Our 1 Year Old Jackie Bean!

So I thought I would tell some of Jack's favorite things to do and some of his skills. At his year appointment we discovered that our big boy isn't so big anymore. He had only gained 4 ounces since his 9 month appointment. I attribute this to the fact that since he turned 9 months old he hasn't stopped moving and he has become quite the picky eater. He weighed 21 pounds 11 ounces and was almost 31 inches long. Here is a few fun facts about Jack:
*He is crawling like crazy. He has graduated from his army crawl to crawling on his knees. He also turns on the turbo booster and crawls really fast. It is pretty funny to see.
*He talks a ton, though most is incoherent. He does however clearly say: mama, dada, papa, Chewie, Hi, Bye, ball, yeah, and no. I kind of think he says no in a mocking way to us after we tell him no. Pretty sassy already.
*Chewie is his best pal and they play really well together. Chewie does steal Jack's snacks out of his hand and Jack sometimes hits Chewie in his exitement, but they get along pretty well.
*Jack loves to eat dog food. I know it is disgusting, and I try to keep the door to Chewie's room closed, but if Jack sees the door open, he takes off at turbo pace and shoves a handful of dog food into his mouth. I think he really likes the taste. I wish he ate his own food so well.
*I don't know where Jack got this, but he loves to head-butt things -the couch, his Daddy, Chewie, and most recently my mom. I am not a fan of this move.
*He is a very picky eater, but it is cute when he tries to help blow on his food and recently he takes the fork from us and feeds himself.
*He gives kisses. They are open mouthed and a little slobbery, but they are the best. He leans in with mouth open wide and even makes a smacking sound sometimes after the kiss! :)
*His two favorite toys: balls and stairs. He loves balls and says the word all the time. He is a champ at shooting hoops. And he loves going up stairs. We don't have any stairs in our house, but anytime we are anywhere with stairs, all he wants to do is crawl up them over and over again.
*He loves to make messes and pull things down off of shelves, desks, beds, and couches. He pulls down papers by the computer, folded laundry on the couch, and anything on the coffee table. Here are some pictures that show how much stuff he gets into. If you notice, most of these pictures he is in the same outfit because that was all in one pretty typical day for me -Cleaning up mess after mess that he makes.
Pulling all of the toilet paper off the roll. He also enjoys playing in the toilet water if the seat gets left up. I know, totally gross. But he loves playing in water.

Pulling DVDs and everything else off the shelves.

Playing in the kitchen cupboard.

Getting in the bathroom cupboard. "Mom, Do you need some mousse?"


Here are a few pictures of him doing or with his favorite things. He is so busy and has such a fun little personality. He is also one curious, funny little guy!

He loves bath time. He will kick, splash, and shoot hoops on his bath basketball hoop. He also loves to stick his face in the water and eat bubbles. He likes to stand up in the tub and throw his toys out as well. He loves being naked and WILL NOT hold still to get a diaper or clothes on. I feel like it is a wrestling match every time I get him dressed. It is quite the battle! :)

He fights sleep so hard, and I think he finally just is so tired he falls asleep. So, lately we have been finding him asleep in some pretty weird positions. I think it is hilarious. He will be sitting up and finally just fall asleep and bend in half! :)

He loves his Willy the Wildcat stuffed animal. He always gives it loves and hugs, points at him, and the other day when I handed Willy to him, Jack gave him a big old kiss. It was so cute!

He loves chocolate and suckers. Oops! He takes after his parents with sweet tooths! :)

He also loves his bottle. He still has it, but at least he is drinking whole milk instead of formula. I thought you were supposed to take away the bottle at a year, but because Jack hasn't gained very much, the doctor said to give him one more bottle a day than I have been. Interesting. Also, notice his legs crossed. He still does that all the time, and we think it is hilariouis!

He loves his Daddy so much! They play, wrestle, and Jack gets even more crazy when his daddy is around. He loves to crawl on Dustin while he lays on the floor. Tonight Jack was riding around on Dustin's back laughing his head off. So fun!

He loves to "help" mommy with the dishes!

He loves trying to brush his own teeth and moves his arm like he really is brushing away!

He gives us this cheesy grin, and it just cracks us up. He also does this really high pitched, crazy, fast hahahaha cackle-like laugh! It is so funny!! He does it at random times too, as if he is just cracking himself up! :)

And he is super handsome! We sure do love our sweet, handsome, funny, busy little guy. He brings us so much joy and defininitely keeps us moving. I am sure that the craziness and fun will continue this next year! We love you Jack!!