• You wear 12-18 month clothes—sometimes 18-24mo.--and a size 4 shoe.
• you have 6 teeth- 4 on top & 2 on bottom and you love love love to brush them!
• You have never been a fantastic sleeper but I don’t help you out much by always traveling with you just when you are improving and dad working at night means I RARELY make you cry—so it’s my fault. You WERE sleeping 11 hours a night until we went home for holidays and now you are working your way back. You now sleep about 9 (not bad :) and take 2-1 ½ hr naps. I tried to switch to one nap, thinking you would sleep longer—didn’t work!
• You are extremely curious but cautious. You love to climb stairs at your friends house but because we don’t have a flight you are still practicing being safe going down them :). You love to be chased & to chase us, be tickled, play peek-a-boo behind towels blankets or pillows, wrestle with daddy, play with monkey face, push anything and everything around like a push toy, explore the laundry room/pantry, look out storm door window... basically be a little boy!
• You also have a sweet side and love to give mom BIG hugs and kisses—in fact you have dabbled in blowing kisses but only do it on special occasions
• You are recently a fan of a few shows. You like to dance with the Backyardigans and are an Elmo fan.
• You got a new carseat for your birthday from Gma & Gpa Shaw--you LOVE it!!
• You aren’t saying anything really intelligible yet-except for dad and an occasional mama but-when you need to- you can sign more, all done, & please. You also can wave hello and bye.
• You love to click your tongue and pop/smack your lips—in fact, when other do this to you it always gets a smile
• This month you started making a car sound and "driving" your cars, trucks, & tractors around—so cute that that is innate in boys because Im pretty sure I didn’t model that a ton for you. You also love to bang on things like drums--loud and with a silly face:)
•You love to dance and have some pretty rad moves every time you hear music and occasionally on cue
• You learned how to put cellphones (or remotes or phone chargers or anything that shape...) to your ear and babbling—so cute—its actually more behind your ear like Gpa Gar’s BAHA :)
• You love to play in the cupboards, drawers, make-up bag, etc and take everything out and are actually AMAZINGLY good and putting it all back. All mom has to do is start singing the “clean up” song and you help put everything away.
• You have the strength and skill to stand alone and maybe even take steps but you are sooo cautious. You will reach as far and wide as you possibly can before you even consider moving your feet. Walking is close though—I can feel it :)
• You are so social and love to be around other people but when you play with your friends you are the youngest and are very observant. Sometimes you just watch them play quietly.
• You are getting so smart and seem to have learned a ton this month! You are recognizing what objects are and will follow instructions when you understand.
• You are SOO obedient and amaze us daily when you stop playing or going after something intriguing right when mom or dad say "no-no" or dad gives you “the look” (with the computer however it takes multiple no’s to convince you its not a toy)
Happy 12 months Ben
WE LOVE YOU TO THE MOON & BACK!
