Brice at 1 year!

At 1 year, Brice is:

 

-Walking! Not all of the time, but he can walk across the room and does so regularly. He's a great (and fast) crawler, so that is still his preference. We encourage him to walk as much as possible!

-Eating everything-- He even tried sushi on Mother's Day/Chase's birthday, and loved it. Brice only has 8 teeth (all in the front) so he has a tough time gnawing on food and often he winds up spitting it back out, but he is getting better. Brice is not longer interested in pureed baby food-- he'd rather feed himself solids.

 

 

-Drinking cow's milk. It was an easy transition for him. And this mama was happy to put away the pump at 1 year post-partum.

 

-Talking up a storm! Brice makes all kinds of sounds that sound like a conversation. He says dada (for daddy and mommy) and sometime mama, Ba (ball), Bad (bird), something like "Aaaace" (Chase), baba (for bottle and cup and something that sounds like Hi when someone comes in and Bye when they leave. Once in a while he'll say "Bye Dada" or "Hi Dada" and I'd say it's a fluke but it's happened multiple times now. Regardless of whether he is making real words or not, Brice is doing a good job communicating what he needs or wants- he points and makes sounds to indicate his displeasure (or happiness).

-Blowing kisses, waving, and giving kisses.

-A silly, sweet boy

 Brice's birthday was a special day for our family. Stephen and I took off work. Chase's class had "Family Day" with a performance and a picnic (post coming), which we all enjoyed. We had a low-key lunch at home and then Chase napped while we played with Brice.

 

 

 

When Chase woke up, we went to the park and the bookstore, and had dinner out before a cupcake celebration.

 

We love you, sweet Bricey. You are adorable and funny. You are so sweet to your Mommy and Daddy, and love to play with your big brother. You have made our hearts grow even bigger than we had ever imagined. Happy Birthday!