Beau - Twelve Months

Ahh sweet Beau.  He turned one, ONE, on November 10th.  This child brings so much happiness to our lives.  He just seems to glow with glee.  He is so alert and in-tune with our world.  He loves a good cuddle.  He chatters constantly.  And when he smiles, there are dimples.  Not one, not two, but four.  The cheeks, the chin, and the nose.  And then the eyes twinkle.  He is rarely fussy or whiny (which is a real treat).  He is super easy to put down for sleep, and eats everything in sight.  He does this funny thing with his tongue and head just to make us laugh.  The world definitely became a brighter place November 10, 2010.

Now little Beau is more of a dare devil.  He is incredibly determined and the "redirecting" method doesn't really work.  He also seems to have no respect for authority at this age.  If disciplining does happen, he thinks its a game.  His favorite things are his dad, his blankie, and his brother.  Oh and tupperware lids.  Don't know why.  He talks a lot and our favorite is"uh oh" which sounds more like "cough oh".  He also says "Thank You" at the appropriate time.  Other words are MaMa, DaDa, Bye Bye, Bubba, Dog, Bath, Mo (for more), and hi.  He knows the baby sign for all done, more, and paci (which he made up himself).  Beau is extremely extremely effective at communicating.  If I can't figure our what he wants he screams at the top of his lungs till I do.  This normally involves me running around like a madman trying to figure it out.  He is still very loud.  But he always wants something.  He rarely just cries or whines. 

This is my attempt to get pictures on Beau's Birthday.  They were not happy campers.

By his first birthday he was taking a few steps, but still relying mostly on crawling.  He is a big boy.  He had been pretty chubby (ok, extremely chubby) until recently and now he is getting tall.  He is now off the charts in height (32 1/4") and 90th percentile for weight (26 lbs 11 oz).  Clint and I are in awe that we get to be the ones to raise such a happy, brilliant, amazing little person.