14 months

7/12/09: You are now starting to say a couple more words. You say "nana" for banana and "eye-a" for Ajax. You sometimes say "upup" when you want up. You use sign language to indicate "milk" and "more". It's so cute watching you learn and communicate. You have really started to enjoy books. You love to pull them out of the basket and sit w/ mommy or daddy while we read to you. It's been pretty warm lately so we've been spending a lot of time in the pool. You love it and can get in and out by yourself. Mommy's had a couple long weekends so it's been so great to just be with you and bond. You love the doggies, reading, and playing in your pool. You also love for mommy/daddy to chase you around the house. You laugh and giggle as you go around each corner trying to escape. You continue to love bananas but we've been feeding you strawberry's and raspberries from the garden and you seem to like these even more. Surprise surprise somebody's a sugar monster. We may be going to Reese's (cousin) 4th birthday party this weekend and then camping on the way home. We'll see how you do on camp trip #2. You seem to be extremely attached to your blanket lately and will go into your room and start hollering. When mommy/daddy shows up you are trying to pull your jungle blanket (nana made for you) out of your crib through the slats. Once you have it you wander around the house like Linus just clutching your blanket. You are SO CUTE. We feel so incredibly lucky to have such an amazing child.

13 months

6/13/09: We are enjoying a weekend @ nana & papa's house. You had a ball w/ nana yesterday as she watched you while mommy & daddy played tourist and stayed overnight at the Rio Vista (mommy's first night away from you). You say dada and mama but I don't think you know who that is yet. You say "d-d-d" for dog and make a closed mouth "mmmmm" sound to indicate cow. Perhaps your newest word and one you understand is "no no no". You look so cute when you say it. You went camping for the first time a couple weekends ago and you did pretty well. You liked playing in the dirt and eating rocks. You got cold @ night so we brought you into our sleeping bags. You just keep getting more and more fun and mommy & daddy love you SO MUCH! It's summertime and getting warmer so you've enjoyed splashing around in your swimming pool. You continue to be a very good and easy baby. You are pretty flexible and accommodating even when your sleep schedule and location get interrupted. You love riding the lawn mower with daddy and are definitely daddy's right hand man these days. We love you SO MUCH!!!

12 months (20lbs. 5oz. (20% weight) 30" (50% height)

5/10/09: 
You are now walking exclusively and seem to love the freedom that comes with it. You have a 5th tooth coming in and are completely weened. You now drink whole milk and eat the same food as mommy & daddy most of the time. You love blueberries & bananas and anything sweet. We're going to turn your car seat around now that you'll be 1 year old and 20 lbs. Mommy takes you to the doctor on Tuesday for your 1 year check-up. I can't believe it's already been a year. You still have bad diaper rash so we'll see what the doctor says on Tuesday. You have started a new trick of getting your limbs stuck between the slats of your crib. You are such a joy in our lives and we only hope that our next baby is as easy and cute as you. We had a little b'day party for you a couple weeks ago when nana & papa were in town. You had your 1st cupcake and seemed to love it. I made some more so that you can have another one on your actual birthday. Mommy & daddy love you SO MUCH!

11 months

You have started to take steps. You aren't super confident and still prefer to crawl but you're starting to attempt walking more and more. In addition to waving and shaking your head you now can clap your hands when asked to and look toward the mudroom when we talk about the doggies. You say mama and dada but aren't sure who that pertains to. Today was your first Easter! Mommy & daddy can't believe that you're 1 year birthday is coming up. You seem to be a very happy baby and very easy most of the time. You've had a had time w/ diaper rash lately but that's mommy & daddy's fault. You are eating less baby food and more food that mommy & daddy eat. You are SO CUTE and both mommy & daddy feel so lucky to have such a good, healthy and handsome son. You are the center of our lives and we LOVE IT! We love you so much.

10 months

3/15/09: You are doing two new things in the last month. You have started to wave and shake your head no. I don't think you know what it means yet which is a good thing. I'm still waiting to hear you say "mama" and to distinguish between mama and dada. Daddy says you've taken a couple small steps and I'm sure you'll show mommy soon.

9 months (18 lbs 13 oz; 90% 29"; 90%)

2/14/09:
You can now stand for up to 30 seconds w/o holding onto anything. I don't think it will be too long before you take your first step. You have your 4th tooth coming in so you'll have 2 on bottom and now 2 on top. You are starting to say words instead of babbling syllables. Daddy & I don't know what your words mean but you are definitely trying to communicate. You are still eating baby food although we have you on #3 and are feeding you bites of our food as well. You really like butterscotch cookies. You typically take 2 naps a day and are in bed for the night @ 7:30pm. You just had your 9 month check-up and you are in the 95% for weight and 90% for height so you're filling out. You weigh 18lbs 13oz. and are 29" tall. You enjoy watching cartoons but no for very long. You continue to be very curious about the doggies and love watching daddy play w/ them. You are going through a phase where you and daddy are pretty tight. You always look for him and ore often want to go to him rather than mommy.

8 months

1/7/09: You are not only crawling but pulling up on everything and standing up on your crib, against the desk, anything nailed down. You now have your 3rd tooth coming in and love to babble. You really seem to like LeJune and playing w/ Spencer. You are eating a ton right now so we think you're growing. You are eating #2 baby food 2-3 times a day and are migrating from 3 naps to 2 a day. You're poo has become more solid now that you're eating food.