One Year

It has been a year. Hard to believe, but it's true. DS is a walking, babbling toddler of 12 months. My parents came for the weekend to celebrate. We had a lot of fun relaxing and celebrating. On the 29th, his actual birthday, we went out for dinner at the Mexican restaurant in town. Then, on Saturday, we went out to the park and ate lunch and played on the swings. DS loves to swing. When it was time to get out of the swing, he crossed his legs so we couldn't pull him out and he had a fit.

Then, we walked over to the pet store in town...more like a petting zoo. DS had a lot of fun chasing the two dogs and the tortus' that were all running around. They also had a cute little lop-eared bunny that DS snuggled. He (and I) got to hold a snake. I do believe that is the first snake I have ever held. And there are lots of fish and birds to look at, which he found exciting. That evening we had cake. DS loved his cake. He went to bed with a happy belly full of cake that night. On Sunday afternoon, we went to a birthday party for DS's friend Finn. He turned one on the 27th. And, on Monday, we took my parents back to the airport. We were sad to see them go. DS still recognizes and points to their picture that sits on the bookshelf.

On Thursday, we went to the doctor for his one year checkup. She was quite pleased with all of his walking and babbling. The not-so-fun part of the visit was, of course, the shots. But, he got over that quickly.

Growth chart numbers are as follows:
Weight: 24 lbs. 2 oz., 65th percentile. Little surprised he is still under 25 pounds, but he is growing just fine...he feels heavier every time I pick him up.
Height: 31 3/4 in., 95th percentile. Still super tall for his age.
Head Circumference: 18 in., 35th percentile. Growing normally.

He's starting babble in ways that sound more and more like actual words. He also babbles in sentences. I think one day he will surprise me and all of a sudden start rattling off real sentences. He is definitely modeling behaviors. He sees me yelling and the dogs, so he goes out on the deck when they are running around the yard and yells out to them a sentence that only he knows the meaning. He will grab a phone and hold it up to his ear and start talking. Then, he'll start walking around the house with the phone still at his ear, still talking. He's my little shadow. He will follow me around the house as I work...my little buddy.