Like most moms, I’m shocked how quickly time flies by! I swear I was just a wreck of a newbie mom a second ago. Baby Pencil’s current 1 year stats are:
- Weight 22 lbs 4 oz
- Height 30 inches
Current likes and dislikes:
- loves to clap
- loves to cruise and is starting to stand on his own
- loves to combine the first two and stand and clap!
- loves to pound on things like a drum, especially daddy’s belly
- loves playing with any kind of packaging
- loves stroller walks
- loves being led to walk with assistance
- loves to crawl like a mad man
- dislikes diaper changes with a burning passion
- dislikes cuddles longer than .5 seconds
- dislikes changing into his PJs for night sleep
I’m pretty lucky that he doesn’t seem to be a fussy or picky baby. He is generally in a great mood and smiles and laughs a lot. He’s definitely turning into a little human being that has preferences! It’s the craziest thing to witness right before my eyes.
Newest skills and interactions:
- can say “cheese” and “bread” by saying “chh!!” and “ba!”
- claps his hands when he’s happy or wants more (I think he got confused with the clapping and the sign language for “more.”)
- can take about 1-2 steps without assistance
- can take two objects and bang them together
- can memorize how to open the flaps in his flap books
- can crawl forever
- started to have random bits of stranger danger with only certain people
- seems intrigued by older kids and kind of ignores or side plays by younger babies
The hardest thing transitioning to the 1 year mark was food! I had no idea how much solids to give him, what to introduce him to, when to feed him and when to let him eat his own food (which takes forever), and also how to lessen his milk and transition to cow’s milk. By his 1 year appointment, he was eating 3x a day and having milk 3x a day. He was still using a bottle but uses a sippy cup for water.
Here is his meal schedule:
7:00am – Morning milk
8:00am – Oatmeal cereal and fruit
11:30/12:00pm – Solid feeding (chunky puree with rice, veggies and a protein), then some finger foods like pieces of bread and cheese. Some “dessert” yogurt.
1:30/2:00pm – Afternoon milk
5:30pm – Solids (chunky puree with rice, veggies, and a protein), then more finger foods like cut up carrots or broccoli with cheese. Another “dessert” finger food like strawberries.
7:00pm – Bedtime milk
During my 1 year check up, the pediatrician told me that I can start decreasing his milk so that he has about 15 oz per day. That seemed incredible to me, because at some point he was drinking 30 oz! My goodness, this parenting thing is so difficult to catch up with! Here’s my big boy!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
Aww he’s starting to say words?!!? I want to hear more of his little voice!
“started to have random bits of stranger danger with only certain people” << Yay, not with me!
"seems intrigued by older kids and kind of ignores or side plays by younger babies" << LOL, sounds like he takes after Mr. Pencil in this regard!
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
He is so cute! And I am so sad about them disliking cuddles! I guess I will not complain having to hold DD and rock her to sleep anymore! The thought of her wriggling away from me
grapefruit / 4923 posts
oh my god the back rolls! i love it. what a cutie.
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I love reading your blog! Your baby boy is beautiful! I really enjoyed this one and talking about the food. My baby is only 7 months old but I’ve had some similar struggles when she started eating baby food and when she switched from breastmilk to formula.
I look forward to reading more of your blogs!
apricot / 409 posts
Cute pics!! Haha his likes/dislikes sound alot like my daughter who will be 1 next week. Especially the diaper changes and changing into PJs for bedtime!
I hear you on the food thing. I have no clue what I’m doing. That’s great your son eats some fingerfoods. I’m having the hardest time getting DD to eat stuff besides purees.
blogger / apricot / 335 posts
@Mrs. High Heels: LOL well his “words” are just crazy talk! Babble babble. And so true with being a lot like Mr. Pencil! LOL. Why do they not hang out with people their age!?
@snowjewelz: Seriously, take in those cuddles! I am so jealous when I see cuddley kids. I feel like mostly girls love to cuddle!
@edelweiss: There used to be more! I’m sad that he’s leaning out!
@jackie: thank you! I hope seeing these stages in breakdown form can help! (It totally did for me!)
@tiramisu: Honestly he still eats a lot of chunky purees, especially when we’re out and about. It’s SO much faster and easier. I mainly use dinnertime for him to pick up foods and get really messy. Might as well since he’ll have his bath right after!