Dean is 12 months...

My baby is 1 year old
Here's a quick flashback

{For more, see 'Dean by the Month' on the right side of the blog}

12 months
Stats:
Height: 31.5" {95%}
Weight: 24 lbs 11 oz {90%}
Head: 19.5" {off the charts}

Yeah, my big kid...

{Dean's cheesy smile when he's being a ham for the camera}

Hmmm..What to say about Dean as a 1 year old....
-experiments with walking, but knows that crawling is faster, so he usually picks that.
-although, he loves walking while holding our hands because he can do that fast and with confidence
-finally adventurous with eating and fun to feed! I had a friend who said a while back that it was cool that her and her baby could eat the same things. Now I can finally say that too!
-his favorite foods right now {if he won't eat anything else, I know he will eat}: multi-grain toast, graham crackers, grapes, chicken nuggets, cinnamon life cereal, mandarin oranges, big-people oatmeal {as opposed to the Gerber stuff}, macaroni and cheese, and pouch foods like this:

He still will not eat baby food from the jar, and probably never will. But he loves to suck these pouches like they are a straw. Whatever works Dean...

-loves waving bye and says "aiy-ya"

-Says "mama" and "day-ya"
-still curious about everything and exploring

{check out the cutest tip toes you'll ever see. He'll even get up on point if desperate enough!}

-started pointing this month! SO cute! Points to what he wants and where he wants to go if we're holding him. Haha he points out towards things, but his pointer finger usually faces upwards.
-pats us on the back when we're holding him. Yeah, we're going to assume patting instead of hitting...
-putting that new climbing skill to mischievous use...
-loves the clean up game. Not that he actually knows he's cleaning up, but he likes putting things in containers... hope that sticks around :)
-obsessed with lids. We have snack bowls with lids for travel, and I'll take a treat out, then he'll put the lid back on while he chews, I'll take one out, lid back on, and it continues
First Easter
First Birthday
It was an amazing, crazy, life changing first year. And we can't wait for many many more with this guy!