Aaron is 1 year old!!!

I know I am a little late on this blog, so prepare yourself...its a long one. With all that has been going on the past 2 weeks (details to come in another post later) Aaron's birthday has not gotten all the attention it deserves. So, here goes some of the late attention. Aaron's birthday was on April 3rd. I was getting our house ready for renting and Caleb was in Fl, so we didn't do anything. His birthday party is going to be next weekend. So, celebration to come.

Aaron is in a really fun stage right now. I think I might go out on a limb and say that it is my favorite stage so far. This is probably why everyday I think so much about how much I love being a mom and having Aaron. Here goes a list of Aaron's new skills and all the things I love about him:
- SLEEP!!! Aaron goes to bed around 7:00 and wakes between 7 and 8. We typically don't hear anything after he falls asleep.
- Going night night: anytime Aaron gets sleepy for a nap or bed, we just say night night, give him is blanket and he goes to bed. Sometimes he says night night back (more "nigh nigh") and on a couple occasions he has said "night night" to let us know he is ready for bed. Its amazing we have reached this stage because he use to fight sleep so much.
-When Aaron wakes up (especially in the mornings) he is soooo excited to see us. He is normally standing up when we walk in, but as we get closer, he dives down, face first and starts wiggling around with a huge smile. It is absolutely adorable.
-Cuddling: Aaron never has been a big cuddler but now he will cuddle more than ever. He lets me rock him before bed most any time I want. And this is totally for me. He also rest his head in my shoulder when I am holding him. Sometimes it is to flirt with whoever is talking to him (the ladies that is) others it is to be sweet.
-His little hands. I could sit and watch his little hands at work for hours. He blows kisses with is adorable and recently started playing peek-a-boo by covering his eyes. I love seeing his little hands spread across his face. They are also so cute when he is feeding himself with the cutest pincher grasp or playing with any toy. I probably kiss them 50 times a day. Every time he puts on or takes off a shirt he sticks them out for me to kiss. This happens a few times a day because he makes such a mess eating.
-Getting active. I know that i might not like this soon, but I love the fact that he can get where he wants now. He finally decided it is easier to crawl on his hands and knees instead of the army crawl but he would still prefer to cruise furniture or the walls or walk holding your fingers. I also never thought I would love watching him crawl up the stairs...but I do, its adorable.

As he is getting older and more active he is also getting sweeter. He is understanding more and more and even says a few things on his own. I think this is why I love this stage...independent yet sweet. Also, we are starting to get over the separation/stranger anxiety so I am very thankful for that.

As of our Dr.'s appt Monday, Aaron appears to be doing well. He didn't like the Dr at all, but he flirted with the Med student that was there. He weighed 21 lbs and 2 oz (below 50th %tile), and is over 31 inches tall, which puts him around 90th %tile for height.

Well, after all this reading, I will add some pictures soon.