Thank you for an amazing year! It all started 1 year ago when you & I went through the coolest experience ever and you were almost born on the side of the road!
You made me believe in love at first sight and I’ve only grown more smitten with you over these last 12 months.
As a baby, you were a big boy! At 9lbs 8oz, almost everyone commented on your size. Their next comment was usually along the lines of, “You did that with NO drugs!?!?!”
You were laid-back and even tempered – as long as you weren’t in your carseat. You were a champion breastfeeder and nursed well from day one.
You didn’t sleep during the day as much as I thought babies were supposed to, but that obviously didn’t stunt your growth as you now weigh in at over 25 pounds (80th percentile)! You are now 30 inches tall, which puts you in the 50th percentile.
You are a loving toddler as you give big, open-mouthed kisses and often pat our backs when we pick you up.
You like to test your limits but usually mind us well. You are not the most graceful child as you sometimes lead with your forehead and sport a bruise more often than not.
You play with toys but your favorite thing to do with them is put them in your mouth and/or throw them! And, if you had it your way, the remote controls would be in your possession at all times! You wear 18 month clothing, size 4/5 diapers, and no shoes.
We haven’t put you in shoes yet because you’re not walking yet. You will cruise around tables with ease and love walking while holding our hands…but, independent walking doesn’t seem to interest you at all. That’s probably because you’re a speed crawler! You crawl so much and so fast that you actually have burns on your knees from all the friction you create along the floor!
You currently have 6 teeth and we’ve kept you in a teething necklace for the past few months in an effort to ease your discomfort. Sleeping at night has been your forte from the beginning. You sleep 12 hours straight through the night and wake up so happy! You take a quick morning nap almost every morning and you never miss an afternoon nap!
You are a ferocious eater and you rarely turn down food! The only time you spit food out is when you know that we have something more appealing coming next.
While things are finally smoothed out now, it wasn’t always kittens and rainbows. Honestly, adjusting to your demands wasn’t easy for me for the first few months. You loved (still do, actually) to be held and many tantrums occurred when I had to put you down. It was tough as we figured each other out but we made it!!
And this moment in time wouldn’t be completely captured if I didn’t mention your pointer finger. The first thing you did upon gaining hand control was suck on that finger! I have so many pictures of you with your finger in your mouth and I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised since I was a thumb sucker.
Last, but certainly not least, is your brotherly love. You & Jackson have formed a special relationship already and I can’t even come up with words for what I’m blessed to witness between the two of you.
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