baby harrington: Chloe at 13months

So chloe is 13 months now. She is really into climbing. She wants to climb on the couch and has been getting better and better at it. Now she can do it all by herself. This makes it hard for mommy and daddy to leave her alone (even in her play area). The minute you look away she is getting up on the couch.. We are teaching her how to get down but she is not that good at it yet. She also likes to climb on her new chair from Nini and Poppy. She will stand up on it and then look at us and laugh. She knows she isn't supposed to do it but thinks its so funny. Its hard to scold her cause she is so darn cute. We try to keep a stern face but she will stick out her tongue and laugh and we have to try to remain serious. She also loves Little Einsteins and Micky Mouse Clubhouse. She will stop what she is doing and start dancing when the shows are on. She starts to yell Pat Pat Pat Pat when Little Einsteins do the same thing when their rocket ship is about to blast off. Its so funny. She is also saying "Uh Oh".. So if something falls down or is knocked over we all say "Uh Oh". She loves to repeat it over and over. She also loves to play in the kitchen and go through all the cabinets. Mommy reorganized some of the drawers for Chloe's height so she can pull out tupperware and things that are safe for her to play with. We have also had to start putting locks on the drawers and cabinets so she doesn't get hurt. She is really into reading right now too. We have lots of books in her play area. She will pick one out, back up onto one of our laps, sit down and open the book. We will read lots and lots of books and are learning about lots of different colors and shapes and animals. She loves to play with her puzzles, blocks and all her toys. Chloe loves takes everything out of her bins and surround herself with all her toys. Of course mommy needs to put everything away every night but chloe pulls everything out all over again the next day..Chloe also loves to play ball. We have a few sizes and she loves to kick and throw them. We can't wait for the weather to get nice out so we can start playing outside.. Since its still winter daddy has been taking chloe to the westport library. They have a few classes that they go to. There is the mother goose class and the rhythm and rhyme class. She has no fear and loves interacting with all the other kids. its nice for chloe to get out of the house and play with other kids since she doesn't go to daycare. She is such a good little girl and shares and plays great with others. Its been such a fun 13 months and we love watching chloe learn more and more each day..