Almost a Year Old

Alex is just moments away from walking independently, climbs stairs, says "Hi" cheerfully, and is eating more and more big people food. He is truly a delight. Here is a picture of his very first real peach. He took a hesitant bite, took the skin out of his mouth and put it on his table, then ate some meat. He repeated that process a few times and then eventually went back and ate the skin. He ended up eating half the peach! He has had lots of diced peaches, but a real peach was a real treat!



He is, unfortunately, still biting his parents. He has 8 teeth now and they are all sharp! He brushes his teeth now with mom in the morning. I started saying "Ahh..." while brushing my teeth to get him excited about this fun new habit... so Alex does it too! It is really sweet.l Of course, he cries every time I take it away from him. Here is a picture of Alex enjoying brushing during a morning bath.



We have had lots of fun in the sun this summer. Our friend Beth bought Alex a wading pool for the backyard and he enjoyed it immensely. We also got some lake time in with family. Just this past weekend, Alex got to try out a slip and slide with the big boys!






Alex is meeting all kinds of babies! Below he is saying Hi to cousin Owen.



And "HI" to Isaac Alexander!



Friday we will be taking the day off of work and daycare to go to Como Zoo. Hopefully we will get some good pictures and post them as well.

Enjoy the video of Alex walking behind Simba: