Avery’s 1st Birthday

Friday March 7th Avery turned one! We celebrated with a traditional donut for breakfast. Usually I would put a candle in it and we’d sing, but I didn’t have any on hand. Avery didn’t mind though!

He got a few good bites of the donut and then ended up throwing most of the pieces on the floor. I’m sure he will quickly discover the deliciousness of donuts!

He spent the majority of the day at daycare. Kyle and I had both been home with Avery in the days prior to his birthday because of his mystery rash. We got some take out KFC for supper that night and had a fun little celebration for our little guy! He was quite excited about his cupcake!

Enjoy the following pictures of his first crash {cup} cake!

Safe to say he enjoyed {destroyed} his cupcake!

We asked friends & family for no gifts. We did have a few random gifts, but for the most part they honored our wishes. Our family is more than blessed and the last thing Avery needed was more toys or clothes. Instead our family blessed Avery with contributions to his college fund.

I did take Adelyn to Target to let her pick out a gift for Avery. I thought it would be a good teaching moment for her. She did fantastic and ended up picking out an airplane and so I “gently guided” her to also pick the Planes movie!

Avery was thrilled…ha! Just goes to prove he doesn’t need toys…only empty boxes!

Happy 1st birthday sweet boy! Next up, birthday party posts!

Avery: 12 months

Dear Avery,

My sweet boy, this has been the fastest year of my life. I cannot believe it was a year ago that you made us a family of four! You have completely captured my heart and your Daddy, sissy, and I all love you very much!

You are officially a walker! You starting taking 3-4 steps the week before you turned 1 and you just continue to get better & better each day! Its so fun to watch you toddle all around! This was a record month for teething! You got 4 molars and 2 more teeth on top. You have 11 teeth total now.

The week of your 1st birthday you got a mystrey rash that completely covered your little body. You weren’t at all bothered by it, but it sure had Mommy & Daddy worried! After a few doctor appointments I think we came to the conclusion it was viral. But to be safe we are staying away from mangos. You had mango yogurt 1 hour before you broke out in the rash, so it could also be an allergic reaction.

Your vocabulary still consists of about 3 words mama, dada, ball, and few other jibber jabbers! You are getting really good about pointing to what you want. You also follow a few commands really well such as, “shut the door” or “close the cupboard”!

You are still taking 2 naps a day. Over the past month you’ve gotten better at naps. You usually nap around 9-9:30am for an hour or so and then again in the afternoon for about the same amount of time.

The 2nd week of your 11th month we started mixing your midday bottle at daycare – 1/2 breast milk and 1/2 whole milk. You did so well with the transition and didn’t miss a beat. March 3rd was your last mixed bottle. Your last week of your 11th month I continued to nurse you morning and evening. A few days later we dropped your AM nursing session and gave you a sippy cup of a milk. After a day or 2 (and warming it up) you got used to this new routine. Mommy is still nursing you before bed.

Speaking of bed, after nursing you around 6:45/7pm-ish you go down for the night pretty well. Most days you will sleep till 6am or later. Since those 6 more teeth popped through you have been sleeping SO much better lately!

You are still a great eater! You love any fruit or vegetable and we are trying to push more meats with you than we did your sister. Out of anything, fruits are definitely your favorite! You also love bread, but for some reason could leave pancakes or waffles! Silly boy!

Avery boy, you are such a fun little boy with the sweetest laugh and cutest little face I ever did see! We cannot wait to continue to watch you grow!

Love,

Mommy

*TWELVE MONTH STATS*

weight 22 lbs 10oz – at 1yr well baby check

length 30 1/8 in. – at 1yr well baby check

eating table food, whole milk, and nursing 1x/day

clothes 6-12 month , 12 month, & a few 18 month

diapers size 4

Look how you’ve changed over the past year!

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Here’s a comparison of you and your big sissy at 12 months!

Wordless Wednesday

(my whole heart!!! <3)

Avery: 11 months

Dear Avery,

I cannot believe my little boy is only 1 month from being one year old! This has been one of the fastest, toughest, and best years! You are such a sweet lil guy and your daddy, big sissy, and I all love you very much!

January 19th you got your first bought of the upset tummy bug. You threw up 4 times between lunch and 8pm. Despite having an upset tummy, you wouldn’t hardly know it, you still played fairly well. You were just a little extra clingy & whiney and we can’t blame you for that. Poor baby boy!

You still only have 5 teeth. I just know one of these days you’re going to have 3-4 pop through based on your sleep and fussiness lately. Teething bites!

Speaking of sleep, every night I nurse you and give you a 2oz bottle before bed around 6:45pm. I usually put you to bed by 7:10pm and if it’s a good night you sleep till 6am. You’ve had your handful of nights the past month with a few wakeup calls. A quick nursing session and you’re usually good until your normal wake up time or later. Your naps are hit or miss. You usually take 2 naps a day, a morning and an afternoon nap. Sometimes they are 20 minutes, other times they’re an hour!

We dropped a feeding this month. Now you nurse when you wake up, a bottle of pumped breast milk mid-day at daycare {or nurse on the weekends}, and nurse before bed. You did so well with this switch and didn’t miss a beat. You also eat 3 meals a day and an afternoon snack. We have been expanding your foods a lot this month and give you almost everything we are having. You are such a good eater. Daddy and I joke you probably eat 2-3 times the amount your big sissy does!

You have crawling down to a science and I’m guessing by the time you’re 1 you’ll be walking! You are so quick when you crawl and pull yourself up on anything you can. You are scaling the further and cupboards so quickly these days!

You say “da da” and you FINALLY say “mama”! You also say “ba” and “da” a lot when you’re pointing to something you’re interested in!

Oh yes, cupboards, you LOVE to play in mama’s Tupperware, pots, and pans in the kitchen! Who needs toys when you have all these fun things to get into! You do have a few favorite toys, like the nesting doll you’re holding in your pictures this month or a cement truck that you can put balls in and they turn and spit out the back. You also love to use your walker, especially when sissy is riding her tricycle around the house! You LOVE bath time! You splash and “swim” around like a little fish!

You are still quite clingy and prefer to be held. From the time we get home in the evenings during the week till bath time or bed time, you usually are in your highchair ‘cause you’re the happiest there. Otherwise if we put you down to play with your toys while I get supper ready you are in complete meltdown mode! So highchair it is little boy! We usually get in a little play time before bed though!

Although you have presented a few challenges to us, you have completely captured our hearts and we couldn’t imagine our family without you! You are such a sweet boy with a smile that could melt anyone’s heart! I love you so much big boy!

Love,

Mommy

*ELEVEN MONTH STATS*
weight 20 lbs
length didn’t measure
eating 100% breastfeeding & lots of table foods
clothes 6-12 month & 12 month
diapers size 4

Look how you’ve changed over the past 11 months!

And just for fun, here’s a comparison of Adelyn at 11 months & Avery at 11 months! Yep, my kids look nothing alike (other than their big smiles!).