12 Months

22lbs & 29 inches

• He got croup on his birthday, that's why he isn't super happy in the picture
• His favorite thing to say is "A-Bug-A-Bug-A-Boo", I'm convinced it means something to him
• He LOVES stuffed animals and cuddles with them all the time
• He loves to read books and turn the pages
• He runs everywhere
• He now uses a sippy cup in the day
• He has fallen down a flight of stairs, he didn't get hurt, he was only shocked
• He loves going to the park, the swings are his favorite
• He has his own iPhone, Papa's old broken one
• He put my iPhone in the toilet, it is completely dead
• He is super social
• He claps and waves
• He is in the process of learning baby sign, he gets confused between milk and waving
• Waving his arms is his version of dancing
• When you leave and close the door behind you, he stands there and knocks in hopes that you will come back
• One morning he came into our room, climbed on the bed, and jumped on me...it woke me up :)
• He loves to climb up and under anything

Our sweet boy is a year old, how time has flown. We fall more in love with him everyday and we can't get enough of his cheeky grin and fun personality!

11 Months

• He now has 6 teeth, one either side of his two front teeth.
• He has chipped one of his two front teeth...this matches Daddy's chipped tooth
• He clicks his tounge
• He can climb up on our bed and attempts to climb up everything he can
• There are teeth marks on his crib from him biting
• He giggles all the time 
• He loves to be tickled
• He walks half of the time
• He loves to play with other babies at church
• He loves to come to work with Mummy and hang out with the clients
• He gets mad if you take your cell phone from him
• He bites and goes to time out for it
• He threw a glass and it broke a plate
• He HATES the snow
• He loves to dive on Mummy and Daddy's bed

In one month our baby will be a year old! Where did the past year go? It has been the best year of our marriage so far and we love our little Munchkin so much!!

10 Months

• As you can see from the picture above he loves the swing
• His two top teeth are all the way through
• He can take 6 or 7 steps at a time now
• He loves to sing...especially during church when it's not time to sing :)
• He loves to crawl around naked
• He will eat anything in sight
• He loves to look at pictures and watch videos of himself
• He loves to shower with Mumma or Daddy and play at their feet
• He traps himself in his room and gets mad about it
• He loves play time in the bed with Mumma and Dadda
• He loves to pull books off the book shelves and pull everything out of the kitchen cupboards and draws.

What a precious boy we have that always makes us smile!

9 Months

21lbs 27 inches

• He loves watered down apple juice
• His two bottom teeth are all the way in
• He has taken 3 steps (and I missed it!)
• He can't get enough of swimming!
• He had his first accident where it caused him to bleed (He cut his cheek)
• He is the happiest when he is with lots of people
• He always wants to eat what we are eating. even if he has just been fed
• He sleeps best in his own bed
• He loves the chocolate from his advent calendar (although he only had a few and I ate the rest!)
• He loves to Skype every Sunday with Nanna and Grandad and Grammy and Papa

8 Months

Picture courtesy of Clark Goldsberry

20lbs 26inches 

• He has two teeth poking out of his gums that are causing him a lot of pain
• His best friend is his little cousin Ellie
• He is afraid of the washing machine, dishwasher and the vaccum
• He loves almost every food, but his favorite are crackers
• He now has a highchair (thanks Nanna and Grandad) which seems to leave more of a mess on the floor than the tray
• He never sits still
• He still follows me around everywhere
• When I leave for work he stands and knocks on the door for 10 minutes before he realizes I'm not coming back
• He loves it when Grammy gives him suckers, he will even steal Ellie's if he gets half the chance
• Ellie taught him how to growl and so they growl back and forth at each other
• He wants to walk
  so bad, but continues to speedily move from object to object to get to his destination

He is such a funny boy that is growing so fast, we are so excited for this holiday season as a family!

7 Months

Stats to come

• His new thing is to stick out his tongue
• He loves mashed potatoes and gravy
• He went down a slide for this first time
• He is teething so he is constantly chomping on fingers, spoons and more recently green beans
• He never stays still
• He he very curious and gets distracted by almost everything
• He pulls himself up to standing and has stood by himself for a couple of seconds
• He loves to climb over people
• He follows us around the apartment
• He is a little clingy and hates it when we leave his sight
• He gets scared when we spin him in circles
• Dressing him and changing his nappy is a nightmare because he won't stay still
• He loves to crawl around naked
• Bath time is still his favorite time
• We were at a friends house, he leaned his head on my shoulder and all 4 of us heard him say "I tired"! Fluke? Probably, but it was amazing! 
• He is a social butterfly and is 100% happy if he has someone to play with

I can't believe our little pumpkin is 7 months old, time flies but we love watching him grow and love his funny personality.

6 Months

18lbs 8oz - 26 inches

• He shoots his binkie out with his tounge
• He is well traveled, he has been on buses, trains, planes and even been in a car that drives on the other side of the road
• He has had he first real cold...it was sad
• He LOVES his cousin Lula! She is 2 years older than him, but they love to play together!
• He sits up by himself
• He has purposely spat out his food at me and laughed afterward
• He loves the Greene's dog Donavon
• He is a charmer
• Feeds himself his bottle
• He looks more and more like his Daddy everyday!
• He lays on his back or belly and sits in the bath
• He rubs my face
• When he doesn't want to sleep he rolls over and plays in his crib
• He loves to be thrown in the air
• He has rolled off the couch
• He isn't quite crawling, but can get anywhere he wants with a scoot, roll, wiggle or a leap

Our baby is growing so fast! He is such a sweet and fun little boy!

5 Months

16lbs 12oz - 25 inches

• He rolls which way and every way
• He is attempting to Army crawl
• He is a Nanna and a Grammy's boy
• He can hold his own bottle for a limited amount of time
• He tries to spoon feed himself
• He will put everything and anything in his mouth
• He belly laughs
• He sleeps without being swaddled
• He loves apples, pears and sweet potatoes
• He loves his stuffed Giraffe 
• He rolled into our friends entertainment center and had his first accident
• It really sounds like he says "Mumma". "Hi" and "Yeh" sometimes!
• He loves anything that makes crinkly sounds
• He is very affectionate giving what we call "hugs and loves", especially when he is tried.
• He pants and flaps his arms when he is excited
• He sings and talks ALL the time!

Our little man has the funniest personality and we wouldn't change a thing about him!

4 Months

This is a little late coming due to our busy trip to England

Approx. 14lbs 4oz, 25inchs

• He can't get enough of apples
• He misses Mummy when she goes to work and occasionally cries about it.
• He still sleeps through the night like a golden child.
• He is super loud when he talks.
• He gets mad if you aren't paying enough attention to him.
• He still wears 0-3 month old clothes, although he spends half of his life just in a nappie because it is so hot right now.
• He had his first real throw up the other week, it was sad.
• He puts everything he can in his mouth.
• He hates to lay still.
• He stayed with someone other than his Grandparents for the first time this week, he did great!
• He comes everywhere with us and is champ about it!

We love you little man!!

3 Months

3 Months - 13lbs 13oz - 24 inches

I can't believe our little Munchkin is 3 months old today! Time flies and I can barely remember life without him!

• He likes taking showers.
• He sings.
• Feeding time is now a game, he eats a little, laughs a little, wiggles a little and starts all over again!
  
• He favors his left hand.
• Has discovered his feet.
• He can now successfully make it through all 3 hours of church.
• He loves watching videos of himself and will laugh at his own noises.
• He loves to play with other babies.
• He enjoys going to the pool.
• He tried rice cereal for the first time and did pretty well!
• He holds his head up by himself.
• He has started to sit up by himself for a few seconds.
• If we lay him on the floor he will scoot around until he has turned 360.
• He loves to suck on his and Daddy's hands.
  
• He has spring/summertime allergies like his Mummy :(
• He takes his naps in his crib.
• He gives big smiles when you go into his room when he wakes up.
• He has learned to gurgle his drool and spit up, gross I know, but I have no idea how to stop him and he enjoys it haha
• He is teething already, poor guy is in a lot of pain and it could still be months before we even see any teeth.
  

He is such a cutie and has such a fun personality!

2 Months

• He sleeps on average 6 hours a night, wakes up to eat before Daddy goes to work and then goes back to sleep for about 3 hours. It is bliss :)
• He likes to snack in the day, eating every 2ish hours, rather than eating a ton a once. I like it.
• He loves, music, mirrors, lights and ceiling fans. Oh and don't forget the sounds, colors and movement of the TV.
• He is finally wearing his 0-3 month clothes, some are a little big still, especially in the legs. He is a shortie!
• He laughs in his sleep. It's adorable.
• He has discovered he can make sounds and is experimenting a lot.
• He is learning to use his hands to grab the toys on his baby play gym.
• He smiles or laughs when he spits up or toots...must be satisfying for him!
• He likes it when you sing to him or dance for him.
• He has 3 kinds of Binky and rotates which one he likes depending on the day.
• He sleeps in his own room!
• He still loves the bath more than anything.
• He is starting to roll over more often and tries to crawl during tummy time.
• He has multiple cries, my favorite is his whiny cry that occurs when I pause him eating to burp! haha
  

Our little guy never ceases to amaze or entertain us. He is the apple of our eye and we can't get enough of him!

Stats to come...