As you know, Walker turned 1 on April 10. We just went for his check-up last week, though, since April was such a busy month for us. The appointment went well. Walker was 24 lbs 7 or 8 oz (75%) and was 32.5 cm tall (which is off the charts)!! I can't remember his head circumference (and I lost the sheet) but it was like in the 50%. All of Walker's measurements were bigger than Jake's at this age, so it will be interesting to see what happens.
So what's going on with Walker now?
He gave up his bottle and formula right before his 1st birthday and has transitioned so easily to the sippy cup and milk. No more warming up bottles! Woohoo!
He is a pig! The boy can put down some food! He's definitely a meat and potatoes kind of guy versus Jake who is a fruit and salad kind of guy. :) We're still experimenting on different fruits and veggies, but for now, he likes green beans, broccoli, grapes, bananas, and applesauce. Like I said, though, he doesn't turn away any kind of meat.
He sleeps 12 hours at night (give or take an hour) and still naps twice a day for a total of about 2 hours. He is such a light sleeper; his room is surrounded by box fans to try to reduce some of his brother's noise.
He sleeps with a paci and his "puppy." If you walk in on him sleeping, he always has "puppy" in a head-lock right next to him.
His personality is really developing! He's still super cute, but this little boy is proving to be very stubborn and impatient! I don't know where he gets it from. ;) Ha! Actually, Tyson and I both very stubborn and impatient, so Walker got a double dose of it.
He says Mama, Dada, hey, this?, choo choo, and something that sounds like "Jake."
He still only has 6 teeth, but is working on more.
His hair is pretty blond still and his eyes are a bluish-green.
He LOVES Kaitlyn Madden...his eyes light up and he starts smiling whenever she's around.
He has started standing independently for longer periods of time, but he's still not walking. We totally gave this child the wrong name! The pediatrician bet me and Tyson lunch if he's not walking by 15 months, but I just don't see it. He is so stubborn that when you try to get him to walk, he will pitch a fit and throw himself to the ground. I think he has the ability, he just doesn't want to. And why would you when you can crawl super fast? Plain stubbornness!
He and his brother still get along pretty well, but there have been the occasional fight with me ending up saying something like this, "Jake don't take that from him...Walker keep your hands to yourself...Jake don't hit your brother...Walker don't pull his hair." Jake thinks Walker is the funniest person he's ever met; he always says, "Walker is silly funny!"
He has started blowing kisses lately and he loves doing it to women out in public. Such a flirt.
His favorite show is "Dora." Usually Walker won't even pay attention to the TV when Jake has it on, but as soon as Walker hears the Dora music coming on, he is all about it!
His teachers all tell me (and I saw it first-hand by working in his classroom in April) that he is their best baby (along with Kaitlyn when she's there, of course). He is just so sweet and easy-going. Walker is also notorious for going to see about his classmates when they are crying; he helps put their pacifiers in their mouths or offers them a toy or whatever he can do to calm them.
Why walk when you have an older brother who can carry you everywhere?
We just went today for Walker's ophthalmology follow-up and we get to avoid glasses for another year! The doctor seems to think Walker will need glasses by age 5, so we are going to go back yearly just to keep an "eye" on it. Hahaha!
We are so blessed to have 2 healthy little boys who love us and each other so much...even though they are polar opposites. ;)
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