13 months old!

For starters: O had a weird case of the "ick" last week. He was fine all except these weird purple dots (picture is blurry, but you try to get a 1 year old to hold his hand still with a camera to grab!) all over his right hand and forearm. The doctor said they are petechiae and they are fading... no harm done.Moving on...
Owen loves books. He frequently pulls out books and sits quietly to "read" by himself for 5-10 minutes before naps or bed. Daddy's hat.He also enjoys "helping" with cleaning. He loves unloading the dishwasher, "folding" laundry, and "dusting" furniture with any rag he finds.New car toy (thanks Aunt Jenni). He has developed quite the motor sounds.He has also recently learned to stand-up without pulling himself up on something. Quite the task and usually involves a grunt and sticking his tongue out.A look that I'm sure I will get many more times as he grows up.2 favorites:8 teeth in and swollen gums with molars working through!Owen also loves playing on chairs. He can get himself down, but not up.Today I noticed he had "placed" his pasta scoop into his hammer holder in his cargo pants, that's where your tools go... taking after Papa Becker already!

Other new things:

Some words: outside, all done, mama, dada, ball, what's that

He's still signing: eat, more, please, help, milk/drink, all done, bye

What does a duck say? "kak kak" (every animal says quack quack, but its a start)

He knows where is nose, arms, and hair are. He also knows what to do with a remote and telephone.

He clearly understands many things that we say. He is very active and spends most of his time just walking around picking things up and carrying them around. He still sleeps well at night and is generally a happy guy. He HATES brushing his teeth and its a screaming battle every night. We treasure every day with him and can't imagine loving anyone more!