One year old!

He's a big boy now. No longer a baby. A toddler? Well, not yet..he's not walking yet. So maybe I can still call him a baby. In any case, I can't believe how fast this year went by. He has changed so much and it's just amazing how much happiness and joy he has brought to our lives.

We had his party this past weekend and it was perfect. Family and close friends came all the way out to Drakes and we had food, cake and opened presents. Pretty much your standard one year old party I guess. He ate a little cake and got pretty messy. Even had a little ice cream, although initially I think the coldness freaked him out. He got lots of new toys and clothes and didn't seem to get too overwhelmed with it all. I think he did wonder why everyone was looking at him and singing when he was sitting in his high chair.

He's doing lots of new things now. Pulling himself up and cruising around tables, pushing toys around while walking behind them and has even stood without holding on a couple of times. I'm sure he'll be walking soonish. He waves, claps, points, makes noises with his hand over his mouth, smiles all the time to show off his 4 teeth and is overall just a happy little guy. He hasn't completely given up his army crawl yet but does spend more time on all fours when he wants to get somewhere. He still babbles a lot...mamama and his latest babble which sounds like "wee-th-el". He LOVES his little stuffed monkey aka "mookie" and got a supersized monkey from his big cousins, to which he is still trying to figure out. He is wearing mostly 12 month, some 18 month clothes and a size 4 diaper. Naps are pretty consistent (except at day care where he doesn't nap at all). He takes an hour or so in the morning and then when we are home, he sleeps 1-2 hours in the afternoon.

He still nursing 4-6 times a day and eating mostly pureed foods. Although we try to give him finger foods at most meals, he's not so much a fan unless it's a puff or a cheerio. But it took a while for him to get into solids and he eventually got it, so we'll get there. I'm looking forward to the day when he will just eat whatever we are eating.

We went to his one year appointment yesterday. He weighed in at 22 pounds 4.5 ounces, 30 1/4 inches long and his big old head is 19 centimeters (97%). Healthy and developing as he should be. He got a couple of immunizations yesterday which as usual, suck. But he recovered quickly.