ONE YEAR OLD!

How can it be???  I swear, I was just on here writing about his first month....it is so cliche to say, but time is flying! 

On September 16th, Cal turning 1 year old.  We had his one year check up today so I thought I'd do his updates from that and then do a post about his party....

Weight: 22 pounds, 11 ounces: 50th percentile
Height: (can't remember the number): 25-50th percentile
Head: 95th percentile!  ACK!  For all of those brains!

Cal put on QUITE a show for Dr. Kathy.  We love her.  We were in the large examination room and Cal was stripped down to a diaper and strutting around the room.  When she walked in, he gasped and ran over to her.  She dropped down to the ground and he gave her a huge hug then burst out laughing.  It was to die for. 

Dr. Kathy was impressed with all of his "tricks" and he was chatting up a storm while we were there.  Bless Cal's heart, they had to draw blood to see if he is anemic.  THAT is a process with a squirmy one year old!  He was trying his best to get away while the nurse was squeezing his little finger to fill a vial with his blood.  She couldn't get enough from one finger so she had to prick another one.  He didn't care a thing about the prick, but the holding still part was no fun for him!

After the finger pricks, it was time for his shots.  I think he got 4.  I had to hold the top half of him down while the nurse got the bottom half.  It was TOUGH!  Poor little guy...it broke my heart to see him scream like that!  As soon as I picked him up, he put his head on my shoulder and let out the biggest sigh.  It was SO SWEET.  It just took it out of him!

Other updates:

Sleeping:
Cal is sleeping every night from 7:00 until 8:00 in the morning.  I hope this trend continues because it's awesome!

His naps are a little different.....when we were in TX, he took some KILLER naps.  Now, he will go down about an hour and a half after he wakes up.  If he sleeps, he will sleep for about 1.5 hours.  Sometimes, he just sits in there and plays a little bit and has some quiet time.  He will take a great afternoon nap though, especially if he missed his morning nap.  I am about ready for him to drop that nap so we can get out and do more in the mornings. 

Eating:

Cal is quite the eater!  He will pretty much eat whatever I give him.  He has started not liking to be spoon fed so much....he prefers to do it on his own. SOOoooooo messy!  He loves chicken nuggets, and sometimes I will go to Chik-fil-a and get the one strip kids meal-- he looooves that!  I did that today after the shots :)  He also loves ground beef, spaghetti, cheesy bread, apple sauce, etc, etc....really, the kid loves everything!  I haven't started any allergy conscious foods yet.  I think he would love some peanut butter, and I know he would love some scrambled eggs...maybe that will be this week!

Moving all around:
Cal never crawls any more.  The kid is a walker through and through!  He gets himself going and will be running like crazy. It's adorable to watch him walk all over the place.  He is obsessed with the stairs.  He currently have two large baskets blocking the stairs (it's time to get baby gates.  We know.). 

Words:

He will carry on a conversation with himself in baby babble-- and I LOVE it.  He says Mom, Dadda, dogggyyyy, bahhh (bird), and he understands a lot of words.  If I ask him if he is ready for his bottle before bed/nap time, he will walk to the kitchen and stand next to the fridge waiting for me. 

I can NOT believe a whole year has gone by.  I am so crazy in love with my little man and I know the love will only continue to grow and grow as the years pass. 

Here are a few of the thousand things I love about Cal right now.....

I love when he's tired, he will come over and wrap his arms around my legs and bury his head in my knees.
I love when he sees something new: he gasps!
I love right after his bath when he smells amazing.
I love tickling right behind his leg and making him squeal.
I love his curiosity.
I love when he thinks something is funny and he can't stop laughing.
I love how he loves Hank.
I love when he wraps his arms around my neck and squeezes like his life depends on it.
I love his little full belly after he eats.
I love when he wants to look at something so he squats down to see it.
I love how he says "ahhhhhh" after every single time he drinks from his sippy cup.
I love watching him play independently. 
I love when his bottom lip comes out (I hate when he's upset, but the lip is so darn cute).

okay, I could go on and on, but this is part of the list for now......

Happy Birthday to the sweetest little guy I could ever ask for...love you!