Wow. I cannot believe it has been more than a month since my last update. It seems I get busier and busier all the time. However, I don’t want to get too busy to document Liam’s life! On one hand, I would rather spend my time experiencing life with Liam. But, I also realize that one day, these blog posts and notes made in his baby book will be so incredibly meaningful, and I don’t want them to be full of gaps. So I’m going to TRY very hard to get back to updating once a week.
A lot has happened in the past month! On January 9, Liam had his 1 year checkup. He weighed in at 20 lbs 4 oz and was 31″ long. He is quite long and lean! He goes back in April for his 15 month appointment.
Liam also had his 1 year pictures made! We had to do two sessions, because he was not feeling well at all on our originally scheduled appointment, which made him fussy. About 30 minutes in, he just started crying inconsolably, so our photographer said we could reschedule for the following week. I got the pictures back last Friday, but I won’t have time to share them here right now. I promise to do so soon!
Liam is walking EVERYWHERE! As I already posted, he took his first independent steps a few days before Christmas. He gradually became more and more confident with his new walking skills, and for the past 2 weeks, he has been all over the place on his feet. He walks with his hands stretched out in front of him for balance, and he still toddles a little. But, he is also faster and keeps trying to run!
He also shakes his head “no”, which he finds very hilarious. It’s funny to ask him questions and watch him shake his head in response. He doesn’t know how to nod his head “yes” yet, so everything is “no”.
He is no longer nursing during the day. He nurses when we get home at the end of the day, before bed, and he usually still nurses in the middle of the night.
He now has 6 teeth and a couple more are on their way in!! At his 1 year checkup, he still only had the 1 tooth (top left incisor), but our pediatrician pointed out 4 that were coming in. She also said she could see his molars were starting to swell. So in less than 1 month, he got 5 new teeth!
I think those are the major highlights. All in all, it has been a good month! I will update more soon.
I can not believe how big he is getting!! I love that he is nodding his head. Josh will do the “no” nod, but no “yes” nods yet lol.
He is such a cutie and is getting so big! What a sweet little boy you have 🙂