So much has happened in the last few weeks! Sometimes it is all I can do just to remember to put my clothes on the right way, let alone put thoughts to "paper" to keep my blog up to date.
So the biggest event happened on September 14, 2011. My youngest, my baby, my precious little Drew-Boy turned one year old! Hard to believe that so much time has gone by, and yet so much has happened in that year, that it doesn't seem to be able to fit in just 12 months.
I was working on Andrew's First Year Photo Book, which allows 30 pages at no additional cost, and was concerned with how the book was going to end up when I had completed 12 pages before he was a week old!
On Sept 8th, Andrew finally cut his first tooth, the top front tooth on the left. Then on the 21st of Sept., he cut his second tooth, the top front on the right! On that same day, he finally started crawling. He is taking his own sweet time in his development, and I couldn't be happier. It is hard enough to keep track of three boys running helter-skelter. Having one more on his feet will be that much more "fun"!
So, here is the last of the age comparison pictures. Kind of sad, isn't it? Here are the four Luty boys, each at one year old.
We'll start with Chubba Bubba. He was such a precious love at this age. Even now, he desires more time to sit on my lap and rock. I love that about him. He may be seven, and getting too big, but he still wants his "mommy" time.
My biggest ham, Nick! He was a constant source of hilarity at one year old. He was so strong-willed (and still is) and determined. He found joy in each discovery, even what if felt and sounded like to spread an entire newspaper all over the floor.
Ethan was always in a hurry to keep up with his brothers. Even at a year old, while first learning to walk, he was acting like he believed himself to be able to do the same things he saw his brothers doing. He is total Alpha-Male around here, and I love watching it! The shirt we got him for his birthday says it all: "I may be small, but I'm the boss." And he fully believes it. When his Nick will say "You're not the boss of me!" Ethan will reply with, "Yes, I am. My green shirt says so!"
Andrew is a complete joy, and totally cute enough to just stare at all day! The doctor's visit went well, although she was a little concerned that his chart was showing that he is plateauing a bit. She did say that he didn't look like an Ethiopian, but he was weighed in at 20lbs 11 oz (20th%) and measured at 29.75in (32%). Not that those numbers are bad in themselves, but they didn't show much change from three months before. Although, his head was 48.9 cm, still in the greater than 97th percentile! Not surprising. All my boys inherited their Daddy's big noggin! He's a sweetheart, though.
It is lunch time, and the little booger is getting very upset and impatient. So I will finish up here and say good-bye for now.
