Chase is 1 year old! I can hardly believe it. The last month flew by, much like the 11 months that preceded it. Chase has had some amazing developments this month that further distinguish him from the tiny baby that he was a year ago.
At 1 year Chase is:
-Cruising a lot, but not quite walking. He likes to walk with us holding his hands and once in a while will walk only holding on with one hand.
This typically happens when he's got something he really loves in the other hand and can't bear to let it go. He also loves climbing on everything or walking right over it.
-Saying "baba" when he wants his bottle, calling Stephen "dada", calling Mueller "abu" (don't ask me why), saying "hi", and saying "hop!" He learned hop from cousin Owen, who also showed him how to hop, and he has been obsessed ever since. He thinks it's so funny to say it and hop.
-Chase is pointing at everything that he wants and has also picked up some signs. In addition to "all done," which he perfected a month ago, he signs "eat" and "more."
-Eating lots of new foods. He's drinking whole milk. Chase is using the "pincher grip" to pick up food and feed himself, which is much more effective than the raking he had to do previously. We've expanded his diet to be much more like ours and he regularly eats small pieces of meat, toast with cream cheese (a fav during pregnancy), pieces of fruit, peas, spinach, fresh mozzarella cheese, and rice cakes. We let him try almost anything.
-Dealing with a nasty bought of separation anxiety- This is the age when separation anxiety peaks anyway, so the combination of that with the move and related chaos, new nanny, and no small children to distract him (our nanny share doesn't start until the 23) made him a very weepy baby for a couple of days. Luckily he has warmed up to his new nanny, Carol, and he's even happy to see her when she arrives in the morning! They have a good time together so I think he's torn between wanting to play with her and not wanting mommy to leave.
-Officially has 8 teeth. The last one (bottom right) took a long time to break through the skin but it is finally through.
-Getting big! 21lbs 11oz and 30 inches long at his 1st birthday doctor's appointment. He's in 12-18 month clothes and we just upgraded him to Size 4 diapers.
-Loving the new house which not only has a playroom filled with his toys, but also has great places for pushing toys, a front and a back yard where he can play in the grass and watch the squirrels and birdies, and space to play/explore upstairs.
-So, so full of personality
Happy Birthday, Sweet Chase! We love you so much and are excited to watch you grow over the next 100 years!
