Connor: Twelve Months {One Year} Old

Dear Connor,

    Wow! You are 365 days old/ 12 months/ 1 year old today... no matter which way we put it, you aren't a tiny little baby anymore. You are now a precious little boy. We have loved watching you grow, develop a strong personality, and reach so many milestones. You are so much fun to play with and chase around the house. You are going to have so many adventures coming up this year and so much to learn. We have so many hope and dreams for you in the many years ahead. We will always be here for you, no matter what! You will always be our baby and we will never forget the first time we met you just 1 year ago:)

We love you more than you'll ever know,

Mommy and Daddy

 

*You were so hard to keep still today! You ripped you sticker off your onesie and crumbled it up as soon as we put it on you.* 

*What you eat: You normally drink 4 bottles a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner, and bedtime). We have stopped giving you bottles in the middle of the night. Woohoo! We have slowly started introducing whole milk into your diet. Right now we are giving you half breast milk with half whole milk. You eat breakfast at about 7:30. You typically eat pancakes, eggs, or whole grain oatmeal mixed with bananas. You snack on Cheerios between meals if you get hungry. You eat lunch at about 12 and dinner at about 5:30. You usually eat what we eat, but  I typically make yours with less spices and sauce. 

*Size clothes: You wear 18-24 month clothes. They fit you a little big, but I didn't want to waste money on 12-18 if you were going to outgrow them soon! You wear size 5 1/2 wide shoes.

*Favorite toy: You enjoy playing with pom pom balls I bought for your birthday decorations.

You have a couple balls and an alligator that light up and you love them. You got a dog push toy for your birthday and you like pushing the nose that lights up and makes the dog sing. 
*What makes you happy: Playing outside and crawling into the kitchen to Kylie's food and water bowl. It's like a game to you.

*Sleep: Since we have started sleep training, you have been pretty good about sleeping through the night. Every few nights you wake up and we have to go comfort you, but otherwise you are sleeping about 11 hours. You wake up at about 6/7 and take your morning nap at 9. You take an afternoon nap at 2 and go to sleep for the night at about 7:30. 

*Cute things you do: You said "uh oh" for the first time yesterday and it was adorable! You like to dance when you hear music. When you are extra lovey, you will crawl up to us and lay your head on our lap, arm, or shoulder.

*New things you have done over the past month: You have 7 teeth now. You point at things that you want. You always point at the Willow Tree figurines we have in the living room because you like to touch them. You have started throwing things, especially balls and toys. You sometimes wave bye. The biggest thing you have learned is how to walk! You aren't walking very far, but you are walking! You tend to try and run, but your feet can't keep up and you fall.

*Speech: So far, you say: mom, dad, dada, da (dog), and uh oh

      Today was your special day. I started it off by making you pancakes with sprinkles. I was trying to make up for your smash cake that didn't come out the way I wanted it too. Haha! Daddy and I sang happy birthday to you and then I blew out your candle so you could eat.

You had fun playing with your toys and watching cartoons for a little while!

I waited until daddy came home to take your pictures. You are all over the place now, so I needed his help to keep you still while I took pictures. It wasn't easy! After we ate dinner, we went for a long walk. You took a relaxing bath and then we read a book. You went to sleep right after.