At the beginning of your 12th month you took a few quick, unsure steps. You naturally want to sit or crawl so it was tough convincing you to move your little legs. At end end of the month you had gained enough confidence to let go of chairs, couches, etc. and take a few steps before plopping onto your cute little bum.
We discovered that you LOVE slides. You're still a little unsure about swings.. but slides? Oh man, you laugh and immediately try to climb back up to slide again.
We went to the beach and it seems like you're slowly catching onto the fact that not everything should go in your mouth. When you tried to eat a rock I told you no. You looked at me than back to the rock.. and then you started shaking your head no. You looked at me again, the back to the rock, then ever so slowly you began to raise it to your mouth. Hahaha! It was darling to see this internal dilemma unfold. You shaking your head no but wanting so desperately to put it in your mouth. Otherwise, you loved kicking around in the sand and squeezing it in your fingers. You especially like trying to grab it when I let it pour from above you.
You're learning how to wrestle Dad. You crawl on top of him and bury your head into his chest. Your face is always full of joy and wonder. We love getting down on the ground to play with you because it instantly makes you happy.
You puked after having eggs again. We're going to take a bit of a break before trying them again.
Andrew, you're a thrill seeker! When I hold you chest to chest, you purposefully lean your head back until you go upside down. You laugh and laugh and then throw you head back again! It's hilarious!
You're currently in love with lights. When we turn on the light you reach your hands up and say tuh, tuh (light). You try turning pages of books, get super wiggling during church, you bang your hands on any surface you can find (windows, doors, table tops, the seat of the chair), you crawl up the stairs in a jiffy, you walk holding on to one hand, and you can pound half a PB&J in no time.
Dad and I love watching you on the baby monitor. You plant your head and walk forward until you practically do a somersault! Once you're really tired you cram your head into the corner and snuggle up before you snooze off. You perpetually toss out your pacis but then holler because you can't sleep without them.
You still kick your legs like a wild child. Whether it's a diaper change, the bathtub, or when I'm trying to put your shoes on. It's really quite dangerous for me and Dad!
Your hair is getting long and when it gets disheveled we call you Raggedy Andy. It got to the point where we decided you needed you first real hair cut. Daddy did an amazing job and you look SO big now. Stop growing up, Angel Boy!
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