Adventures living as expats.

Saturday, November 11, 2017

1 Year!

Watching you grow, learn, and develop from a squirming little newborn to a power walking (almost running), inquisitive, determined, and giggly tot has been the most rewarding and joyful year of our life.  I'm having trouble letting go of my cuddly infant that was happiest snuggled up with Mom and Dad and would gladly nurse through a 10 hour international flight.  You now want lots of varied activities and time to explore new places, toys, and everyday objects.   You love to carry Oolong's toys around so she'll follow you around and will even hand them over to her on occasion.   Your sense of humor is evident and you love to make people laugh, especially Dad and Gramma.  We love you so much sweet boy.

We had a busy month and started it out with a trip to Nevada to visit Grandma, Pap-Pap, Great Grandma, Auntie, Uncle, and your two older cousins.  You loved chasing them around and all the extra attention from family.  You must have opened their cabinets 200 times per day and walked several miles in their backyard pushing toy trucks around.  We ended the month with a small birthday party for you where you received so many fun gifts, chowed down on pizza, practiced sharing your toys with friends, and seemed to enjoy your first taste of cake.  
  • Size: At your 1 year check-up you were 25 pounds and 30 ¾" tall.  
  • Eating: Your favorite foods are spaghetti, any kind of fruit, and pb and applesauce sandwiches.  You didn't quite know what to make of your cupcake on your 1st birthday at first, but really got the hang of it a few minutes in.  You still enjoy nursing, but Mom is ready to start cutting down the sessions so hopefully the weaning process isn't too difficult for us. 
  • Sleep: You have recently started sleeping much longer at night and seem to be transitioning towards one nap a day, but we're both not quite ready so we'll hold onto that second nap as long as possible.  
  • Talk: You love to talk and now say Dada, Mama, Nene (Oolong), and No (towards Oolong).  You have so many different sounds and really have the "more" sign down, especially when eating.
  • Play: You've outgrown many of your baby toys and now love to carry small objects around and put them in bins.  At the playground you love to explore around and often find a hill to try running down while Mom, Dad, or Gramma tries to catch you before you fall.   You enjoy climbing the stairs and are slowly learning to put toys away with lots of encouragement from Mom and Dad.   

Miles and miles of rough and tough construction play
Cuddles with Morgan
Play time with Madden
Farm play at the pumpkin patch
Studying the many pumpkin options
Zoo day with the ladies
Captain Hux at the air museum
Our little pumpkin
First set of wheels
First taste of frosting
Happy little Halloween mechanic