The Art of Whining

So nobody told me about the whining. I was prepared for crying, but not the constant whining that accompanies toddler hood! Michael is going through a clingy phase right now and has turned in to a total Daddy's boy and whines if he puts him down or leaves the room. Sometimes it hurts my feelings, but I know it's normal. Still, there were a couple of days when he actually pushed me away and crawled to Rich. Nobody prepares you for that! I think part of it is Rich makes me do all the dirty work, like brushing his teeth. I practically have to put him into a headlock these days to brush his teeth! But, we have to face the fact that our little baby is growing up.

Daddy's Boy: Doing laps at the park!


Pushing my Japanese Anpanman Truck!

Mommy's Big Boy!

So Michael is a year old now (as of September 30th) and is taking his toddler days by storm. He even throws temper tantrums now. It's hilarious, but I do my best to not laugh since I want him to know that Mommy respects that he's upset (as all the books say to do, right?) At his one year appointment he was in the 98th percentile for height and 95th percentile for weight and head size. He's 27 lbs and 32.5 in tall. He's been in the 98th percentile for height since he was 3 months old! Granted, Rich and I are not small and my Dad is 6'4", but I'm wondering if we are going to have a 7 footer on our hands! I hope not. :-) Here's some video of Michael walking and waving bye-bye!