite...only place that we can find shoes to fit. He is wearing 18-24 months clothing.

He has this goofy little grin that he sports pretty much all the time, which is just hilarious.