It has been a little over two weeks since our most precious gift from God turned a year old.We had Jack's 12 month check-up last week and I am proud to report that we have a perfectly healthy little boy!
He now weighs just shy of 25 lbs and is in the 75th percentile for weight, he is 31 inches long and in the 90th percentile for height. His head is 19.2 inches and is in the 95th percentile. He might just be a genius with that big ole' brain!
He began taking steps about a week before his first birthday, which made for an interesting Christmas and has now become a full on WALKER! He never sits down, accept to eat. He circles the house all day long, and I thought crawling was bad..... He babbles and talks all day long, but no official words beside mama and dada yet. Although, the more I think about it, we had what I think was a new word a few days ago....I think he is trying to say dog, but it is coming out "dug". So, we've heard lots of dug, dug, dugs lately .He loves his sisters (Sophie and Abbye) and cannot get enough of them, although I don't think Sophie shares the same love. Poor thing, she's getting so old and grumpy. He has figured out however, that the girls will pay him lots of attention if he feeds them from his highchair. And he laughs and laughs when they lick his fingers to see if he forgot anything.
Jack has 10 teeth with more on the way, continues his love for reading (he can't turn the pages fast enough), has developed a fond affection for his blankie and loves his sleep. He sleeps about 12 hours at night and takes an hour and a half nap in the morning and afternoon.
It seems as though it was yesterday when we were bringing him home from the hospital. We feel so honored to be Jack's parents and we're humbled by the opportunity that the Lord has given us to help mold and shape this little boy into the man he will become.
