Jayden at One

I can't believe how much Jayden has grown up within the last couple months. He is doing so many fun things right now that I had to make a list so that I will always remember this fun stage!

•  He is walking… and getting really fast! He took his first steps one week before his first birthday and two and a half weeks later he gave up on crawling altogether and decided that he wanted to walk everywhere! No matter how many times he fell (which was a lot) he would keep getting right back up on his feet.
•  He is wearing this hat 90% of the time. Whenever I clean up I put it back in his basket with the rest of his toys and within a few minutes he goes to find it and puts it back on his head. He likes to put it on so that is covers his eyes and walk around the house laughing… he will occasionally peek to see where he is going but has run straight into the wall many times… already such a daredevil!

•    He is a total boy and LOVES to play with balls and cars. He is usually always found with one or the other in his hand. He loves to “drive” his cars and make car noises… cutest thing ever!

• He says “Mama”, “Dada”, and recently “Ba” for ball. At first we weren’t sure if he really was saying ball until Nathan asked “Jayden say ball” and he went over to his basket of toys, pulled out a ball, and carried it back over to Nathan and said “Ba!”
•   He loves to put on necklaces… or wear Conner’s belt around his neck whenever he gets the chance.
•  He loves to play with phones… he holds them up to his ear and jabbers to himself. He also does it with calculators and the occasional shoe.
• He loves to climb into drawers, baskets, and lately he has been pulling off the vent cover and climbing down into the vent!
•   He is REALLY sensitive and gets his feelings hurt whenever we tell him “no no.” He gets the saddest look on his face and starts bawling.
•    He loves to drink shakes in the morning with me. Ever since Conner saw me putting spinach into a shake once he refuses to drink them… not Jayden, there is no complaint from him!
•  He has 9 teeth… one of them is a molar and there are at least two more getting ready to break through…
•   He weighs 19 pounds 14 ounces
•    He is 30 inches tall.
•   He is still very attached to his pacifier. I hear that the sooner you take it away the better but he just loves it so much!
•    He loves his new swing and LOVES playing outside and getting dirty.

•  We moved him into a forward facing car seat and he looks like such a big boy! He likes being able to see everything but he has a really hard time being comfortable sleeping in it.

•   He loves to jump. He likes us to hold him under his arms and will go crazy jumping… our arms tire out way before his little legs do.
•   He is at the age where he is into EVERYTHING! The second I open the dishwasher, the fridge, or a cupboard he books it over to see what mischief he can cause.
• He loves to find the remotes and bring them to Dad. I hold my hand out for them but he won’t give them to me…just daddy. Haha!
•  He LOVES his Daddy and gets so excited when he gets home from work. When he hears the back door open he hurries there as fast as he can and gives Dad a big hug!
• He has the CUTEST laugh! Whenever I hear him it makes me smile! 

We LOVE this little boy! :)