HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY// 12 MO UPDATE + CURIOUS GEORGE PARTY

Howwwww in the world is our baby already ONE? It's not possible. Time flies when you're having fun....especially when "fun" also means sleeping less and slight exhaustion at times.

One whole year of getting to know this little guy - what a joy it has been. I thank Jesus everyday for his little life and can't wait to watch him grow more. One of my favorite things was finding out just how BIG his personality is. Seriously, almost every time we go out he attracts all the girls. And gets all the compliments. He is a lady killer already. 

Loves:

Food (any and all fruit especially)

Hiding behind things

Books!!

Food

Wrestling with Daddy

Being in the kitchen with Mommy

Throwing a ball back and forth

Taking things off the shelf one at a time

Bath time

Giving his Clifford & Curious George stuffed animals hugs

Being outside/Strolling

Food (...haha)

Screaming

His grandparents

Cooking utensils (bowls, spatulas, Tupperware, all of it!)

Hates:

When the food is gone

DIAPER. CHANGES.

Having his face/nose wiped 

When we tell him he can't play in the toilet/garbage can

Words:

Outside (his favorite right now)

Cheese

Choo Choo

Hi

Eggs

Bye-bye

Dada

Mama (only sparingly lol)

Walking:

Yes! He started walking a couple days before his birthday.

He was super timid at first - if we got excited he would NOT do it again.

But here we are a week later and he's doing more walking than crawling now!

First haircut:

Ugh, not yet. This child's hair though. I'm afraid to cut the top 

with the hopes that eventually the extra weight will help it lay down, 

but the back definitely needs to be shaped up.

Wearing:

Size 12-18 mo & 18 mo clothes

Size 4 diapers

Teeth:

Still 6 (Hasn't cut any since about 7-8 months)

Sleep:

The sleep saga is at a better place for now. He started sleeping through the night just before his birthday and now sleeps from 7:30 pm to 6 am (and exactly 6 am everyday) basically 4 out of 5 days, with a random middle of the night wake-up here and there. I'm so proud of him because he struggggled for so long. 

Naps:

Usually 2 one-hour naps a day (morning and afternoon)

On the weekend of his birthday, we drove back home to Louisville, Kentucky to have a big ole birthday party for Charlie. It was a Curious George themed cook out and almost 40 family and friends showed up to celebrate with us. So special and sweet. 

As much as this boy loves to eat, he wasn't really into the cake smash at first. I don't know if he was intimidated by everyone watching or if he just didn't know he was supposed to make a mess. But once he finally took a bite, he started to dig in!

Happy first birthday, Charlie! We love you so.