Hatcher is One! :)

My sweet baby turned ONE on September 24th!! I absolutely cannot believe how quickly the first year of his life went by. People always told us not to blink because he would grow up so fast. Boy, was that the truth! The past year has been amazing and a gift I am forever grateful for. I dreamed of being a mommy and what that role would be like my entire life. I can truly say it's far better than I ever imagined it would be. Hatcher has made me see life from a whole new perspective and he will forever be mommy's baby even if he is quickly becoming an independent toddler!

We had the most wonderful birthday celebration for our little guy which I will post about later this week. It was everything I had hoped it would be for him & much more. So, here are the things Hatcher is doing now & the things he's enjoying! :)

-He's WALKING up a storm! Let's be honest, it's more like running at this point! We have finally given him pretty much the complete run of the house. We keep the stairs gated off & any rooms he doesn't need to be in closed off. That includes the bathrooms because he has found the toilets & our bedroom because he's found the dog bowls. Yes, he has turned the water bowl over his head! He thought it was funny, Dooley & Mommy not so much.

-He's starting to make the "n" & "b" sounds when he's talking. The words he knows best are dada, mama, Dooley, hey & bye.

-Big guy is eating all table food now. He loves chicken (grilled or fried), any kind of fruit, sweet peas & carrots, goldfish & yogurt to name a few!

-He officially is a MILK drinker now! We made the official transition on 9/25, the day after his birthday. Since he did have milk sensitivity earlier, we made the transition slowly. I started adding milk to his formula in early September. He did really well & now we're working on the transition from bottle to sippy cup. He really likes the Nuk sippy cup with the soft nipple but we're working on the Nuk cup with the hard nipple now because it leaks less. He's taking 3 cups of milk a day. Typically, first thing in the morning, before his afternoon nap and just before bed. He takes water or very watered down apple juice at meal time.

-Some new tricks he has mastered are dancing...he likes to shake his booty when he hears music! Too cute!! He can point to his belly and we're working on pointing to our nose. One body part at a time! He loves to sing Patty Cake and when you get to the part where you say, "and mark with an H for Hatcher & me, " he marks the palm of his hand likes he's trying to make an "h"!! One of his absolute favorites is to make the "ahhh" sound and then to run his hand over his lips. It's so funny & he cracks up! Waving hello & bye bye has become a new favorite too. He knew how to do it months ago but now he does it any time you say it.

-His favorite toys are his John Deere tractor, Elmo guitar, sports activity center and pretend cell phone! He enjoys pulling all of the books off his book shelf and flipping through the pages to see the pictures. He will rarely sit down long enough to read the book with us so sometimes we read to him while he plays.

This boy is growing up way too fast!! We are so in love with him and can't wait to see what the next year of his life holds! I've said it before & I'll always say it, Thank you, Lord, for our precious son! :)