Parker,
Our little baby Bubba, we can’t believe you are twelve
months old. Say goodbye to the infant stage, and hello toddler!
There are so many new and exciting things that have happened
this month. Let’s start with your mobility. You are a super crawler now, and
can crawl anywhere in lightning speed! You can stand independently for a long
time, especially if you are focused on holding something. You have taken a few
steps at a time, but you aren’t really walking around yet.
You went to see your new doctor, Dr. Zubach (who was also
Mommy’s doctor when she was little!), on May 10th. You weighed 21.3 pounds and
measured 29 inches tall. We are super happy to see your weight gain, as you are
now in the 30th percentile for weight instead of the first
percentile.
You have moved up to size 4 diapers and are fitting snug
into your 12 month clothes. Actually, some of your 12 month sizes are too
small, so we've pulled out some of the 12-18 month sizes for you!
You are quite the chatterbox when you’re in the mood for it.
You understand a lot of words now, and if we say any of these words, you’ll
point to them or look at them: snuggly, paci, Mommy, Daddy, Jack, Elmo, book,
fan, and bottle. You probably understand a lot more than that, and we just haven’t realized it yet.
You are a curious little explorer! You love to crawl around Mommy and Daddy's room, or your room, and open every drawer, pull off every toy from the shelf, and see how high you can reach or climb.
You’ve also started saying a few words. The first word we
really noticed was when you say Jack’s name. You say “ck” when you see him. So we think “Jack” was your first word!
And by the way, Jack is really
becoming your buddy! You love to play with him, pet him, and hold his leash
when we go on walks.
When you want your bottle or food, you say “ya-ya-ya!” very
enthusiastically.
And just recently, you’ve learned how to say "up". You say
“ah-bbbb,” kind of like you’re making a little raspberry sound. We’re so proud and
in awe of how fast you are learning things!
Other new things… we got a gazebo in the backyard and put a
water play table out there for you. You really like the water table. You enjoy
splashing and we think you just love the fact that you’re outside, which seems
to be your favorite place to be!
Also this month you got an Elmo chair and a Fisher Price
walker—both of which don’t seem to really impress you much. We think that’s
mainly because you don’t know how to really use them yet. But we know you’ll
like them once you do.
Oh, and you got your first Elmo doll this month--thank you Grandma and Grandpa!
You went to your first birthday party this month—actually you
went to two in the same weekend! First, you went to your friend Abbey’s first
birthday, and then you went to Chloe’s first birthday the very next day. You
did awesome both times! You are very social, and you had a great time playing with the toys and other
kiddos. You also are quite a fan of balloons. :o)
Goofy face!
Silly paci face!
Happy boy!
