One Year Checkup

Last Thursday, TJ had his one year checkup, and it's official -- TJ is short and chubby! :) Anyone shocked? He's in the 20th percentile for height and 30th percentile for weight. More importantly, he's a perfectly healthy and happy one-year-old!

Dr. Marc was quite impressed with TJ's dexterity and his little vocabulary. TJ says 5 words. When he sees Jackson, he says do- (sometimes he gets the g). He also says cat when he sees Bo, Ga when he sees my mom, Dada and finally -- Mama!

TJ loves stacking his blocks and he's become quite skilled at putting them back inside one another. He also plays with his wooden blocks and has figured out some of the shapes... still others still trick him.

He's also becoming an even sillier little boy. He just does the strangest things. There have been a few mornings when he's gotten out of bed, and as we were playing in his room, he would crawl over to his Nikes and put them on top of his feet. Then, he'd cry if I wouldn't put them on him. So, some mornings, he wears his pajamas and Nikes.

Well, now this little quirk has expanded to head ware. Last week, he was set on wearing his plaid Elmer Fudd hat. All morning! He just sat there and played in his pjs with his hat on. He's so silly!

It's not just his Nikes... he loves his new cowboy boots. He actually cried the other day when we took them off of him, so the boots went back on, and TJ was back to happy! :)

Another favorite? Dancing. The little guy loves to move to music. He's even figured out how to turn the radio on in his room. Of course, it's tuned into the local country station, and as soon as it comes on, he starts groovin!

TJ's loving all the new foods he's trying, and he transitioned easily to whole milk. It took him a few days to get used to sitting forward in his car seat, but now he loves it!

We finally have a sick-free home, and we're hoping it stays that way. TJ ended up giving Mommy, Daddy and Grandma the stomach flu. The house has been decontaminated, and we're crossing our fingers the ickies stay away!