The Dub Shack: October 2012

Brody,

My sweet baby boy! How are you 1 year already!? I remember when you were born!! (Read the story here!) This year FLEW by! Brody you have brought more joy to my life this past year than I ever thought possible! You can literally make any bad day better by just hugging me and smiling at me!

Here is a recap of your 12 month!

Sept. 1 - 8: On Saturday the 1st, we met up to get you with Nana and Papa.You slept until 8 am you stinker - you never do that with mommy and daddy! :) Then we headed to the Webster Family Reunion. They all loved seeing you and playing with you. We played games, went swimming, and hung out a lot. You slept until 8 am both days on Sunday and Monday so I guess its ok you slept that long for Nana and Papa! :) You did well most of the trip back to Bentonville. You got a little anxious part way through but overall you were a trooper! This week Mommy spent a lot of time getting ready for your big birthday party! It was a normal week for you. You did come down with a cough and runny nose again. We took you to a doctor we didnt know. We couldnt get you in to see your new pediatrician here because we wanted to get you in the same day. You just have another cold which is common in babies. On Friday, Nana and Papa came in for your party. We got to eat out at Dink's with them and you enjoyed getting sugar from Nana and Papa. On Saturday the 8th, you played with Papa a lot of the morning because Mommy, Daddy, and Nana were getting your 1st Birthday party set up! We had about 35 people there! Lolly, Peeps, and Auntie Steph even got to come. It was so great having so many people there showing YOU love! You got TONS of great goodies for your birthday! For your smash cake, you didnt really get into it to much. You were not such a fan of cake. You did get some on your face though for pictures! :) That even, Nana and Papa left, but we had lots of fun with Lolly, Peeps, and Auntie Steph.

Sept. 9 - 15: Sunday, September 9th was your 1st birthday!!!!! Happy birthday little man! We dressed you up in an ADORABLE little suit and we first went to church!!! Then we had lunch at Dinks again and headed home so you could get a nap. I will say, this was one of the worst naps you have ever taken - ha. You only slept like 30 minutes then woke up and I literally had to fight and hold you down for about 30 minutes to get you back to sleep and you slept about another 1:30. Then we went to Crystal Bridges. Then we went to a playground to let you swing and slide on your birthday! You enjoyed it a lot! Then we headed to Yum Yos to get you yogurt for your birthday!! Lolly and Peeps left Monday. on Wednesday the 14th, you had your 1 year check up! You were 56% for height at 30 in and 15% for weight at 19 pounds. Average height and skinny! I must say you are very skinny! You had to get 4 shots, poor boy! I hate being there for that and having to watch you scream! But you were ok the rest of the night! The rest of the week was fun playing with toys, riding out bikes, and being a family!!

Sept 16 - 22: Overall this week was a pretty normal week. You did get sick Tuesday. You threw up 3 times and were very lethargic all morning. We went ahead and took you to the doctor. He tested for strep but it was negative. You had some kind of stomach bug. By the afternoon you were pretty much back to normal. Daddy stayed home with you - it killed mommy to be at work but thats what we decided was best for that day. Next time youre sick though - I am staying home. I dont like being away from you when you are sick!!!!

Sept. 23 - 30: Again - a pretty normal week. The 28 - 30 Mommy went on a women's retreat. It was really hard leaving you. It is the first time we have been apart since you were born. But I knew daddy would take great care of you and that you would be fine. Mommy made a menu for you and made sure everything was ready to go when I left. Daddy did such a great job taking care of you and you were having fun daddy time! Mommy had a good time to get renewed on retreat and went shopping and bought you more stuff then me or daddy! (someone is spoiled :)) Something really exciting is that on Sept 24 you took a few steps on your own!!! Now you will go back and forth between Mommy and Daddy and take a few steps but not any on your own otherwise.

Milestones/Things about you this month:

You have 6 teeth!!!
You give TONS of kisses!! We just say "Can I have kisses?" and you give a big open mouth kiss!
Can give hugs
Went through about 2 weeks this month where you ate hardly anything!!! But you started eating more again.
All solids, all whole milk (no breastmilk anymore)
19 pounds
30 in tall
Crawl really fast
Walking on your own between Mommy and Daddy
Enjoy Ice Cream, string cheese, rice, strawberries, fruit pouches, milk, oatmeal, potatoes, carrots, blueberries, mac and cheese, and lunch meat the most.
Walk SUPER fast when holding on to someone's hand
Sleep from about 745 - 8 until about 645/7 am.
Put yourself to sleep. Dont really like to be rocked.
Dance all the time
Do a head bob and make your eyes wide often!
Head bob to music
Say mama, dada, bababa
Point at mommy's eye and your eye
Wave
Clap
Motions for Milk and All Done (can do more but rarely want to - usually just point)
Like playing with Maverick
Like being "tossed" and "flipped"
LOVE remotes, phones, and your monitor
Love bath time
Tried riding our bikes with you in your seat this month and you like it!
Dont like bananas right now
Dont like cake much
Like pizza
Uses bottles at home, wont use sippy at home but you use it at school
like to crawl on fireplace and get out the rocks
Like patting, banging on stuff
Like watching out the window