12 Months Old!

Our sweet little guy is a 1-year old now!
I will have to get used to saying 1-year old instead of a something-month-old when people ask his age.

Currently Scott:
- Loves to walk everywhere!
- Sleeps 12 hours at night and takes 2 naps
- Understands lots of words. If you say "Scott go get the _______" he will run and get his book, ball, tambourine, lion, elephant, bunny, and many more things.
- Says the words Dada and Right There. Says Mama occasionally, mostly when he is upset. He says lots of things that sound like words in his own little language.
- Likes to play funny games likes this
- Does NOT like getting his diaper changed
- Loves going on walks
- Hates being confined at church... nursery is just 6 months away
- Loves to eat anything non-baby food - I usually smash up whatever Nate and I are having for dinner and give Scott some and he loves it!
- Loves his stuffed lion. He laughs and "mugs it" every time we give it to him.



I used to think 1-year olds were so big. I remember going to church with him for the first time and seeing a 1-year old getting his diaper changed. For a moment I honestly thought - Scott will never be that big! But now that I have a 1-year old myself, I realize they are still very much babies. He is becoming more of a toddler each day. But it's not like something suddenly changed now that he is 1, and overnight he officially became a toddler. Just like his whole life thus far, the change will be slow and gradual.

I remember when Scott was a newborn a lot of people told me "enjoy every moment, they grow up so fast". Someone even told me "all they will want to do 3 months from now is get away from you!" I know those people had good intentions, but comments like that really stressed me out as a brand-new Mom. I felt like my sweet baby was going to be taken from me faster than I would know it and in a blink of an eye his babyhood would be over. I wish I could go back and tell myself to relax. It is indeed a cliche to say that his first year of life has flown by, and in some ways it has. But we have collected so many memories along the way and I have no regrets. I feel so blessed to get to spend a lot of time with Scott. We are not overly stressed. We are not rushed. We get to treasure our time together and that is a huge luxury I know a lot of people don't have. But I am grateful for it. I don't feel sad that he is a 1-year old. I feel like he is still my Scott. I do miss things from when he was smaller, but each new stage is fun in a different way. Seeing your baby grow is exciting and wonderful! When I think about having a kid who is 6 or 13 it seems weird, but I tell myself the same thing - he will always be Scott - and Nate and I will be there every step of the way.