Wow….it truly doesn’t seem real. I truly can’t believe it….my tiny, sweet little baby is…well, almost not a baby anymore. I have a one year old. On one hand he seems so big and grown-up, on the other hand he is STILL my little baby. I just can’t believe it has gone by so fast.
This month has been an exciting one. He got his 6th tooth. He is really starting to understand so many words now, words that I’m not even teaching him!! He gives kisses on command, he is so so playful. He has figured out that he can “direct” us to bring him where he wants to go by pushing on the back of our necks while pointing at whatever it is that he wants to see. He also likes to make us kiss things: flowers, this chameleon thing we have in our living room, EACH OTHER! For some reason he loves it when James and I kiss, and then kiss him. I *think* we might have kissed him too much, if that is possible. He’s very into kissing 
But its cute. He is definitely becoming Mr. Big Personality these days – he knows exactly what he wants, he knows that we can help him, and if we don’t…well, release the fury. He crawls all over the place, bringing us books to read, playing with all of his toys, snuggling with the cats and with his stuffed animals. He is very friendly towards everyone – he charms everyone at the grocery store whenever we go, flashing big huge smiles and reaching out to hug everyone. He is really a HUGE snuggle bug. Gosh, what more can I say? He’s just such a joy. My sweet little boy.
If you are reading this and you have a younger baby, give them a big tight hug and kiss, it IS true, they grow so fast.
Today we have Ethan’s birthday playdate with my mom’s group and Saturday is his NJ birthday party. I’ll post some pics and videos from those tonight and later this weekend, but in the meantime enjoy a flashback: here is my blog post from when he was born. To see all the pics from his 12th month, click here.
Happy Birthday Ethan!
