Blaiden,
I can’t believe how fast you have grown. I think back to this time last year when I
had no idea what I was doing, was getting no sleep, and worried about every
little thing. This year I somewhat know
what is going on, I am getting a little bit more sleep (the last 2 nights have
been wonderful), and I still worry about every little thing. You have changed everything about my life and
now I wonder why I waited so long to bring you into it.
We took you to your 1 year appointment yesterday and your
doctor said it perfectly, “is this really the same baby we were so worried
about a year ago, he has grown into a beautiful and perfect baby.” I guess I would make one correction to his statement;
you are no longer a baby you have graduated into toddler hood.
I love everything about you, I can’t get enough. I love that I get to spend every day with you
and enjoy all the little things that you do.
When we are reading books you now have to have your own, this makes it a
little hard to show and teach you about things that are on the page, but I have
learned that you like to be independent.
You think when we say “Blaiden, come here” it means turn and run so we
will chase you. This makes me laugh
every time, even when we are in a hurry.
You love Kiara and when you get the chance to give her a hug you always
do. You also like to crawl over her when
she is lying down, which she doesn’t really like but she lets you do it
anyway.
Watching you learn new things is so exciting for me. We have taught you a few signs and when you
catch on I can hardly contain myself.
You learned milk last week and I started jumping up and down while you
were in your high chair. You are
starting to use your toys the way they were made to be played with. You have started wanting to climb up
things. You have climbed up the stairs
for a while now but now you want to climb on the couch. You are not quite tall enough and so you will
use a toy to stand on to try and get up, you usually fall but that doesn’t stop
you from trying again.
That little brain of yours is working all the time. Actually it’s not so little your head
circumference is in the 75% for your age.
You love to put balls in any container and carry them around; you get so
frustrated when they fall out. You feel
the need to explore everything. This
includes all of the cabinets in the kitchen and any doorway that you can get
through. You also love to carry things,
heavy things, I don’t quite get this maybe it boy thing. While I am in the kitchen cooking you roam
around and pull out anything and everything.
By the time I am done I can’t even take a step without tripping on
something.
As you enter this next year of you life I find it hard to
let you go, you don’t need me as much anymore and I am having a hard time
adjusting to this. I am trying to give
you more space but always know I will be there when you fall or can’t reach
something. I still think of you as my
baby, I don’t think that will ever change.
I love you.
Love Mom
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