1 year!

on wednesday july 4th, our little firecracker turned 1.

his current stats:

weight: 19 lbs 10 oz = 25%

height: 29 in = 25%

 head circum: 45.4 cm = 45%

he still has his murmur. we are going to wait until january to have an echo done.

this past month cal:

- discovered stairs, and is now obsessed.

he would play on them all day if we let him.

he hasn't figured out how to go down yet.

- has also starting climbing other things.

- before our california trip, cal would only fall to sleep if i rocked him...

and he was still waking up a couple times a night and he wanted to be rocked to sleep.

i started baby boot camp with him when we got home.

i checked out a lot of sleeping books, but liked this one the best:

a few tips from the book i really found helpful:

- don't let baby sleep past 4pm

- progressive crying it out. (day 1 you wait 3 minutes before checking on them, then 5, 10. and by day 7 you go in every 30 mins if needed.)

- consistency is key

anyways, after much anxiety, i laid him down for his first nap, sang a little song and walked out.. and nothing happened! not one tear.. he just went to sleep. and honestly, he has done really well ever since!

 i am still in awe and have no idea how this happened.

i think it was a straight up answer to prayers.

- he still howls, spits, says mama, dada, nite-nite, and dah (ball).

 - loves to watch baby signing time. signs food, more, milk, and bird.

- plays hard and loves the dirt

. sometimes he gets two baths a day because he gets so stinky/dirty.

- good thing he loves the tub.

- monday mornings are his favorite day of the week, for one reason:

monday mornings from Whitney Asay on Vimeo.

- drinks 20 oz of milk / day.

- loves raisins, the crust on toast, lasagna, grapes, raspberries, watermelon.

our little cal boy is still as sweet as ever.

best. 12. months. of. our. lives.