Evan at 13 months

I love this boy. Yes, he does wear me out completely but I love him. He is full of energy, very curious, and super silly. He loves to do whatever Luc is doing. He loves to do things to make us laugh. He gives us tons of hugs and kisses randomly throughout the day. He loves his bed when he is tired. Unfortunately, he likes to wake up early too (6:30-7).

Right now Evan loves:
-walking backwards
-jumping (though his feet don't come off the floor)
-dancing
-screaming (very high pitched shrill squeal)
-kicking balls around the house
-eating (this child eats more than I do)
-playing in the water
-doing anything outside
-eating popsicle or even just ice
-reading books

Evan tries to imitate almost any single word we say. He only has a few consonants so it is sometimes really hard to understand what he wants. On a regular basis he uses the words:
"bup" = cup, jump, up, help, rock
"muh" = more, milk
"dut" = dirt (funny boy...this was one of his first words), shirt, outside, Luc
"boop" = book
"wa-wa" = water
"wuh" = waffle
"seez" = cheese
"nat" = snack
"bubu" = berries, baby, bubbles
"meh-meh" = melon
"dit" = sit, kick
"es" = yes
"buh" - blow
"ba" = ball

I probably only understand 50% or maybe even less of what Evan tells me. He uses the word "bup" for a lot of his words. If I don't understand Evan, he will try to show me what he is trying to say. He has taken me to the refrigerator and showed me milk. One day, he kept telling me "dut" over and over. I had no idea what he wanted. He went to his room and brought me a t-shirt out of his dresser. I am really amazed at how much Evan understands. He follows directions very well. He will throw trash away, find his cup, get his shoes, and other short directions like this. Today I was talking with a lady at the playground. She was telling me that my boys could play with the toy trucks that were in her stroller. I thought Evan was minding his own business playing but he immediately walked right over there, dug around in the bottom of this ladies stroller and found the trucks.