We Can’t Believe It – We’re Almost One Year Old!
July flew by, along with our eleven-month birthday. We had one more cold at the beginning of the month, so we stayed home a lot with Mommy for a week or so. But soon we felt better and were ready to so back to see our friends in playgroup. And we got to have lunch with Anne, Doug, and Zachary, and try our hand (or shall we say our feet?) at painting our own pottery, with Mommy and Daddy’s help.
We were so excited that the end of the month came quickly, because we were really looking forward to spending time with all of our grandmas and grandpas in Ohio, and playing with our aunts, uncles, and cousins, with the kitties and Zoe Dog, and seeing some more of our family and friends from home. While we were there, we got to share two fun celebrations with everyone for our upcoming one-year birthday. We learned that we LOVE cake, and Mommy and Daddy took lots of cute pictures of us trying that out. We also got so many new fun toys to chase and rattle and roll around. We are having SO much fun with them now that we’re back at home, because we love to make noise, take things apart, and be on the move!
Katharine still loves to walk with anyone who will hold their hands out for her to grab on, and she loves to climb the stairs when Mommy and Daddy spot her from behind. She laughs and giggles with glee every time, and is starting to try out holding on with only one hand. She can get herself up and down near furniture, but is not yet into "cruising around" on her own. Christopher is doing a really fast army-style crawl everywhere he wants to go. He even started to get a little blister on one foot from pushing himself around so much with his toes. He’s doing a great job getting his knees under him for a little while, but is not using that position for traditional crawling yet. He’s also getting better at climbing the stairs, getting all his movements coordinated more easily. His greatest fun this month happened while we were in Ohio – He is now able to sit himself us whenever he wants to, and does this all the time to look at things that interest him. When we got home from our trip, he even started pushing up on his knees and on one foot by himself while playing at his music table. Mom got some pictures of that because it was pretty cool!
There was something else new for Christopher this month. At his follow up with his eye specialist, we determined that his tracking issue is more noticeable, even though it was almost non-existent at his last follow up appt. So for the next three months, he gets to wear a cool sticker over his right eye for an hour or two a day. In some of his photos, you might notice it on the left side. He doesn't mind it when he's playing and distracted, but it is all about timing. When he's really not in the mood, he knows how to get it off. Hopefully, this patching approach will help the other eye grow stronger, so that the two work together more consistently without further intervention.
And we keep growing! Christopher is about twenty-one pounds now, and Katharine is close to seventeen. But Mommy will do an official weight on our birthday (TOMORROW!). And we’ll find out about our height and all kinds of great developmental progress when we see our pediatrician later this month for our 12-month appointment. So more good news coming soon!
But let’s face it; this post is really about the photos! We have a ton of photos to share, of all the fun things we did, and wonderful moments spend with our loved ones! Here’s the address…….Enjoy!
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Thank you again to everyone who celebrated with us, held, fed, comforted, and played with us while we were visiting. We miss you all so much, and we are so thankful to be blessed by so much love!
We can’t believe we’re almost one!
Love,
Christopher and Katharine
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