My little boy is one already! This past year has gone by too quickly, but I've tried to take lots of pictures. Colter is such a joy to have in our home. He is so good-natured and as a newborn was always so content and patiently waited when it came to feeding time. With two active girls requiring my attention, he seemed to understand and knew I would eventually get to him. These days he's becoming more and more active and interested in everything around him and isn't so content to just sit.
He started laughing at 2 months and hasn't stopped since. He loves to laugh! And we love to hear him laugh! Naturally, Adam is the best at getting him going. I just can't ever get the video camera out in time to capture it before Colter starts getting tired. He's a happy boy and also great at being silly and is turning into quite the show-off. He loves the attention he gets from everyone (as long as the attention from his sisters comes from a safe distance away).
Colter isn't a big kid, we still have him rear-facing in his infant car seat. At his one-year check-up he weighed 19 lbs 3 oz. and was 28.1 inches long. The most important thing is that he is healthy. He eats well. I nursed him until he was 11 months and then gave him pumped breast milk and formula for the last month. He loves baby cereal, strawberry yogurt, and just about any kind of vegetable. He also really likes little puffs and goldfish. He's not crazy about fruit and especially hates bananas. He ate them at first, then decided, all of a sudden, he didn't like them. He pulls the most horrible faces every time we try to feed them to him. It's hilarious.
Our little man makes so many sounds, some I can't even imitate, and "talks" to us all the time. I wish I could understand because his tone and facial expressions indicate he's very excited about whatever it is he wishes to tell us. I think he's just excited about life and all the things he's learning and discovering. He points to everything. He has said a few words like "mama", "dada", and he said "Jesus" once. He will point to a picture of Jesus we have in our kitchen when asked "Where's Jesus?". His best word is "uh-oh". He uses that one a lot when he's in his high chair and food or a toy falls, or is dropped, on the ground. He waves "bye-bye" and is learning how to blow kisses. He likes to sing as well, or tries to. One of the cutest things Colter does is clap anytime any song is sung.
Our little boy is so sweet. He'll give a hug but doesn't like to cuddle for very long, unless it's in the middle of the night and he just needs to be rocked back to sleep. Life doesn't get much better than snuggling up with your warm and sleepy baby in the rocking chair, their soft hair against your cheek. That's worth getting up at 2 AM for. Colter has a sweet side and an all-boy side too. It's funny to see some of the differences of having a boy after two very girly girls. Colter loves anything with wheels and already knows a car goes "vroom vroom". He's also really into climbing. He crawls all over the floor but also climbs the stairs, the railing, boxes, anything.
Milestones for Colter during his first year include...
smiled - 1 month
lifted head while on stomach - 1 month
laughed - 2 months
slept through the night - 2 months
turning over from front to back - 5 months
began eating solid foods - 6 months
turning over from back to front - 6 1/2 months
sat up alone - 7 months
pulled to a stand - 7 months
first tooth - 7 1/2 months
crawled - 8 months
climbed stairs - 9 months
We love our little monkey!
