Carter's One!

Carter,

 

My rambunctious, full of life, happy, picky, climbing little boy is one! You are ONE!

 

At 12 months, you weighed in at 21.8 lbs (35%), were 31 inches (80%), and had quite a head at 19 inches (92%). You wear 9 month bottoms, 12 month tops, and 18 month rompers. You wear a size 3 shoe, but we seldom put them on! You transitioned out of formula super easy...probably because you were already drinking milk out of your brother's sippy cup anytime you found it. You now get a sippy cup of milk as soon as you wake up and right before bed. You drink water throughout the day and love to hold your sippy cup tight in your arms or wiggle it from your mouth! You continue to baffle us with your eating habits. We never know if you are going to like the food from one day to the next. Your go to at breakfast would be yogurt or any carb (toast, pancakes, biscuits). For lunch, your favorite would be PB&J. And for dinner, you still love your meatloaf. Some of your other favorites would include cheese, turkey, GRAPES, watermelon, and crackers. Your go to snack is goldfish. If you see them, you point and let out your - eh, eh, eh. As far as veggies, you want nothing to do with them! We will even put them in a bite of something else, and you will sort it in your mouth and spit out the veggie :( We keep vegetable baby food in stock due to this!

 

You go to bed really easy between 8:15-8:30 and wake up around 6:30. You take a morning nap 2-2.5 hours after waking up, and that nap can be anywhere from 20 minutes to 1.5 hours! You then take an afternoon nap which lasts anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours! I think you just like to keep me guessing. You love being outside and can climb anything. You know how to climb the stairs to the top of slides and slid on your tummy all by yourself. Inside, you are EVERYWHERE. You pull toys out and go from one to another. If Jack is around, that is where you want to be. If you find a book, you bring it to me, plop in my lap, and only last through the first few pages before you shut it and walk off. You enjoy pick-a-boo games, bath time, and getting chased then tickled. Lots of times, though, you just want to be held or to hold a finger.

 

You aren't a big talker. Jack and Bubba are the only things we really hear. You have recently started to sign "more" by putting your pointer finger to the middle of your hand. Whatever keeps you from screaming, I'll take. You also know how to pant for a dog (and most animals) and how to blow for an elephant. When asked where your nose is, you can point in the general area :) You have become way more stable and can now "run". You climb any and every thing and are quite good at it.

 

As far as things you don't enjoy, you don't like car rides! You also don't like to sit for long periods of times, get your diaper changed, or be in your high chair when there is not food in front of you!



Cart Tart - You are take me on a wild and crazy ride every day. There are so many times that you go somewhere/do something you aren't supposed to, but your scrunched nose and grin get you out of trouble. You have a smile that is contagious and only makes others smile. I get so many compliments on how cute you are, and I have to agree. You keep me on my toes, you wear me out, you make me nervous, but most of all, you make me smile. I absolutely love being your Mommy and you keep me guessing every day. I think you are going to be just like me - the good, the bad, and the ugly! God is going to do great things with you, and I can't wait to watch.

I loved you yesterday, I love you today, and I will love you tomorrow,
Mommy