My baby boy is one.
I always knew 3 was our number and you are it - lucky #3,
the baby of the family.
Except, I guess you truly aren't a baby anymore.
You and your white, blond hair, green eyes, silly grins, and
crazy antics are officially a toddler.
You walk like you own every place you go to. With your belly and your butt out, you have
great balance!
You haven't found a ball that you don't like. You are OBSESSED with balls. I will try to redirect you to other toys, but
you always go back for the ball and the bat if there is one lying around.
Basketball is your favorite.
You love Luke & Paige's room because they have a hoop in there that
they have so kindly lowered so you can play.
And you are always so proud of yourself when the ball goes in!
Your favorite game is peek-a-boo for sure! We play with curtains, blankets, you name
it. Your favorite right now though is
just walking away and then when we aren't looking, you come barreling back at
us with the biggest grin on your face.
You love to tackle us.
As soon as we lay on the ground, you tackle us and giggle like crazy.
You LOVE food. You
are a bottomless pit most days. It's
crazy. You do eat fruits & veggies
fairly well but only after all of the meat and bread and noodles are gone. And you love to drink - milk, water, doesn't
matter to you! Just give you the cup!
You are done with bottles.
Just after 11 months, we slowly started to wean you from the bottle and
give you whole milk in a sippy. You were
down to just one bottle of formula about 30 minutes before bed. A couple of weekends ago, we stayed in LP
longer than I had thought on a Sunday night and I didn't bring enough formula
for you so we just didn't have a nighttime bottle and we've been good ever
since. You eat and drink enough milk at
your meals to make it through the night.
Bedtime is between 7:30-8:30 for you...everyone has stayed
up a little later all summer long, but you also still take 2 naps a day. I think we are slowly losing that morning nap
(it just isn't lasting as long lately) so we will make our way to one nap as
you are ready and then the bedtime will move up earlier, which is perfect since
the school year is starting soon! You
wake between 6 and 6:30 most mornings.
You don't really have words, but you definitely have your
own language going on right now. And
even without words, you have no problem making sure we know what you want. As we give you what you want, we say what it
is (ie. drink, etc) and you just look at us like "whatever, people, just
give it to me" so we'll get there.
I'm not worried! Heck, your
sister didn't really talk until she was 2 and she hasn't stopped since! Your babbling has definitely picked up since
your first birthday so the words will come.
You are a pretty easy-going little guy for the most part
unless it's a mealtime of course. You do
love to be held though and love when your brother & sister play with
you. Luke was just talking about sharing
a room with you in a few years. They
certainly love you very much!
As do your Daddy & I!
What would we have done without you?!?!
YOU, my sweet little boy, are amazing!
