Soren's 1 Year and 1 Month Update

Apparently I failed at posting a super awesome first birthday post for Soren. Instead of re-hashing every gory detail I'll say this, "His party was awesome!" We had family over for a backyard barbecue complete with a fire and pinata. Jordan made a sweet video that pretty much covers it all. Click here, but you might only be able to see it if you're facebook friends with Jordan. :)

My boy at his party.

Enjoying a cupcake.

So what is our sweet man up to now that he is 1 and 1 month?

Physical. Soren walks. Soren climbs, Soren falls and gets bruises. Soren gets back up and keeps on climbing. For real. Today we were at the cabin and Simon, Soren, and Foreman (cousins born within six months of each other) were just three bruisers looking for trouble. I couldn't tell you exactly when Soren started walking, but it's been awhile. Maybe two months or so?

Eating. Soren eats three meals a day and two snacks. No baby food at all. He drinks 2% milk in the morning and before bedtime. He still likes it in a bottle, and we haven't made him give it up quite yet. He drinks water out of a sippy cup just fine, so we will cross the milk/bottle bridge at some point I guess.

Sleep. He has been sleeping pretty well. He wakes up once in a night a few times a week, but we stuff the paci in and he's good to go. Another habit we will break at some point. :) He still takes two naps a day and does a 10-11 hour stretch at night.

Words. Little Man says one word for sure. His first word? Tickle. Tickle. Tickle. It's so stinkin' cute. He kind of says other words as well, "dada, mama, no no no (because he hears it so often. haha.), flower, and light. He's trying to communicate and we eat it up.

Overall Soren is a busy boy, and he likes what he likes. He can throw a pretty mean tantrum if we do something he doesn't like - such as take away his toothbrush or close the bathroom door. We have to laugh because he really gets mad. We do our best to redirect and move on.

A few recent pics.

Grandpa Rich was pushing Soren backwards and Via insisted on helping.

Little Man is starting to enjoy looking at books independently.

Bubbles!

On Grandpa Larry's boat enjoying Mederich family time at Jordan and Julia's new cabin.

Me and my girl.

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Uncle Ryan

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Ultrasound pictures

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