Twelve Months

August 7 - September 6

- You started daycare and I went back to work 5 days a week. This month has been such a transition for the whole family!
- Your teachers instantly loved you (at least that's what they tell me). Everyday I get to hear about how sweet and good you are.
- You've learned a lot this month. You are more vocal, communicate your wants (nonverbally by reaching), bite, pick your nose, and are very focused when you play with your toys.

- You've started bringing books to your daddy and me and crawling in our laps so we can read to you. I love this so much!

- You waver back and forth between being very "clingy" and very independent. It's so interesting to watch you grow!
- You like to be very helpful around the house. You push our laundry basket from the laundry room to the bedroom and you like to carry around the dustpan. You also love attempting to brush your own hair and teeth.

- You got a tummy virus after your first week of school & you got sick the weekend of your birthday. :( But you take it like a champ.
- Football season started! Which means you will spend a lot of weekends watching football with Mimsy and Pops. I can't wait to see you watch it now that you can understand better than last year. We've been working on your "Roll Tide" moves.

- We said goodbye to Uncle Fran, Aunt Neese, Shay and Adley in August when they moved across the world.

- We spent a lot of time over at Mimsy and Pops' house.

- We bought a new-to-us family car the day before your birthday!

- You somehow went from a tiny baby to a big boy who can run and communicate and feed himself. I know this happened over the course of a year, but it seems like everything happened in fast forward.

- You are loved more than you will ever know