Almost One!

I think normally most mom's are fervently tracking their little ones milestones. I am, but not so much in a written format. (Can you tell?) I do my best to try and update the blog with latest "Holden Happenings", but I just can't find the time to update two separate blogs.

I have to update now, though, considering my little baby boy will be ONE YEAR OLD in just a week! So here's the run down...

Mobility
He's crusing now, rather than crawling (although he still crawls for "long distance" mobility) and is beginning to start standing up on his own without grabbing on to anything! It's so cool to watch! He could walk if he wanted to, but it's almost like he doesn't have enough confidence in his legs. They are oh-so-strong though, and I wouldn't be surprised if in the next month he really starts to try walking.

Eating Habits
He would much rather have table food or what mommy and daddy are eating than pureed baby food. Can you blame him? So many times I tear up whatever I'm eating and feed it to him.

We just used the last of the formula, so it's whole milk from now on! He had absolutely no issues making the switch. The kid loves to eat, what can I say. Although it's very difficult to get him to actually sit still and eat it! He likes to eat "on the go" as my mom likes to say.

I need to let him experiment more with feeding himself. I've been somewhat reluctant to do it for fear of having to give him a bath after every meal!

Teeth
Holden now has (count 'em) 8 TEETH! Four on the top and four on bottom. I am increasingly afraid to stick my fingers in his mouth to retrieve whatever foreign "no no" he's shoved into it, lest he decide to bite me. They are all straight and evenly spaced, so mom says he will hopefully have great adult teeth!


Growth
At his 9 month appointment, he was 70% percentile for height and weight. I'm sure he weighs about 24 pounds now if not more, so I'll update again when I know what his stats are after his one year appointment.


Speech
He "talks" all the time. Just today Alex told me he was trying to say "cat". Apparently he couldn't quite say the "t", but he's working on it! He still says "mama" occasionally, but he doesn't quite make clear connections with objects verbally yet.
 
So there you have it. I am in denial that Holden is already a year old. It flew by so fast! We're having his birthday party next Sunday, so if you're reading and would like to come, e-mail me for details! ashleigh@ashleighthomson.com.