TJ at One Year Old

Our little, tiny boy is also one year old already! This has been a BIG year for him! He has been through so much. Apnea Monitors, weekly visits to the Physical Therapist, 2 helmets (and soon to be 3)...it has been TOUGH! But my little guy is the toughest around. Let's take a look back at TJ's journey through the first year of his life:

Birth Day:


2 Days old:


3 Months Old:


6 Months Old:


9 Months Old:



12 Months Old:


TJ is crawling like a crazy man, and pulling up on everything. He is slowly starting to make progress with cruising on the furniture, and trying his hand at bridging the furniture. He makes Mommy very nervous sometimes because he is very brave but still quite wobbly. He is really giggly and crazy and can often be seen doing this:



TJ has 8 teeth. Yes...you read that correctly. EIGHT teeth. His teeth have just been popping out all over the place. Some of them killed him...some of them came through with no warning. Getting teeth is the ONLY thing TJ is ahead of Kayla in right now. And he is beating her by a landslide.

TJ says his first word (other than MaMa & DaDa) which is "Cat" as well! He (unlike Kayla) is very gentle with the cats and loves to pet them, although he gets very excited and tends to scream...which makes them run away. TJ loves to read books, and especially likes the ones that have things to "feel" in them. He also likes to play independently, and doesn't need a lot of playtime attention from Mommy. We sometimes call him our "monkey" because he lays on the floor and plays with toys over his head with both his hands AND feet!

TJ LOVES his food. He will literally eat anything you try to feed him, and he never leaves a crumb on his plate.

TJ also loves playing "I'm gonna get ya" with his sister, and thinks it's hysterical when she is quickly crawling toward him. He loves to be tickled, especially on his bottom ribs or his inner thighs. He is so ticklish that he will ball up and start laughing on your approach, before you even touch him.

Ok...so it's only fair that I tell you TJ's "bad" habits too! TJ is very active and loves to crawl. So it is near impossible these days to change his diaper, because he flips onto his tummy and tries to crawl away! That's it though! He is a very good baby mostly...and he is even starting to hold his own with his sister. It's not so easy for her to snatch a toy from his hands anymore...he holds on with a death grip when he sees her coming!

TJ gives kisses too, but the recipients are not usually Mommy & Daddy. TJ usually can be seen giving kisses to his sister, the cats, or to other little girls. Hmmmm....

TJ likes to play a game with us in the car too. He makes a tiny, quick little scream. If we respond with the same scream, we can go back and forth for 10 minutes sometimes! I guess he spends so much time in the car these days, he has to entertain himself somehow!

Our little boy is so good. He is such a trooper and handles all of the doctors, therapy, and long rides in the car so well. We are SO very proud of how far he has come!