Our Baby Turned One!

Grant turned 1 on Friday, April 5th. It really is crazy how quickly a year can pass.

Grant is all boy! He's physical, busy, loud, stubborn, curious, sweet and sensitive. On his birthday he was probably taking about 8-10 steps at once, but was still crawling to get around. He tries my patience and makes me laugh every day. He still loves to be around us, especially his big sis, but he is also doing better playing on his own and entertaining himself.

Grant Robert @ 12 Months

Measurements: At his appointment he weighed 20 pounds - 28% and measured 31.5 inches - 96%. I was really hoping he would be at least 20 lbs so we could put him in his forward facing car seat and he made it! He doesn't like the car so I am hoping facing forward will help. He had shoes on when he got measured so I have a feeling he isn't quite as tall as they reported, but he is still definitely a long skinny guy! He got two shots and an oral vaccine and he was so mad, poor guy. Doc says he looks great, is doing everything he should and isn't concerned about his weight as long as he stays over 25% so we will just keep loading him up with food!

• Wearing 12-18 month clothing, size 4 diapers and size 4 shoes
• In the last week has really gotten the hang of walking and only crawls a little
• Loves baths, showers, being outside, playing ball, playing with Payton
• Says mama, dada, dog, ball, uh oh, more, book, whoa, grandpa, papa, nana, no, bottle
• Signs more, all done, doesn't seem too interested in learning any more which is a bummer because he tends to scream until he gets what he wants
• Waves hi and bye
• Not sleeping well at night, cries and moans on and off every couple of hours, we don't have to go in, but it wakes us up. We are hoping it's teething and will pass soon.
• Still napping twice, but his morning nap seems to be getting shorter each day so maybe he will transition to one soon which is ok with me. 2 naps can be really hard to work around.
• Has 3 teeth in on the bottom and about 5 or so working their way in on the top
• LOVES to eat and will eat anything we put in front of him as long as it doesn't resemble baby food. He will still eat the pouches on the go though. Is not liking milk from a cup, but we keep giving it to him. Still getting a bottle of milk morning and night, but we are slowly decreasing the amount so I'm sure in the next couple weeks he will be done. I was hesitant to cut him off right at one since his weight was a little low.
• Still has his pacifier, but working on cutting that down to bed and car which he seems ok with, with his teeth all coming in at once it does calm him down
• He is big on imitating anything we do, likes to hide and be chased and still never stops moving!

 I heard someone say recently that when you have kids the days are long, but the years are short and that rings true for our family these days. With the kids having birthdays just a day apart I found myself reflecting over our life and events of the last three years and it just blows me away. I am so incredibly thankful to have two healthy, beautiful children who we love so much!