A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2013

We went to Target the other day, for the first time in a while. They had these gifts books out for the holidays, puppies, dogs, cats. She spent our whole shopping tripping flipping through the one on puppies. Sadly the book was ridiculously overpriced(seriously Target? $19.99?), so we snuck the book out of her arms before hitting the checkout.

She is inches away from walking. She’s taken a few tentative steps here and there, but seems to prefer the speed of crawling. Her vocabulary has gotten bigger too. I can discern dog, book, and duck although to most they probably sound the same. She’s had mama and papa for quite sometime, and recently has repeated single words here and there, buckled after being strapped in to her car seat, Rocky after I say our dogs name. She can tell you what sound a dog, cat and cow make. She’s growing by leaps and bounds daily and it’s an amazing process to witness. Even when the teeth trying to make their way out keep her up until 11:45.

My favorite from last week comes from a frequent favorite. This girl, in black and white is quite stunning.