Happy 1st Birthday Aiden

My baby turned 1! OMG!!! This post has already gone unpublished for WAY too long so I will just forget all the sentimental stuff (well ... most of it anyway) and post quick!

First of all, his measurements:
9.5 kg. Despite his refusal to eat, he really picked a good time to have a growth spurt! Doc was so proud of him!
Unfortunately, his other measurements are exactly the same as last month. So apparently he was so busy filling out that the other parts just were neglected. Oh well ... I'm just happy he almost made it to the 10kg mark at 1 year old!

Here are some more statistics:

*1,700 diapers changed.

*123,000 ml of breast milk pumped

*93,500 ml of breast milk drank from a bottle

*Spent 7,800 min on the boobs

*49,000 ml of formula drank

(yes I kept track!)

*started eating fruit puree and yogurt around 4 1/2 months

*started drinking juice around 5 months

*started eating cereal from 6 months

*stopped pumping and giving breastmilk around 6 1/2 months (around 12 weeks pregnant)

*stopped drinking in the middle of the night around 9 months

*stopped drinking formula from the bottle at 10 months (only takes formula and cereal)

I kept a book of the times he would drink/eat and be changed so I could keep an eye on his schedule, feeding quantities, etc. I stopped at 1 year because I don't think it's that important now, but I will probably keep the book again for LB.

Anyway, it's been QUITE a full year ... just looking at those numbers makes me pause a second and go Whew!
I honestly have to say it's been the most wonderful and fulfilling and yet tiring year of my life! I have never had so many moments where I just stop and sigh because I'm so happy! Watching my little Papoosie grow up this past year has just been AMAZING! I was going through pictures of him from this past year to try to make a slideshow or something but I only got up to when he was 6 months! Too much work, getting ready for baby, and taking care of Papoosie to have time to do other stuff! But maybe eventually I will get around to posting those other pictures.

Papoosie is an AMAZING baby! Every parent thinks so, but my baby really is the cutest, sweetest, smartest baby EVER!! A lot of things that I was worried about how to 'teach' him he just gradually started doing by himself!
-Putting himself to sleep. For naps he still likes to be held, but to fall asleep at night he refuses to be in our arms, and wants to roll around on the bed and 'play' until he puts himself to sleep. Of course it leads to him going to bed a little later than I would like, but for now I'm taking this as a win!
-Feeding. Still feeding him purees but he eats pieces of fruit, chicken, cheese, etc etc with his hands extremely well!
He now knows how to say: please, thank you, I'm sorry, bye bye, hajde (come here), kiss kiss, no no, listen to me, and he also points to let us know what it is that he wants.

Gosh there was probably so much more I wanted to write about but with so little time I can't remember it all!
I am just THE happiest mother to have the sweetest cutest baby to call son! It's been an amazing year and I know this year is gonna be even busier, and crazier with LB joining the party ... but I'm looking forward to the challenges (this is my CHARENJI! spirit right now ... I might not be as confident tomorrow!).
Happy Happy 1st Birthday my love and I'm looking forward to many many more with you! Mama loves you sooooooooooooo much!!!!