We have a "toddler"!

Today my boy & I:

-went to lunch
-showed each other where our "noses" were
-made sun tea
-drank sun tea
-played with fire trucks
-shared a couple of gummy bears
-went grocery shopping
&
-sang "Monkey Jamboree" about thirty times

& then, while I watched him try to put on my shoes I realized that in all the week to week excitement of Baby Hadley, I have neglected to record all the amazing changes we are seeing in our little boy! So here is a little update of where we are with his progress, and who he is quickly becoming.

Size: At last check, he was a slight 20 pounds and 26 inches tall. My little man! He is still able to wear some of his 9 month shorts, including bathing suits. We are however FINALLY in 18 month shirts, and one piece outfits with a coupe 12 month pieces mixed in. He has these short little legs (sorry buddy!) and people always jokingly ask if he is wearing shorts or pants!

Illness: We were very lucky with Bug. He caught RSV from a friend earlier on this year, and got an ear infection from that. Aside from that he has been relatively healthy. We had a little problem when we switched to whole milk. I was giving him way too much and it made his my hurt, but once we realized that was the problem we reduced it and no problems since!

Mobility: We FINALLY have a walker. A couple weeks ago, we let him out of our arms at his Nana & Papaws and little man just takes off for his Nana. About 5 awesome steps! He has since then gotten to where he walks almost everywhere. He still crawls when he falls down, mainly because he a hasn't figured out how to stand up without assistance from something stationary. We are still a little wobbly but he is doing so good, so fast!

Communication: Hunter is still saying the basics, Mama & Dada. We have heard "cat" a few times when Chloe startles him, and he can say "Nana". Other than that he has up just learned he can scream. It is a high pitched happy scream that makes people turn around and stare at us in the store! Sorry!

Sleep: I am happy to report that Bug is sleeping through the night, and without the paci! We took it away over a month ago and it was hard for a couple of weeks but he now gets a cup of milk, and either a bath or just a wind down and then we lay him down and he goes to sleep! He whines a title sometimes but he generally is a good little sleeper. No strict bedtime but usually 8:30, 9:30 at the most and sleeps till 7:30, some mornings he will go until 9:30.

Feeding: We are now drinking three 6oz sippy cups of milk a day. In addition to that he has his traditional 3 meals and snacks here and then. He loves food, however, he is a little more picky than he was as an infant. We did baby led weaning, and Hunter was always so good about a variety of foods. I think it is a stage though that's he is in where he does not do well with red meat, and he chews things and spots them back out (gross, I know). He also is now throwing his food on the ground, which mommy does not like. All in all, he still eats very well. We definitely know when it's dinner time in this house, as we get a little cranky if a meal is running late!

Personality: I say this in the best way, but Hunter is still a little high maintenance. With that said, he is the sweetest little thing. He crawls up in my lap and wants hugs and kisses and he has the sweetest little laugh. When we figure out what triggers it we wear it out making him giggle. He is also the most persistent little thing. When he wants something, he goes for it and no amount of distraction or diversion helps our case. He just has to pitch a little fit!

Likes: Blowing kisses, berries of any kind, when Nana sneaks him full strength sweet tea, walking, when Dad "roars" at him, going for walks, playing with the "big kids", he loves all his grandparents but adores his Papa & Papaw

Dislikes: getting dressed, the word "No", having his diaper changed, having to stay away from the hearth, getting strapped into just about anything, getting out of the bath, loud noises especially baby screams

So, at thirteen months our little baby is big boy. He is changing before our eyes and we are so proud and blessed to call him ours.