12 Months

Noah, you are twelve months old!! Your first birthday was this past Friday and we've had such a fun and busy weekend celebrating your party, Father's Day, and your cousins baptism. Here are some of your highlights:

• You are wearing mostly 12 month clothing and a size 3 diaper.
• You have 4 teeth with one more that just broke through.
• You are now WALKING! You still crawl about half the time, but your little legs are getting stronger every day and you are walking farther and longer. It's such an exciting time!
• You are eating about half baby food and half table food. You really enjoy feeding yourself!
• You weighed in at 22 lbs,  8oz. You actually lost a little bit of weight since I took you in to see the doctor about a month ago for a sick visit. I'm guessing it's because you are much more mobile now. 
• You are 30 inches long. You are right about in the 50-60% for all stats.
• We turned your car seat around and you are loving it! It's a whole new world for you!
• You can play peek-a-boo by covering your own eyes now. It's so cute!
• You love the water! We've taken you to the pool a few times and you seem to really enjoy it. We'll be spending a lot of time there this summer!
• You can give hugs and kisses (when you want to). I love it!
• You have recently started to really like wearing hats and your sunglasses. You are so cute!
• You also enjoy resting your head (and hugging) your Pillow Pet. Thank you, Granny!
• You are constantly babbling in your own little language. 
• You've also started to enjoy getting your picture taken lately. You can smile silly for the camera when Mommy asks you to.

We had your birthday party at our house on Saturday (I'll have a separate post later). So many of our family members and friends were able to come and celebrate with us. You had fun playing with the other babies and showing off your new walking skills. :) 

I cannot believe you are officially considered a toddler now. It blows my mind! Can you please slow down?! I cherish every moment with you and love to watch you grow. Mommy and Daddy love you more than you could possibly know!

Happy Birthday, Noah!

Another attempt at taking his monthly picture. He can smile, but not hold the sign the right way. Ha!

I was vacuuming the sofa cushions and had all the pillows on the floor. Noah decided he would climb the mountain and then take a rest.

Climbing on the pillows.

Chillin"

Daddy and Noah

"Check out my hat!"

Could he BE any cuter?!

Say "cheese"!

Too cool for ham and cheese.

Lounging on the Pillow Pet!

Big Boy!

Look Who's Walking!

YES!!! Noah has started walking. He took his first steps over Memorial Day weekend and has been practicing since then. He's not walking 100% yet but he is taking those sweet baby steps! He always has such a big smile on his face when he starts to walk. I think he's very proud of himself and of course, we are very proud of him! He is growing up way too fast for me.

Here is a video I took of him today with my phone. I should let you know there is some crawling in the beginning before we get to the walking. And he's wearing his shark foam visor we bought at Target the other day (just in case you're wondering what the heck he has on his head! Ha!). He loves to wear it!

Pool Time!

We took Noah to the local pool near our house. They have a "rainforest" area with a zero-depth entry pool for the little kids and Noah LOVES it! He kept trying to crawl into the "deep end". He also really enjoyed being in the big kid pool with Mommy and Daddy.  I think we have a water baby on our hands!

I'm ready to go, Mom!

Relaxing in the water

Snack time after swimming