Almost there!!

You're almost a year old! You're very active and love to play with books and toys, and eat your socks! You refuse to leave socks on, and we have better luck with the skidders. You are 21 lbs. 11 oz. and 31 3/8" long. You're so big! Your birthday is next wednesday and I'm so excited! GG and Popop will be there that evening so we can celebrate!

Progress

You're getting better at hands and knees, and Gigi and Popop got to see you do it on facetime. You look like you're trying so hard to fly! Then you push up with your arms until your entire upper body is off the ground. Then you'll drop your head and arms and push your butt up in the air, then you'll lay on your side like you're tired, then all of a sudden you'll kick out like you're just going to shoot forward! It's amazing :D

Don't Forget

You wanted to post an entry about Tristan's full head of hair.

Long time no TALK!

Ok so you're not talking yet, and mommy's been busy so I haven't been updating this like I should. You're crawling, oh so expressive, you like to hit things, you don't put things in your mouth (which makes trying to get you to feed yourself a bit of a problem :P ) You crawl really fast and it's so CUTE! You definitely don't look the same, and we're on the umpteenth number of babysitters. Currently you're with Alma's daycare after A Kind Garden didn't work out. As far as we can tell you enjoy Alma's a lot! You laugh and your baby talk is starting to sound closer and closer to words. My favorite phrase to you now is "NO Pancakes!" because Pigs shouldn't have any, especially when they ruin your house and run you ragged if you give them some. ("If you give a pig a pancake") I've been trying to read to you more, and you have a pretty good attention span. You're very social (Pisces), and I've heard good reports about you at daycare, but I've also seen even from you being a newborn that you were social. You didn't often cry and it makes mommy feel good and sad all at once, because being so social it's hard to tell based on your reaction if you don't like someone. I only recently realized that you will get down and crawl and explore if you feel comfortable, which is often hard to do anyway since you're a baby and everyone finds you so cute anyway everyone wants to hold you lol. So, yes, you're spoiled, but that's ok :D. I miss you a lot while I'm at work, and I love coming home and seeing you and spending time with you. We need to work on that temper though!

Being a mommy is hard juggling so many different things, bills and supplies and daycare and work and I get very tired, but it always feels good to see you! And it's worth it all :). I'm trying to get some things together to make it a little easier so Mommy doesn't stress out as much and so we can spend more time together!! I love  you!

Oh and you are a VORACIOUS eater! You eat anything and everything, but you do like variety, and don't like eating the same thing for a while, even in the same feeding. I'm glad you're not a picky eater, because when money's tight it's hard to keep up with formula and baby food and I often default to just giving you whatever I have, and have been buying groceries with that in mind, chicken, rice potatoes, pasta, I have to add more vegetables though. And hopefully money won't be so tight for too long

I love you!