13 Months, Already!!!

It feels like your first birthday was yesterday, it's very hard to believe that it has been a month! I love watching you grow, but it is flying by faster and faster, little guy!

This month:

-I think you weigh about 23 pounds or so...we go to the doctor in a couple of weeks so we will know for sure!
-You are about 30 inches tall.
-You are wearing size 18 months.
-You are still wearing size 4 shoes.
-You are in size 3 diapers during the day and size 4 at night...we are probably going to switch you to all size 4 soon.
-You are eating SO much more now. Table food all three meals and an afternoon snack.
-You are completely switched to whole milk (no more formula!) and off of the bottle.
-You will not walk, but are getting around fine with crawling. You have taken a couple of steps, but aren't that into it yet.
-You still say "Mama, Dada, Laila (sometimes), and Eye"
-You love "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Pat a Cake"
-Daddy gets up every morning with you and feeds you breakfast and you love that (and so does Mommy!)
-You love to play in your room and make a huge mess in there in minutes! :)
-You love to be outside, but it is summer and you do NOT like the heat!
-Your favorite shows are: Bubble Guppies, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Blues Clues, and occaisonally Jack's Big Music Show"
-You are pretty much growing out of Yo Gabba Gabba.
-Your favorite foods are: Panera mac & cheese (your very favorite!), buttered toast, chicken nuggets, yogurt, and pasta. You love your carbs, but Mommy gets you to eat protein and veggies/fruits too.
-You hate the texture of most veggies/fruits so we do some baby food still.
-You are doing so well in the nursery and don't mind at all when we drop you off in there on Sundays and Wednesday nights.
-You love to knock the DVDs off the shelf in the living room and get in lots of trouble for that. Haha.
-You have learned to shake your head right back at us. It's really hard not to laugh at you.
-You have 5 teeth and I think you are working on one more.
-You HATE when I brush your teeth. I pretty much have to hold you down every time.
-You still love for me to read books to you and Dr. Seuss book are still your favorite.
-You LOVE to knock over blocks, toys, pretty much anything that you can knock over.
-Oh yeah...You are mostly sleeping through the night!!! Woohoo! You take 1-2 naps during the day and then sleep from around 8pm-7am. Sometimes you wake up a couple of times for your paci or to be changed. But you are doing so much better and I am so proud of you! 

I love you, sweet boy, and I just love being your Mommy! You are my heart!!!!

Nate Turns 1!

My baby boy! You just turned one year old!!! That just doesn't seem possible!

First of all, this month:

-You weigh 22 lbs, 11 oz.
-You are 30 inches tall!
-You are wearing mostly size 18 month clothes, although, some 12 months still fit.
-You still are in size 3 diapers.
-You still have only one pair of shoes that you can wear. They are size 4 from Stride Rite.
-You love playing with toys and love figuring them out.
-You are pulling up on everything and can stand up for a good while before you fall down. You still will not try to walk, you have no interest at all. No worries, I bet you take off very soon!
-You are sleeping better through the night and unless you are sick or we are traveling you go to bed around 8:30 pm and sleep until at least 7:30 am or so.
-We are in the process of weaning you from your bottle/formula. It is going ok, but you are hanging on to the nighttime bottle for dear life.
-You still use your paci at nap and bed time.
-You are eating more and more table food. You gag every now and then, but eat most anything. Except cake! Haha! You hated every birthday cake you tried!
-You still are mostly saying "Dada & Mama" although you babble all the time and seem to have your own special language going on!
-You love to clap!
-You love music!
-You love playing with Laila and will laugh so hard watching her fetch her toys!
-You understand "NoNo" and shake your head when you hear it, although, you generally listen and stop doing whatever you were doing (usually it's touching the DVD player)
-You love when Mommy reads books to you, your favorite is still The Cat in the Hat.
-Your favorite shows right now are Bubble Guppies & Blues Clues. You still like Yo Gabba Gabba too, but not as much as you used to.
-You are doing so well in the nursery at church, Mommy is so proud of you for being such a big boy!

That's all I can think of right now, although I am sure I missed some things! You are growing so fast and changing each and everyday!

For your 1st birthday party, we we took a trip to Alabama! We spent some time with Nonnie & Poppy and Grammy & Grandpa as well as had your birthday party! It was a Cat in the Hat party and it turned out so cute. You had lots of friends and family come as well as four of your great grandparents! You are one blessed little boy! Here are some pics from your special day!

Mommy & Daddy are so blessed to have you as our little boy! We love you so much and are so so so proud of you! Happy Birthday, little buddy!