Ack! I am once again hopelessly behind on posting. I’m not up for doing another round of “catch up” posts so I’ll just give you the highlights and then start from here! 
We’ve had a lot of firsts since I last posted!
- Michael took his first steps…and then a bunch more! He took his first step just before Christmas and was taking a few at a time by the time Christmas arrived. Shortly after his first birthday, he left crawling behind and is now walking exclusively! He’s getting faster and has even made a few attempts at running. He still tumbles a lot, but for the most part brushes himself off and keeps on going.
- First Christmas - I’ve decided the 1st Christmas is a little overrated. He had no idea what was going on and absolutely no interest in opening his own presents. Still, it was fun to put him in a Santa hat and enjoy fun times with the family.
- First Birthday - A slightly bigger deal than Christmas, but he was still pretty clueless!
- First Haircut - Now this one was a big deal! My baby boy turned into a big boy with quick buzz of the clippers! Daddy did the honors at home and the result was a handsome, grown up little man! I still sigh occasionally over cute “before” pictures, but I love his new look too…and it was definitely time. [more...]
Those were the big milestones. It seems like so much has happened in the past few months. Now that Michael is officially a “toddler” he is growing and learning more every day. He has a nice repertoire of hand signs that he can use to communicate. He can say “eat”, “more”, “all done”, “please” and “thank you”. He can also say “light” (we taught him that one because he loves pointing out all the lights) and is learning to say “milk”. I’m planning to start adding a few more in now that he has those basics down.
Michael is developing his own little personality. He is a happy, affectionate little guy for the most part. He loves cuddling with Mommy and Daddy and frequently gives spontaneous hugs and even kisses. He loves story time and wrestling and pulling up Mom’s shirt to check out her giant belly! He is into everything and hates being told “no”. He is testing out his boundaries with some small tantrums and he’s even tried biting Mommy’s hand a few times! He’s been introduced to time out but doesn’t really need it all that often. Michael is a little shy with new people at first but given a few minutes will usually warm up and make fast friends.
As for the grown ups in the house - Daddy Michael is super busy at work these days. He’s in a new position with the same company and finds that he has much more to do now! He is also back in school and working on his final class to complete the prerequisites for transferring over to the University of Central Florida. He also volunteers as security at the church on Sunday mornings, so he is indeed a busy man! We still get plenty of family time though and Michael Aaron absolutely adores his daddy!
I am keeping myself entertained with Michael Aaron, the house and growing Ian. I frequently find it hard to balance the three and have any energy left over, but I figure I’d better get used to that! I’ll give some more detailed pregnancy updates in a separate post! Ian deserves a little space of his own.
There are two albums linked in this post. The first is Michael Aaron pictures from February and the second is the first few pictures from March. Enjoy!
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