Grant is 1!

Grant is 1!  He had his first birthday while we were on vacation in FL.  We waited until we got back to have his party but I did buy some cupcakes to celebrate the big day.  When the cupcake was set down in front of him he knew exactly what to do.  I guess he has been observing his brothers when they get sweets!

At one year old Grant is eating and sleeping pretty well!  He goes down to bed like a dream and sleeps through the night.  He goes to bed between 7 and 7:30 depending on how fussy he seems.  He will occasionally wake up around 4:30 but if you give him some milk he will go right back to sleep.  He is a bit of an early bird though so 6:30 is sleeping late.  At daycare he usually only takes one mid-day nap but at home he still likes a morning and an afternoon one. He still gags on some foods (which makes me so nervous!) but he is basically doing all self-feeding at this point.  We still give him a puree from time to time and we feed him yogurt.   He is now eating school breakfast and lunch.  They tell us that he gets very envious still if someone else is eating and he isn’t.  If the boys have food out on the coffee table he will try to steal it.  He used to start smacking his lips if he saw some food he wanted but now I am pretty sure he is saying some version of “more” when he sees food.

He isn’t walking yet but is getting close.  He stands on his own and can stand without using anything to pull up on.  He likes to walk behind his push toys or holding hands.  He also cruises around the furniture with no issues.  This past weekend he started to take a few independent steps.  Most times he will lower to the ground and crawl if you try to get him to come to you but he has started to take about 2 steps before crawling. 

One of the most common comments we continue to get is about his fuzzy head!  He got his first haircut a few days after his birthday.  I was a little sad about losing the fuzz, but it is still there!  His hair was shorter at this age than his brothers so he wasn’t in desperate need of a cut but it was long over his ears and in the back.  He did pretty well during the cut.  Got a little antsy a few times but his first taste of a lollipop helped that! 

He did well with his one year checkup.  Dr. CS said that he is growing well and looks good.  He got 2 shots but barely cried.  Such a tough guy!



Grant @12 months:
Weight:  21lb 14oz (58%)
Height:  30in (53%)
Head:  47cm (75%)

Henry @ 12 months
Weight:  21 lbs 8 oz (27%)
Height:  30 1/2" (75%)
Head:  48cm (90%)

Nolan @ 12 months
Weight: 20 lbs 5 oz (15%)
Height:  29 1/2" (25%)
Head: 47cm (75%)