Graham Turns One!

He is so big...sooo big.  When did this happen?  I look at him now and think that he looks more like a little toddler than a little baby.  I wish I could freeze him right now.  He is absolutely perfect!

 First snowfall...he looks happy in the pics but he was more unimpressed than anything.

Some Things about Graham at One

Favorites:
Foods  Green Smoothies, Cheesy Breads and Fruits. Feeding Graham continues to be a lot of entertainment. He makes a loud, growling sound as he eats.  Sometimes it sounds angry and sometimes it sounds happy.  He is pretty independent and only wants to feed himself.  He will allow us to feed him with a spoon only if we throw our hands up and shout "Yay!" after each bite.

He likes to move things. All day he pushes around chairs, trucks, and bikes.  He has a bright future as a mover.

He loves to open and close doors.  He will often close himself into rooms, even dark ones, and he does not seem to mind.  Along with doors, he likes to open cabinets.  He lost a knob to one of our cabinet doors and he figured out that if he opens a drawer then there is a small opening for him to open the door.  Baby genius.

Music.  He loves to listen to, dance to, and make music.  He directs the hymns at church and will "sing" along...boisterously.

Books Graham will reach for book after book and sometimes after the ninth book I have to direct him to do something else.  He is now turning the pages and will often kiss a baby or person in the book.  He especially loves to kiss Baby Jesus....and himself, when he looks in a mirror.

Mini Tantrums Graham likes to have his way and when he does not sometimes he will have a small tantrum where he lies on the floor and kicks his feet. Most of the time he will just put his fingers on his lips and make move them to make sounds...what is the word for that?

Words  We are just starting to understand some of his words.  His current english language skills consist of Momma, Dadda, Books, Keys, Bye, Woof, and Moo.  Not even close to fluent.  He will also wave hello and goodbye and will shake your hand...he is a formal baby.

Affection  For a while I wondered if he would ever be affectionate.  He is a busy boy that does not liked to be captured...unless you are going to tickle him.  However, lately he has been handing out kisses and hugs with ease.  He loves to kiss mom and dad, books, the ipad when talking with grandparents, and Santa's picture.

Growth  He is still small for his age.  He is 19 pounds and 29.5 inches.  

Birthday
For Graham's birthday we wanted to celebrate some of his favorite things and foods.  He also had to have a cake.  Trent made sure it was a healthy banana cake with strained Greek yogurt frosting.  He seemed to like it. At first he was unsure but when Trent broke it up for him he was as happy as he could be.

The food: