Laundry Time...Again!

I left the room to make dinner one night and this basket of clothes was neatly folded on the couch! When I walked back in Reece was in the middle of mess of UNFOLDED clothes!



When I said "What did you do?" He just looked at me and smiled and then buried his head in the pile of clothes!

Things I can do.

I can do lots of things now that I am one!
I can...
drink from a straw
lick the floor
eat Polly's food
spit in the drain in the tub
drink from a straw
fall asleep without a pacifier
say mama, dada, may-mee, good girl, dog, shit, tick tock, and poop
wave bye bye
talk on the phone
get my hands dirty while mom changes my diaper (I think she really likes this one)
play - I like to be chased
walk with my "Mater" truck
sit in my new big boy car seat
laugh and giggle
say "shhh" - complete with finger to the mouth

~Reece

new cups!

Hi! This is Reece! Mom said that since I'm 1 now, I can post on my blog. She bought me some new cups the other day. I really like them. They have nice soft straws that I'm really good at drinking from! Now, I can drink whenever I want!I still only have 2 teeth. But, if you look REAL close, you can see that there is a new one ready to pop through any day! I've been waking mom and dad up in the middle of the night just in case it comes through - that way they won't miss it's arrival!



Bye for now!
~Reece

Look! I fed myself dinner!

Reece fed himself dinner the other night! He had raviolis and veggies. He did pretty good! There were only a few pieces in the pocket of his bib.


Needless to say, a bath was in order as soon as we were finished!

So long binkie!

I'm so done with the pacifier. When we try putting Reece down awake, he gets mad and throws it out of his crib. So tonight, I decided we're done with it! He cried (well, screamed really) in his bed for about 45 minutes (I went in to check on him and calm him down every 10 minutes or so), and then I finally gave in and rocked him to sleep. While in my arms, he was clutching two of his "good girls" and moving his mouth like the binkie was in it (wish I had that on video). He did finally fall asleep and he fussed again for a few minutes, but I patted his back until he was asleep.

Hopefully things get better each day. I'm a little worried about naps tomorrow, but I think we can do it!
Eventually, we'll get to the point where we can put him in his crib with no binkie and he'll just fall asleep!

12 month checkup!

I think Reece remembered his last Dr. visit when we went in today. I had to change him right away because we had a little explosion issue in the car. The moment I walked into the little bathroom and put him on the changing table, he started screaming.
Then, he would not let me put him on the exam table in the office. I think he remembered last month when we were there and they had to flush his ears. He was not a happy camper today.
He fell asleep the instant we got home!

Here are his stats:
20lbs. 9oz
29 inches
25th percentile!

Dr. Sue said that we shouldn't worry about his foot that turns out when he stands up, his hips are nice and straight and his foot will correct itself within a few years (at the latest). She said that most likely since it's the one he pushes himself up with, he just keeps it that way (which is what I thought).

Overall, a great visit. Now he's resting before we go get 1 year pictures taken!

playing

Here's Reece reading his new book from Rebekah, Tom, and Joey! He likes it because it's a "lift the flap" book.Here he is yelling into a cup from Great Grandma Dorothy. (I love his legs in this one)
Still playing with those cups.
He has such a sweet face.
I think he was either trying to smile...or trying to poop.