Thirteen months. Â It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… Â Jules can be so much fun, as she finds new ways to communicate and explore and showcase her winning personality. Â Unfortunately, it seems she’s also mastered the art of whining and fit-throwing, but if parenthood has taught us anything, it’s that you gotta take the bad with the good, and there’s still a whole lotta good goin’ on.
She’s so active and adventurous these days – we’ve hit the toddler gym a couple of times to burn off our rainy-day antsies and Juliette goes nuts, zipping all over the place with her push carts and riding toys.
And check her out on this slide – I maybe should have been there to catch her at the bottom, rather than standing by with camera in hand, but it turns out she’s pretty sturdy!
Seems that slides are the new swings (I know, I just can’t stop with the slo-mo…).
We spent an overcast Friday with friends at the Magnusson Community Center for baby’s first “rock” concert.  Casper Babypants was a hit – I still can’t get over the fact I used to play this guy’s album over and over almost 20 (!?) years ago when he was singing Lump and Peaches with The Presidents.  My, how his tune has changed…
Jules is quite the budding musician herself – she loves banging away on the xylophone Amanda gave her for her birthday.
Oh, and hey!  We’ve got a walker!  Shane set her down on her feet a couple of weeks ago, thinking she’d drop to her knees and crawl away like she usually does, but she stretched out her arms, found her balance, and then took a couple of wobbly steps all on her own, completely out of the blue!  She spent the rest of the evening tottering back and forth between Shane and I, so adorably proud of herself.  It’s no coincidence that this happened the night the Giants secured their spot in the play-offs by crushing the Pirates – clearly, she just couldn’t contain her excitement.
This walking thing means she’s on the go-go-go more than ever, but she’s still quick to settle into papa’s lap for a story.
Our mama-Jules Thursdays are still the highlight of my week – we spent this past Thursday throwing leaves at the arboretum, then grabbing a treat at Starbucks before going a few rounds on the Madison Park slide. Â Hard to believe this girl has a whiny bone in her body, right? Â Riiiiiight.
Did I say throwing leaves? Â I meant eating leaves.
I know, I should have stopped her, but her ohhhhh, that’s yucky face is just too good.
Happy thirteen months to our autumn baby!
