Jamie at 12 months

At one year old, Jamie can:

• walk! He gets better at it every day.
• sign about 10 different words.
• understand tons of what we say.
• maybe say "momma" (and mean it).
• climb. Or at least, he's starting to learn. I think we may be doomed.
• drink from a straw--but not from a regular sippy cup.
• dance (cutest thing EVER).

He loves:

• pulling books off his shelves.
• opening drawers and taking out their contents (sometimes putting the contents into a different drawer).
• opening the kitchen cabinets and taking out dishes.
• throwing his food on the floor once he's full.
• generally making messes.
• toys that make noises.
• eating almost everything, but especially bread, pasta, avocado, meat, applesauce, yogurt, rice crackers, and soft fruits (ripe bananas and pears, etc).

• putting anything and everything in his mouth.
• making silly noises.
• tickles.
• being thrown in the air or hung upside down.
• hiding toys beneath the couch or underneath cushions.
• going swimming.
• swinging at the park.
• seeing new places and hanging out with people.
• banging away at the keys on the computer keyboard.
• dancing to music.
• splashing in the bath -- and drinking the bath water.
• shoes (eating them, not wearing them).
• touch-and-feel books and lift-the-flap books (though he tends to rip the flaps off).

He dislikes:

• having his hair washed.
• getting his diaper changed.
• being forced to hold still for any length of time.

• having solid food mixed with not-solid food (like chunks of pears in his cereal. He is not a fan).
• tortillas.
• when we don't let him do what we're doing or have what we have.
• the red light our camera makes before it takes a picture.
• having a hat put on him . . . but he forgets about it once it's on (usually).

12 month stats:

• 24 lbs, 6 oz (75th percentile)
• 30.5 inches (also 75th percentile)
• 8 teeth, with some molars on the way
• sleeps 10-11 hours at night and is kind of in between 1 and 2 naps

He is definitely a handful, but he is the cutest boy we've ever seen and we feel so lucky to have him!