Well, here is the fruit of our labor from his 12 and last month shoot..I am sad that it's over. However, as the saying goes, "every end is a new beginning," so I am excited for what's next. What sort of photo fun will we have in year 2???
Friday, February 22, 2013
12 Months...Last Tie
We did it! We finished taking pictures with all of Preston's monthly ties. I have to say, I am going to miss these sessions. Initially, I remembered Preston just laid there and it was so easy to snap pictures of him. I loved it best when he was able to sit but not crawl yet because we could see him better sitting and he'd give us his winning smiles and we'd just snap away. Then, one day he learned to crawl and was falling off the couch every other shot. It got progressively harder as he got closer to one, to the point where we could only get non blurry pictures if we put him in his high chair. The boy just wouldn't sit still!
Well, here is the fruit of our labor from his 12 and last month shoot..I am sad that it's over. However, as the saying goes, "every end is a new beginning," so I am excited for what's next. What sort of photo fun will we have in year 2???
Well, here is the fruit of our labor from his 12 and last month shoot..I am sad that it's over. However, as the saying goes, "every end is a new beginning," so I am excited for what's next. What sort of photo fun will we have in year 2???
Important Things to Note at 1 Year Old
At 1 year old, these are the fun facts about Preston!
- Weight: 20 lb 8 oz
- Height: 29 inches
- # of teeth: 4 fully visible teeth on top, and 4 on the bottom, 2 more on top is coming out, you've been drooling big time!
- Favorite Food: Strawberries and bananas
- Favorite Snack: Puffs
- Favorite Toy: Walker
- Favorite Book: I Love You Stinky Face (however, shortly after your first birthday when you received so many books, you started liking "Duck Goes Potty" and "I Love You Through and Through"
- # of Haircuts Since Born: 2
- Shoe Size: 4T
- Clapping when you're happy (i.e. after you dunk a ball into the basketball hoop)
- Giving kisses.
- You took your first 3 tiny steps the day after your birthday (we've been working on it since then, but still not walking yet).
- You can blow kisses goodbye.
- You like to kiss the teacher in the Brown Bear Brown Bear book.
- You raise your hands in the air like Little Nutbrown Hare when we get to the page of the story where he's showing Big Nutbrown Hare that he loves him as high as he can reach!
- You're holding your own sippy cup and drinking milk out of a straw, it took you a little while to like drinking anything but water out of a straw cup.
- You imitate mommy when I shake my fingers at you and say "no no no!" You point your index fingers and wave them side to side too.
- You can can climb up the stairs all by yourself..and recently, you've learned to carefully maneuver your way down by either going backwards on your hands and knees or holding on to the stair bars. We supervise you super closely when you do this..I think it's a good workout and you need to learn how to do it eventually.
- You started bouncing up and down to music, can't wait until you show us some of your moves Preston!
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Preston's Baby Video
At Preston's 1st' birthday party, we played this video which shows him growing up so fast in his 1st year. I know I will watch this video countless times during my life and will remember all the wonderful memories of our first year together.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Birthday Letter to Preston
My Darling Preston,
It's hard to believe it's been a whole year already since we first met. I can still remember that night, at 11:58pm, you were officially my baby to love, hold, and cherish forever. I couldn't wait to see your face, and to hold you in my arms. After the nurses cleaned and checked you, your daddy finally handed you over to me, all bundled up in the hospital blanket. I was in awe of you then, and I grow more in awe of you everyday. You were an amazing baby to us, never too demanding beyond the basic needs, showering us with your real smiles and beautiful laughter since 3 months old. Now, at 1 year old, you are a toddler now and we are rewarded with your sweet kisses that make our days.
Daddy and I are so very lucky to have you as our son. We love you so much and we adore you beyond words. We tell you how much we love you every day, never a day goes by where you didn't hear those three words from either of us during the past year. I can guarantee that you will never ever, not hear those three words from us or feel the lack of love radiating from us to you, from head to toes. You are a gift that takes a lot of our energy and time, but what you've given to us in return is priceless.
Now, in the upcoming year, I know that you'll only get smarter and more mischievous. I can see that in you already as the more we say "no preston!" the more you act up sometimes. In case you've forgotten, like the way you drop things such spoons and cups from your highchair, the way you do the raspberry and laugh like it's so funny when your spit gets all over our face. At 1, you are starting to throw little tantrums when we take things away from you that you shouldn't have by flipping backwards if in our arms, or folding over with your face to the ground if sitting. So your daddy and I will have to be a little tougher on you this year now that you're a big boy. You may not like us at moments, but you will thank us for it later.
At 1, we can see already that you are giving, easy going, loving, smart, energetic, and most importantly, you're a good boy. I can't wait to see you develop into your own person over the many years to come. I hope that you turn out to be a good person, is polite and respectful, ambitious, inquisitive, outspoken but tactful, and loving to all those that care about you. We are so proud of you today, and we know there will be many proud moments to be have tomorrow.
Love you more than you will ever know.
Mommy and Daddy
It's hard to believe it's been a whole year already since we first met. I can still remember that night, at 11:58pm, you were officially my baby to love, hold, and cherish forever. I couldn't wait to see your face, and to hold you in my arms. After the nurses cleaned and checked you, your daddy finally handed you over to me, all bundled up in the hospital blanket. I was in awe of you then, and I grow more in awe of you everyday. You were an amazing baby to us, never too demanding beyond the basic needs, showering us with your real smiles and beautiful laughter since 3 months old. Now, at 1 year old, you are a toddler now and we are rewarded with your sweet kisses that make our days.
Daddy and I are so very lucky to have you as our son. We love you so much and we adore you beyond words. We tell you how much we love you every day, never a day goes by where you didn't hear those three words from either of us during the past year. I can guarantee that you will never ever, not hear those three words from us or feel the lack of love radiating from us to you, from head to toes. You are a gift that takes a lot of our energy and time, but what you've given to us in return is priceless.
Now, in the upcoming year, I know that you'll only get smarter and more mischievous. I can see that in you already as the more we say "no preston!" the more you act up sometimes. In case you've forgotten, like the way you drop things such spoons and cups from your highchair, the way you do the raspberry and laugh like it's so funny when your spit gets all over our face. At 1, you are starting to throw little tantrums when we take things away from you that you shouldn't have by flipping backwards if in our arms, or folding over with your face to the ground if sitting. So your daddy and I will have to be a little tougher on you this year now that you're a big boy. You may not like us at moments, but you will thank us for it later.
At 1, we can see already that you are giving, easy going, loving, smart, energetic, and most importantly, you're a good boy. I can't wait to see you develop into your own person over the many years to come. I hope that you turn out to be a good person, is polite and respectful, ambitious, inquisitive, outspoken but tactful, and loving to all those that care about you. We are so proud of you today, and we know there will be many proud moments to be have tomorrow.
Love you more than you will ever know.
Mommy and Daddy
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