Happy Birthday Maverick!

Wow!  We made it.  My little guy is finally one.  This year has gone by slow, but so fast.  The days (and nights sometimes) are slow and you wonder if you will make it, but before you can blink, your baby turns one.  Here's my Birthday boy:

There have been so many changes to Maverick this past month.  He is truly leaving baby-hood far behind and becoming a little boy.  Maverick has started to pull up and crawl in the week before his birthday.  It has taken quite some time, but now he is off!  He has so much to find and explore in our house and it's only going to get worse (for me).  He is so proud of himself when he crawls over to something he wants and gets it.  It is very cute to see.

He is also waving and clapping.  It seems like everything happens all at once.  He doesn't do much babbling, but the pediatrician isn't concerned since he does make eye-contact and is very much a people person.  He likes to communicate in screams and short bursts of screaming.  Can make for quite the loud dinner time.

He is definitely my little peanut.  He is 19 lbs, 9 oz (8%) and 28.5" (15%) but has a 47 cm (75%) head!

Maverick is starting to give up his morning nap, but now that he's been crawling a few days, he seems to be getting tired out and will take it still.  Crawling in the crib is also a fun place to explore rather than nap, and occasionally the swaddling wrap has been torn off as he explores.  

He really loves his brothers and hopefully they will continue to be sweet to him as he now crawls over and takes their toys, ruins their buildings and creations.  

Maverick is a good eater, but hasn't really mastered the sippy cup.  I hate cups with straws because of the cleaning, but I may need to try a new kind.  He WILL NOT hold his cup and will only drink if you hold it for him.  Hopefully we can work on this because he needs some extra fluid to keep things moving (if you know what I mean!)

In keeping with family tradition, we always eat for dinner on the baby's first Birthday the last thing that I ate before giving birth.  This was not a tradition I meant to start and only realized it when we sat down to eat dinner on Brighton's first Birthday (our second child)  Luckily, I had eaten something dinner worthy and not PB&J.  We had quesadillas and Maverick loved it!  

Maverick, you are a wonderful gift from God and the perfect addition to our family.  We can't wait to see how you grow and change into a toddler as you approach mommy's favorite age of "two".