Holy Moly. That is all I can say. I can't believe you are already one year old! It really did go SO fast. It seems like yesterday that you were snuggled in my Moby contentedly sucking on my pinky finger. That was the best feeling in the world. Now you are a happy and busy little guy - keeping us on your toes as you discover all the new things you can do.
You are walking in little spurts - sometimes with a Frankenstein walk, sometimes with a sidestep but always with great pride.
You are definitely a thrill-seeker and love to be twirled around, thrown in the air, or hung upside-down. You are also becoming quite a climber - the higher the better! In the past few days you have conquered Jack's high chair and attempted to scale the oven door. It looks like you will be a sporty guy as you love every kind of ball and have a pretty good arm already. You get downright giddy when roll/throw the ball back and forth to each other.
You do not have any words yet but you certainly make it loud and clear how you are feeling or what you want. You have a few signs that you use sporadically - more, eat, milk, all done, night night and your current favorite:
airplane
People comment all the time about how happy you are. At your one year doctor's appointment you had the doctor and even the nurses in the hallway laughing with you as you had a ball playing a game with the doctor. You are very mellow and easy-going until you get an owie or feel wronged and then you are VERY vocal in your feelings. But a snuggle with your favorite doggy makes everything okay again. As soon as you see him, your thumb goes right into your mouth. And my heart melts.
Until recently, you were not much of a snuggler, you were just too busy. But lately you have been sharing the most wonderful squeezy, snuggly hugs and sloppy, wet kisses. Ahhh.
You think Jack is pretty great. You are always very interested in what he is doing and are his biggest fan when he is rocking out, clapping loudly as soon as he starts. You guys have a new move - the drive-by-high five - performed when you are "driving" past each other in your cars in the backyard. On the flip side, you make it very clear when you don't like something he has done to you and have recently gotten a bit possessive when sitting with me. I am seeing a bit of a mischievous streak in you when you clearly try to get a rise out of Jack. A sneak peek of what is to come? We'd better hold on, it looks like it's going to be a wild ride!
Henry you are a joy - I love every day with you and am having such fun getting to know the newest parts of your goofy and adventurous personality. Happy, happy birthday!
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