Happy 1st Birthday little boy! You are so amazing, smart, handsome, and loving! You have given us so much more joy in life than we could have ever imagined and sometimes we wonder why we waited so long to bring a baby into the picture!
You have learned so much in the past month since the 11 month blog that I can't name it all. Daily you come up with a new word, movement, or expression! Its amazing watching you grow, really! I can honestly say I know you love me as you are still a momma's boy but I wouldn't have it any other way. You have become closer to Dad too as you two play together now! I love watching the two of you and the ways you try to mimic him. You have a new love for sports balls and football is your favorite right now! You love trucks and push your firetruck around all the time. Books are still a big interest and you really observe the pages and try to figure it all out. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Caillou, and Olivia a few favorites on TV and the theme songs have to be your favorite on each show! You started walking on Aug 11th and we were so happy. Most people tell us it changes but we actually like it better as you were all over crawling anyway and its so much easier when we're outside or in public than you having all four's on the floor. lol You are really getting the balance and walking down and love for us to pretend chase you!
You are still so little, yet grown a lot! Your 12m check up measurements were 17lbs 5oz and 29 inches. You exceeded the verbal and comprehensive skills and Dr Sepulvada said you were on a 15-18m level at that time. Your vocabulary, comprehension, and association has improved since then too! Everyone is amazed at the words you say and its easy to forget you're only a year old. You have finally moved into mostly 12m shirts as your length helped that but the pants are still smaller. You are in a 3 to 4 baby shoe and have some of the cutest New Balances, Sperry's, and Nike Shox!
You have gone to mostly whole foods and don't really like the baby food jars anymore even though I try to give it to you now and then to use it all up before it goes bad or wastes. You love yogurt melts, chicken nuggets, and bananas! You are sleeping about the same as a month ago going to bed around 8:30p and waking at 5:30 for a bottle then right back to sleep till 8am. I guess I can handle that! You smile all the time and your giggle is contageous too. Being outside, swimming, and zoo trips are all loves of yours. The week before your birthday we took you for the first time! We had so much fun and tried to catch every thing. We had a picnic and played in the water, which was your favorite part of the day. You were asleep right after we got in the car!
We did your baby dedication a few weeks after your 1st birthday too. Jeremiah 29:11 was the verse we chose for you! Almost all of your friends are at church nursery so you play good there.
We celebrated your birthday the weekend before you turned 1. The three of us went to the zoo and had a great day on Fri then on Sat we had a small family/friend backyard party! You loved it and knew you were the center of attention. We had the baby pool, sprinkler, some outside toys, and your new slide from us out! We cooked hotdogs and pizza rolls with chips, fruits ,etc and of course cake! It was so cute and matched the decor perfectly. You really got into smashing and tasting your cake too it was the cutest thing! We used the general color 1st birthday theme decor and I made the centerpieces and a growth poster to show your milestones. You helped open presents and got some neat toys and cute clothes etc. It was a good day to celebrate the 1st year of your life! I hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
On June 29th (your actual birthday) I had a balloon on your high chair and fixed you eggs for breakfast then we played outside! For dinner, the three of us went to Huey's then watched Cars 2 in theature! Yes, that was a total risk with a 12m old but it was great...you are such a good boy and we made it the whole 2 hour movie!
