Preston is ONE!

Our baby Preston is 1! WOW, his first year flew by. He is a charmer with those blue/green eyes. His smile and laugh are contagious. He weighs 19.6 pounds and is 30 inches long. He is starting to take steps, but mainly enjoys pushing his toys that he can walk with up and down the hall. He sleeps from 7:30 pm to 6:30/6:45ish am. He has 8 teeth, top 4 and bottom 4. For snacks he enjoys mum mums and apple wagons. He naps from 9-10am and 12:30-2pm. He drinks an 8oz bottle of organic whole milk four times a day. He still eats organic baby food. I am proud to say he ate my homemade organic sweet potato baby food! We have tried regular mashed potatoes but he wasn't really into those. He is independent and likes to do things without assistance. The only time he is snuggly is after his afternoon nap or when waking up in the morning. Everything he touches goes into the mouth. He loves to have screaming matches with Hallister, and man can he scream. His favorite area to play is next to Hallister's train table. He pulls out the letter and numbers from the floor and chews on them (see pic below). He is getting fussy we put him in his high chair with a spoon and pan. He loves to bang them. He cracks up at the beginning of Ice Age 3 with Scrat. It is so funny to watch him. He likes when you sing If You're Happy and You Know It..... and we just discovered he likes This Little Light Of Mine. He laughs hysterically when I sing Hide It Under a Bush, Oh No! His love language is Words of Encouragement. He loves being told good job and when someone is clapping with him. We mainly do this when he signs something or when he takes a step.

We had a fun construction themed first birthday party. We were able to beat the heat with canopies that provided shade. There was a demolition zone set up so the kids could swing a black ball and knock over a "brick" wall. There were two wet zones, one for smaller children, and a dig are that had trucks and a pile of dirt. The kids had a blast. Preston was getting sleeping and wasn't too excited about the weird orange thing in front of him called cake. He did have a great time playing in the water. Preston got a neat car ramp, a puzzle, shape sorter ball, discover book, awesome picnic table (thanks talented Uncle Daniel!), snacks, legos, and a splash rocket that Jonathan immediately grabbed up and took outside to launch. You hook it up to the water hose and blast it into the sky. It actually goes pretty high. We were so thankful for family and friends that were able to celebrate Preston turning ONE with us.