When I did Austin 12 month pictures I didn't have time to update all of his information. So here goes! Where do I start? Austin is just soooo much fun right now. The biggest thing we have encountered (this is right after he turned one) is that we have taken him off the bottle except one at night before bed. This has been HUGE! He eats all day long and I mean ALL day long, but he sleeps for 11-12 hours at night! Can I get a hallelujah? The kid was waking up to eat because he really was hungry. I thought he was just being difficult! LOL He now eats 2 things of baby food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner! He also eats tons of Cheerios all day long. I give him an afternoon snack of applesauce or something like that and another snack after dinner. I also share with him whatever I'm eating. This kid can put the food away.
As I said he has been sleeping 11-12 hours at night. He also takes a short nap in the morning. Then, he'll usually take a pretty long nap in the afternoon. He has got to where when I put him to sleep in the afternoon I just go lay him in the bed and he'll roll over and go to sleep! He definitely sleeps best in his bed. He won't go to sleep in our bed! I've tried to lay down with him in my bed to take a nap and it's not happening!
He has NO interest in walking whatsoever. He has balance and will stand by himself when I'm not trying to get him to, but when I try to get him to he just sits down and cries. He REALLY does not want to walk. If I try and hold him out from me and get him to walk to me he just sits down and crawls to me. He is completely happy with crawling everywhere he goes. At this point, it's looking like he'll be crawling right on in to kindergarten in a few more years!
He hasn't been saying as many new words as he was for awhile. Right now he can say mama, dada, bye bye, bite, bath, ball, papa, hi, and hey. ONE day he was handing me a toy and I told him thank you and he said it back to me. He did it again one more time that day, but hasn't since then. He also picked up my keys ONE day and said key without anyone trying to get him to say it. We THINK he was saying key and not just making noises. My mom heard it too!
He's also really into Dora the Explora and Go Diego Go. He didn't used to pay attention to the TV much, but now he'll watch these shows. I like to sit and cuddle with him in the mornings on my days off and we watch cartoons. He'll sit on my lap and watch them for a whole episode. We've also started going for awhile in the evenings now that we have light later and it's warmer. He is REALLY good on the walks. I take a pacifier, drink, and Cheerios and we are good to go! We usually go about 45 minutes and he just sits back and relaxes and enjoys the outdoors. Just don't stop the stroller!
Austin's a dancing boy! He loves to dance to music. He was even dancing to the washing machine the other day! He can clap his hands when I say to or if I do it he will too. When I say...Tada!..he puts his hands in the air. It's pretty cute!
I think all of his accomplishments are so fun to watch. It amazes me how far he has come in a year and also how many more accomplishments he will have in the next year. He is definitely our sweet little boy!
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This past week was sooooo exciting. My coteacher, Marcia, won the Veteto award. She will receive $5000. It was a VERY eventful week!
Austin really likes taking a shower with Daddy. He giggles and giggles!
Saturday night we went to dinner at the Maynard's house. Brenden is walking all over the place. We're hoping Austin was taking notes!
Today was kind of exciting for Austin. He took ONE step TWO times. He REALLY didn't want to though. One time he was trying to get a ball from me. He took the step and immediately went down to the ground. He didn't fall to the ground, he set down. Sooo...I decided to move this show OUTSIDE. He doesn't like the cement. I put him down on the front walk and held my hands out to him. Again, he took one step and sat down. At least it's progress. After that when I tried to get him to walk he immediately sat down and looked at me and cried like I was beating him. We'll get there...eventually.
