Noah being Noah

Noah dancing

Grant discovered that Noah loves to dance to the song "Blister in the Sun."

Noah's rain boots

Aunty Kristy gave Noah these rain boots for Christmas. They are still a little big and Noah is still practicing walking in them because they are really heavy. He's getting better!

Noah at the zoo

Noah 14 months

Christmas in Hawaii this year. We got a video camera from my parents for Christmas and have taken many many videos. Here's one of Noah (14 months)!

12 month checkup

Noah got his 12 month shots today. He did great and the doctor said that he doesn't need shots until kindergarten! Wahoo! (Note to future self: Noah didn't get the HepA vaccine).

Well-baby stats:
23 lbs (50%)
30 3/4 in (70%)

Some additional updates since I haven't posted in a while...

We threw Noah a birthday party. He got lots of new books and toys from our great friends and had a lot of fun.

Grant finished has 365 days of Noah photo book. For those of you who haven't heard of it, Grant took 1 picture of Noah everyday for his first year of life. He didn't miss a single day the entire year. I can't believe he did it, and I admit I was skeptical at the start of the project, but I am so glad Grant did it and the book turned out amazingly well.

Noah is now a full-time walker and is getting pretty close to being able to run. He has learned to do the sign language word for "more," and he recognizes the sign for water. He can identify a large number of objects in books and in real life by pointing. His hand-eye coordination has gotten a lot better and he has learned to play with toys where you put objects into holes. He has mastered finger feeding and is getting pretty good at feeding himself with a spoon. His hair is getting crazy long and curly. I am contemplating getting him his first haircut since it is becoming borderline mullet-ish, but it's so cute I can't bring myself to do it quite yet.

Noah is 1!

We celebrated Noah's first birthday today. I can't believe he is already 1. It went by so fast.

Aunty Kristy came into town to celebrate. We had a nice day of opening presents, enjoying balloons, eating banana cupcakes, and going to the Santa Ana zoo. Next weekend we'll be having a larger birthday party for him.

I have to admit that last night I was feeling a little sad. I mean, Baby Noah (which is what all of the toddlers in Noah's daycare call him) has certainly been getting more fun every day and many things are much easier now that he is older, but now he's not a baby anymore. I'm going to really miss this baby stage. He is so darned cute and cuddly.

Anyway, besides my mom pity party, this year has been better than I could have ever anticipated! Love that kid!