1 Year Old

Happy Birthday, sweet Tyler! You are 1 year old today! You have had a busy year, and by your birthday, you have become more confident at walking, taking 4 - 5 steps at a time! You would rather eat chopped broccoli on your own than have Mommy feed you macaroni and cheese, and you have almost stopped drinking from a bottle (except for once or twice a day, around naptime/bedtime).

You weigh 24 pounds and are 30 inches tall! You love opening and closing drawers, doors, and containers. You love playing with the Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars that Daddy gets you, and you are very good at putting cars on the racetrack! You can recognize shapes and put the correct shape in the shape-sorting bucket, but your favorite thing to do has got to be knocking down towers and stacks and messing up things that are in order :)

Daddy and I cannot believe how much you've grown in just one year, and constantly marvel at how independent you are. It seems not so long ago that you were a sweet little guy who loved to be swaddled in blankets by your daddy. We remember so clearly what it was like to bring you home for the first time, the first bath we gave you, the first time you slept by yourself in your own room, and so many other firsts!

Tyler, you make Daddy and Mommy so happy and we love you so much! Happy first birthday!