Grayson turned 1 year old on August 12th! I can't believe it. The year has just flown by, and while there were times I wasn't sure how we'd make it through, we did :) I'm looking at these adorable photos of my youngest on his birthday and I can suddenly see why so many people are saying he looks less babyish & more like a big boy...sniff :( he'll still be my baby forever, but I am seeing him transform into a super cute, super sweet little boy. I know how fun this age is but I'm having the hardest time with letting him grow up. It was much easier with the other two boys, I wonder if it's because I'm expecting Grayson to be our last baby? who knows, it's hard though!
At twelve months old Grayson still has no teeth, he's got a big gummy grin but it looks like maybe those swollen gums will cut some teeth soon. He's still a tiny little guy, he often looks much younger than some of his friends the same age. On wednesday he has a Doctor's appointment so I'll update his stats then. I'm guessing he's 19lbs or so. He still fits into his infant car seat but we just recently switched him to his big boy seat. Even though he fit, it's still heavy to lug that thing around. Plus when we go out it's easier to put him in the ergo or stroller, he likes to look around at things.
Updated With Current Stats: Grayson is 17lbs.11oz (3rd percentile), his height is 76cm (50th percentile) & his head circumference is 43.5 cm (not even on the growth chart). My little one is smaller than I realized :) he's still following the same growth curve he has been since birth, growing consistently. People always comment on how tall Grayson is, but based on his stats he must appear tall because he is so thin.
Grayson sure is a happy baby! rarely cries and if he does it isn't for very long. He's a mommy's boy and most of his whining takes place when he's lost sight of me. He thinks his big brothers are hilarious and his new game is to crawl after them and chase them around. He's got quite a screech while playing, I often think it's one of the big kids making noise & when I look it's him :) he'll fit right in with the rest of these guys! His favourite toys are cars, trucks and balls - I'm not sure how that happens so quickly. He's been making car noises like "vroom" when he plays with them, it's so cute.
Grayson has been standing well on his own & started taking his very first steps on his big bro's birthday (July 31st). He's not quite a 'walker' yet, still crawls around as his main method of transportation but he is well on his way! he generally will take a few steps then get down & crawl, get up take a few more etc. If he's distracted with something in his hands he'll walk much further than when he's concentrating on walking :) he's actually taken about 20 steps from the coffee table to the kitchen, but mostly it's only a few at a time.
My baby is quite the dancer (video soon) any music he hears he starts to dance to it :) he's recently learned how to put the stereo on and dance :) Even if he hears music while sleeping his body automatically starts moving to the music!
Grayson loves to chatter and babble. He's just started using dada for daddy & I caught him saying "dada" over and over while watching Gavin from the window while he was coming in from the car :) I've heard him say "bye" while waving but that's only been a 1 time thing. He does get his point across & will shake his head no if he doesn't like something. He has started to mimic a few sounds so maybe he'll start saying some words soon.
Food wise he's not a big eater & is still mostly eating baby food. I've got to start having him try more regular textured foods & see what he can handle. We've sort of fallen into feeding him foods that are easy and convenient, must get out of that habit soon! He still nurses regularly during the day, and a couple of times throughout the night. I'm expecting to start weaning him by offering him some homogenized milk at lunch, hopefully he'll transition easy to that. I'm just trying to decide if I want to keep him using a sippy cup or try a bottle - I'm undecided on that. I'll let him wean himself completely when he's ready, but will be starting him on milk very soon.
Sleep is another area we are going to work on, we probably are going to try him in his own room & crib soon - wish us luck with all of these changes!
Happy Birthday Baby!
