12 months

The month of one thousand laughs

Jackson has become such a jokester. He now tries to scare us like we do to him and when he gets the giggles (which is multiple times daily) he can belly laugh for quite a while. It really is the best sound that I have ever heard. When he is delirious his laughs are continuous and we can just look at him and he cracks up. He has become shyer this month as well when he meets someone new, he will hide his face and give a shy smile. But after a short time when he has warmed up he is back to flirting and "talking"to his new friend.

Sleeping: Still a great sleeper all night with the usual 2 naps a day, if we have to skip a nap then he seems fine to go without the afternoon nap.

Eating: He still takes 4 bottles of formula daily with pureed food, puffs and some table food (rice, turkey, bread, bananas, crab, and halibut). Drinks water from sippy cup, open mouth cup or a water bottle. He started holding his own bottle so I can take it in the car!

Playtime: Loves to crawl into the doggie bed with Cooper, crawling to the recipe books in the kitchen. He has learned to shake his head "no" but also does this when he is tired and we call it "go crazy" time if hyper. He loves when we shake our heads at him and he will imitate it back. He actually drew with a crayon on a sheet of paper for the first time, mimicking us (even though he tried to eat the blue crayon several times first).

 

 

Health/Wellness: Height- 31 inches 88th%, Weight- 26 pounds 86th%,
Head Circumference- 49.5- 99th%
No teeth

He had a runny nose for about 4 days, which he gave to us.

Language: He seems to have very lengthy conversations with us in a language we do not understand.  He says Ga-Ga a lot.  Uses "Whaaa" for what, like he is asking a question.  Still says a version of "dog" when he sees one.  Learning what a monkey and lion look like and he responds when I make the animal sound.  Even shaping his mouth in an "O" when I make the monkey noise.  He watched PBS for the first time and Yo Gabba Gabba on TV, he can watch for 5-10 minutes before getting restless.

Outings: He has been a trooper when we interrupt his nap schedule to go shopping in Houston, he rarely fusses, just get delirious. He has enjoyed his first babysitter, Andee, a student at TAMU so we can go on dates.