Saturday, February 5, 2011

My baby is a toddler...

Xavier is officially a toddler. He walks, talks, and throws tantrums :-) At his one year appt Xavier weighed in at 17 lbs 15 oz, 28 3/4 inches tall, and a 46 cm head. He's still very small weight wise but his head continues to be much bigger! I call him my lollipop kid. He has so much personality now, he has the funniest laugh and gets a thrill out of being chased. He has no hesitation about showing his true feelings about doing anything he doesn't want to do. He throws his head back (which is most of his weight!) and cries if he doesn't get his way or just doesn't want to do something. On the other hand, there is no lack of affection from him either. He loves to give hugs and kisses, and snuggles up with you when winding down before bedtime. He loves to wave hi and bye, is constantly jabbering, and Anthony just taught him to hi five. If you happen to be sitting on the ground near him you are in jeopardy of being tackled from behind. He eats only table food and is down to just one bottle before bedtime. He sleeps about 11.5 hours at night and we just switched to 1 nap a day, which lasts about 2 hours. He is so much fun and we couldn't imagine life without him. Can't believe my baby is growing up so fast!
 

Friday, January 28, 2011

One Year Old?!

It seems like just yesterday Anthony and I were arguing about first time babies being born early. I was certain Xavier would be born early (he was due Feb 9th), but Anthony was quick to chime in that first babies are never early, "Don't you talk to anyone?" he said "first babies are never early." Well the next day (a year ago today) I went into labor, 12 days early :-) And it's been a wonderful year since. Xavier is the sweetest baby (toddler now!) and we love him more than words can say. He doesn't have his 1 year appointment until next week so I'll wait until then to update his stats and things he's doing now, but I wanted to share some pictures of his growth from birth to now, enjoy!
 (birth)

 (1 Month)

 (2 Months)

 (3 Months)

 (4 Months)

 (5 Months)

 (6 Months)

 (7 Months)

 (8 Months)

 (9 Months)

 (10 Months)

 (11 Months)


And my ALMOST 12 month/1 year old below...

Christmas Catch-up!

We had a great time over the holidays, I was able to make it to my folks for a few days before Christmas, then we got to spend Christmas day all together with Anthony's family, and then the day after was spent at my Oma and Opas house! Was sooo great to spend some time with all our family, hope you were as lucky as us to spend the holidays with your loved ones!

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Tis the Season...

We've been busy lately gearing up for the holidays! As usual, don't know where the time goes but Christmas is just around the corner. Xavier is as busy as ever, each day attempting more steps and more ways to give mom a heart attack. Will give a better update soon, just wanted to share some pics and say Happy Holidays to everyone! Can't believe my baby is almost a year, yikes :-o