Bowen: ONE year!

I just don't know how it goes so fast! It's crazy that Bowen is ONE!

He is a little over 21 pounds.1 2 month clothes. Size 3 diapers. 

The kid can eat. He seems bottomless.  And he has eaten every single thing we've ever put in front of him. He really likes all food, but some favorites right now are bananas, avocados and clementines.
He is nursing 2-3 times a day. 

He sleeps great at night right now and sleeps 7:30pm (if we can get him in bed that early, probably 50% of the time) until about 7 or 7:15. This seems huge right now because it seemed to take him so long to sleep consistently through the night. He still naps about 1.5-2 hours in the morning and afternoon, although we hit a week or two of nap funk over the past month where he struggled and was taking really short naps. He seems to have gotten through that. 

He transitioned to a full-time walker. About a week after he turned 11 months he started walking way more consistently. It was on a Saturday and he just seemed to decide to try and walk most of the day. Crazy how that happens. He's not as good with shoes on, but getting better.

He squeals LOUD. Especially when he's frustrated. And over the past few weeks we've heard it more and more when he wants something Grayson has or he doesn't get his way. yikes. 

He hasn't really added any new words lately except sometimes "wa-wa" for water. He still says ball, mama, more and bye-bye. Although Chad is trying hard for da-da.

Bowen has 8 teeth. He has the four on the top and the four on the bottom. He's also got his top left molar that is poking through. 

He loves to climb. 

He gets so excited when we start to run the bath water. 

He LOVES to bring us shoes and wants us to put them on his feet. He'll want my shoes, Grayson's shoes, Chad's shoes on... 

Grayson was/is such a performer. Bowen definitely does not perform as much.

He's started signing "all done", I definitely have not taught Bowen signs the way I taught Grayson. I reallllly need to try to teach him "please" so that he will stop squealing for stuff.

He likes to clap, wave/say bye-bye, give/blow kisses, head bonk

It's been such a JOY to watch him grow and change over the past year. We are very thankful for his life and his health. May the Lord continue to grow him daily!