12 Months/1 Year

Well, it has happened. Our little Buddy Boo Boo is one year old and this is the last "watch me grow" post. I cannot believe that the first year of his life has come and gone. I am so very sad to see the itty bitty baby days gone but I am also so very excited about the time to come. This year has been full of snuggling, reading books, midnight feedings, rocking, rocking and more rocking, changing lots of poopie diapers, playing on the floor for hours, having tea and playing kitchen with sissy, cleaning poop out of the bath tub, encouraging some type of movement, babbling, playing peek a boo, changing more diapers, dealing with reflux, figuring out how to juggle a 2 year old and newborn all at the same time with equal amounts of attention and love, more rocking, treating ear infections, kissing two foreheads and cheeks more than I could ever count, making funny and odd faces just to see this baby smile or grin, more snuggling, figuring out how to change a baby boy without getting pee all over me and the wall, venturing out for the first time in our pop up camper, playing with trucks and trains, did I mention changing diapers? and loving on a baby boy that I am so blessed to call mine. God is so very good to bless us to richly.

The baby boy now weighs 24 pounds and 6 ounces (75%) and is 32 1/4 inches long (97%). We had his 1 year check up where the doctor assured us that he is growing just as he should. She is a tad concerned that he is STILL not moving (and honestly, so am I) and is giving him one more month so get goin' or we will have to go for an orthopedic consult. She really feels that it is just his personality and that he is very laid back and easy going. I pray that is the main cause and it's not anything major. So we will be spending lots of time on the floor in the next couple of weeks to encourage some movement. If you hear some cheering coming from our house in the next few days don't be too alarmed, we are just cheering on and encouraging Ford to get goin'!:)

On a lighter note, he is taking 3 eight ounce bottles a day of whole milk. He will soon be disappointed that they are going to decrease to only one a day. He LOVES to eat! His favorites are chocolate cheerios, strawberry yogurt, peanut butter crackers, cheese puffs (I know, mother of the year over here), applesauce, macaroni and cheese, goldfish, animal crackers, strawberries, any kind of meat he can get his hands on (especially Chick Fil A chicken nuggets), beans, Oreo cookies and the list can go on and on and on. If Olivia is ever snacking on ANYthing she has to do so out of Ford's reaching distance because he tries to steal it from her. 

He takes a morning and afternoon nap with the last nap lasting about 2 hours. If we are out and about he will usually skip the morning nap. He goes to bed around 7 and gets up around 6:30 and usually does not wake in the middle of the night. His favorite toys are the drum play set that has lots of instruments in it, the hippo with little leggos inside, the tv remote control, the Little People farm and he LOVES watching Polar Express and will sit and watch the entire thing. He also loves to be tickled, take really long baths and splash all the water out (as long as he he is in the bath seat), to look at the fish tank, to pester Lilly and his sissy, to stroll outside in his tricycle, to sit in the red Cooper car, to be rocked, to be sung to in the car, his ninny and lovies, to sleep on his side at night, to put EVERYTHING in his mouth and he ALWAYS smiles at my phone for pictures. 

Happy 12 Months/1 Year our Buddy Boo Boo! We love you more than you will ever know!