I know I keep saying this, but I really can't believe a whole year has gone by since this little guy was born. In the beginning, time went so slow with the crying, but I still treasured every moment with him. I used to tell him, "You can cry if you need to, but I still love you". I knew him sleeping in my arms as a newborn wouldn't last that long, so I tried to hold him sleeping everyday instead of putting him down until he outgrew that phase. I really didn't mind getting up in the night with him. It was just more time I got to spend with this precious boy, and he was always so sweet in the night. I have really tried to make the most of every moment with him. I feel like I got one last chance to be a mom before I was too old. Now that I am older and wiser, I know what I missed and treasured the most with the others, so have really tried to make every moment count.
What a delightful year it has been having this little boy in our home. He has united our family and brought so much joy to our lives. Everybody loves him even when they are mad, he can make them smile. He has been our comic relief in tense moments and has brought so many smiles to our faces daily.
Milestones:
Stands and takes a few steps
Prefers to crawl
Walks around furniture proficiently
Throws a Ball
Cute Things He Does:
Pat-a-cake and throws it in the oven (tries to do pat-a-cake while standing)
Gives you "five"
Waves hi or bye (so cute when he waves to Eric up on the stand during church)
He will fake laugh when everyone else is laughing
Looks at all the pictures of his family around the house and names them when they are at work or school
Gives hugs and kisses
Brings me books to read him
What He Loves:
He loves books (he will choose a book over any other toy)
When he's done with books, he loves toys
He loves CHEESE
He loves fruit of all kinds, especially grapes, strawberries, blueberries
He eats most any food
He loves all his family, but prefers Mom and Dad
He loves lights
What He Says:
Mama (finally last month)
Dada (he's been saying since about 5 months)
Cheese "tss"
Jesus "ss-sus"
Alex- "Aaa-ts"
Jesikah- "Ses-sa"
Tessa- "Tes-sa"
Hi- "hh"
No-no- "nanana" in a mean tone
Light "ho---t" (sounds like hot with a delayed -tt)
What He Doesn't Like:
Strangers or Most People outside his family
Milk (yep, he'll drink it when he's thirsty enough, but prefers solid food)
His birthday breakfast: Some of his favorites...bananas and strawberries with some yogurt
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| Caught! |
Birthday fun! I thought it would be a brilliant idea to have a white sheet backdrop for all of his birthday pictures, but in reality, it was kind of a pain.
Opening presents:
Cake Time:
Had fun in his Bathtime afterwards:
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| He liked his drum |
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| Kissed the puppy several times right after it came out of the package...too cute |
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| Wrapping paper is always exciting...liked the balls too |
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| Tessa watching from the sidelines |
Cake Time:
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| Checking it out |
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| Just ate a big dinner, so not too interested in it |
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| Finally tried it |
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| Liked it |
Had fun in his Bathtime afterwards:
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