Cohen at 13 months

The man is a full-time walker now, which I'm pretty sure increased his level of enjoyment of life considerably. It's so much easier to explore with this new mobility and speed. My job just got tougher though... yesterday as I was applying mascara (looking away for no more than 30 seconds), I realized he was missing. I quickly found him in Kraeton's room wrestling with the teddy bear. So far all his adventures have been harmless and injury-free, but this phase definitely requires more preparedness and baby proofing. It's nice though too. I've always felt that holding him close is the greatest thing in the world. Well, walking finger-in-hand is pretty darn wonderful too.

He's having a problem at daycare with a biter. One of his little classmates seems to have singled Cohen out as her favorite biting target. I stopped counting, but I think there have been at least 10 accident reports related to biting since he moved to his new room 2 months ago. The worst one was on his cheek and it looks like it's leaving a scar. What's worse, his 1-year photos were schedule the day of his face bite, so we rescheduled for October. So frustrating! They don't have a policy that offending biters are expelled, so I'm not sure what options we have. I will talk to the director (again).

Anyway, he's loads of fun, more opinionated and confident every day. He doesn't talk much, which I find kind of weird considering he said several words a few months ago. Maybe with all his newfound freedom, it's beneath him to say "woof woof" and "hot"?

Peek a boo around the bathtub door