Recent Developments

So, life with a one year old is just so much fun. I know I've said it before, but I just love being able to see Anderson change day by day and figure things out.

Current words: dog, duck, daddy, yi-yi (which I think is Riley), ball

Hugs Are Awesome~ Anderson is a good hugger. Yesterday after his nap, though, I picked him up and he hugged my neck so hard that tears came to my eyes. I could just feel so much love in his little arms wrapped around my neck.

Riley Cuddles~ Lately, when we've had to go wake up Anderson from a long nap, Riley follows us upstairs to get him. We've put Riley into Anderson's crib and he just gets so excited and hugs her. Riley just lays down and enjoys the cuddles from Anderson . It's so cute.

Riley's Game~ Anderson has developed a new way of playing with Riley. He takes off his own socks and holds them out for Riley (teasing her). He then places the sock in his mouth (because that's how Riley carries socks) and waits for Riley to play tug. Riley gently comes over and puts the other end of the sock in her mouth and proceeds to play tug with Anderson's sock in both of their mouths. It's hilarious.
Favorite toys~ Anderson loves to play with his slide and ball pit that we got him for his birthday. We've put the ball pit at the bottom of the slide so he has a nice, fun place to land. He also loves the activity station that Aunt Reagan got him. It's full of buttons to push and makes lots of noise!

Following Directions~ He's doing great at following a few directions. Put the ball in the bucket, throw the ball to Riley, push the button to close the garage, etc.

Walking Soon~ Anderson's taken 8 steps without falling. He's not walking consistently at all, but he is standing on his own very frequently.

Teeth are coming~ He has 5-6 total now. It's hard to tell because he very much dislikes us to try and look. However, we know they are there because he's taken to chewing on the rail of his very expensive crib. We had to go and buy a gummy-type rail guard to help protect it. Hopefully, that doesn't ruin it even more when we try to remove it later!

I'm sure I'll think of many more things I could write after I post this. I'll try to post some new pics soon as well. It's nearing nap time!