Jesse is 1!

Our little monster has turned one!
One year ago he was 8lbs 8 oz and 21 1/2 inches he's now 23 lbs 14 oz and 31 1/2 inches long.
He has 4 and 2 tips teeth but the absence of his pearly whites has no affect on his eating abilities.
People stop and comment about the size of his huge blue eyes all the time. I think the lack of hair atop his head makes them appear even larger than they are.
He is walking every where now and I love it.. His first steps were just before he turned 11 months and it didn't take him long to figure out how fun walking is. I'm so excited he is gonna be a walking pro long before summer gets here.
And since walking isn't enough, he has also discovered the joys of climbing. Personally, I am not so thrilled about this one since he lacks the fear factor that should be required to go along with his new found climbing skills.
He has two "words": mama and bird. Bird can refer to the actual animal, a ball, or anything within his view he finds remotely interesting. He wakes up talking and the moment we grab him from his crib he is pointing at and gibber-jabbering about all the things he sees.
He is happiest when he is outside. We have been transforming our back yard and on the few sunny days we've had I've put the boys in play cloths and let them run loose while I dig up roots or move piles of dirt. Jesse has been in heaven climbing to the top of the dirt pile, laying on his tummy legs kicking excitedly behind him and a smile that seems to say "Mama, I can't believe you're letting me do this!"

He doesn't think giving kisses or waving is that big of a deal but finds crawling or walking in circles to be quite humorous.
He loves to bury his face in anything soft. I often find him with his arms tucked down the side of his matress with his head resting on top of the crib bumper he has pulled down to form a pillow.
Books are a new favorite activity, though they must be the touch and feel books with pictures of animals otherwise he'd rather do something else.


I am grateful for how much we have learned about this little boy in the last year and look forward to all that awaits us in this next year of his life.