Eli turned ONE!

I can't believe my baby is one! It feels like he's all grown up already. He's a crawling machine and standing up everywhere. He can balance pretty well, but he doesn't really like to practice walking. It seems like he could probably walk, but doesn't feel like it right now. He is such a sweetheart. He loves giving snuggles and if you hold him, he'll put his head on your shoulder pretty frequently. He loves to play, giggle and laugh. He adores Lucy and she can make him laugh so hard. This kid eats everything. I have not found anything he won't eat. He sort of weened himself from nursing at 11 months and went straight to a sippy of milk. He drinks milk, but only a few sippys a day. He relies mainly on food and a lot of it! He loves oatmeal, yogurt, bananas, bread, cheese, any type of meat, cereal, noodles and the list goes on. He eats more than triple what Lucy eats! I have a feeling Eli will be finishing Lucy's food for a long time! When he got weighed for his 12 month appointment I was sure he had gained some weight, but he's still a peanut like Lucy. His stats are: weight 19.4 lbs (6%), height 29.5 in (35%) & head 18.1 in (35%). His doctor said that even though he eats a lot his DNA is taking over. We're bound to have small kids, I guess. Eli is sleeping 12 hours at night and taking two naps a day. He has become a really good sleeper, he rarely wakes up at night. He loves his binky, like a lot. He sleeps with it and has it in his mouth a lot of the day. He has the classic second child mentality, he follows Lucy around and wants to do whatever she is doing. He loves to pester her and climb all over her. We moved him out of his infant car seat to the next car seat, but he is still rear facing. He doesn't mind though because now he has cup holders and he checks them every time he gets in for food! The car isn't his favorite, but he's usually pretty good. He is such a sweetheart, but he does love to squeal. The squealing could also be considered whining, but we love him still! This boy is sweet, funny, lovable, playful and such a joy to have around. We're so grateful for this little nugget!

  Clearly, this kid is adorable!

Post-shots, saddest face I've ever seen!

Suckers make everything better!