the boy turns one

first cupcake...he didn't really know what to do with it at first!! his very own daddy bear...it was a big hit!

on 12.18.10, the boy turned one.

it is hard to believe.

his birthday was on tuesday. on saturday took his first few steps. he's only taken a few since then, never more than 5 at one time. he's a deliberate lil thing. drops to the ground & crawls when he realizes he's getting shaky.

we celebrated on sunday the 26th before clay went back to work & grandma & grandpa pierse went home to indiana. just a small celebration in he afternoon with cupcakes. no 1st birhtday plates or anything of that nature. he didn't seem to mind, but i do wonder if this much more laid back approach with #2 will make him mad someday. after cupcakes we opened gifts & he was delighted with more cars, trucks, and a daddy bear.

other notes...

-still taking 2 naps a day, anywhere from 1 hour to 2 1/2 hours. 90 minutes a piece is average. he does well skipping the afternoon nap, but if i try to skip the am nap he usually just literally falls asleep on the go & is impossible to wake (forget about him sitting up in the cart at Target).

-he's usually an early riser...pre 7a.

-size 4 huggies lil movers.

-still in 12-18 month pants, 12-18 month or 18-24 month shirts. 18 month pjs...he's about to graduate to the 24M though. sniff, sniff.

-just got his first pair of big boy shoes. they open up really wide because the diameter of his foot makes most shoes impossible. size 4.5.

-he's still drinking 3 bottles, 6 oz each. i thought i'd have him off of this by now, but man i'm lazy these days.

-he happily drinks water out of a cup, but looks at me like i have 6 heads if i give him cow's milk in a cup. the exception is if the cup is luci's....he'll drink anything out of luci's cup.

-he loves, loves, loves his sissy.

-he claps, he waves, he dances. i think he's shaking his head no, but i'm not 100% sure of that. he also signs 'all done' and 'more' about 80% of the time.

-i declare "hi" to be his first official word. he makes lots of sounds (mamamama, dadadada), but he says "hi" appropriately with the wave very often. his "hi" sounds more like "haa", but it is definitely hi.

-bath night is every other night for both kids. after that he gets a bottle, reads a book, and goes down without much trouble.

-he's still on prevacid, but i'm thinking about giving it ago without it once this month's supply is gone.

-still anemic, but just iron deficiency based. after 3 months of iron supplements 2x per day he's supposed to be good to go.

-loves to rough house with his dad & big sis.

-if he's crying & you start to bark like a dog or meow or make animal noises he'll usually stop.

-he's still the snuggliest, sweetest lil guy. not unusual at all for me to sit down on the floor & have him just randomly crawl over & wrap both arms around my neck for a nuzzle. sweet boy has captured my heart...that is for sure.

happy birthday big boy. we sure do love you!!!