Happy birthday little guy!

Since this blog has turned into Oscar’s baby book, I thought I might as well engage in the ritual list marking his first birthday:

Motor Development

• Has been using a pincer grasp for three months now and can grab almost anything and manage to get it into his mouth
• Loves to use this ability to pinch on my face
• First rolled over at 7 months, 2 days after our G&R; could pull himself to a standing position on my lap holding my hands the next day; learned to clap the day after that
• First sat up at 8 months
• Started crawling almost immediately after we arrived home from Vietnam in April; at the same time, started pulling himself up on everything he could find and even using our moving boxes as a makeshift walker
• Spent about a week recently leaping up from the floor to stand and then sitting down after about a minute when he tired
• Has taken a step unassisted, but only one

Verbal development

• Jabbers all the time, and is able to say mama in reference to me and refers to his bottle as “bob”
• Has the sweetest laugh and giggle

Sleeping

• Thankfully, the night terrors have become far less frequent
• Goes to bed between 7 and 8 pm with a bottle.  Nanny Norma can get him to fall asleep in his crib, but it’s not happening when I put him down.  He’ll awaken at some point between 11 pm and 4 am for bob and then get up around 6 am (if I’m lucky)
• Usually goes down for a nap 3 hours after he wakes up.  If put down in his crib, he’ll only sleep about 20 minutes; if he lies down with me, he’s out for 1-2 hours.  Same process in the afternoon, though, he balks at sleeping in the crib at all then 

Eating

• Usually a great eater.  Loves French toast, ricotta cheese with raspberries (or apples), fish, chicken, basmati rice, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, macaroni & cheese, strawberry and banana yogurt (plain or with blueberries, raspberries or cheerios mixed in), bananas, cantaloupe, watermelon, guava, lemons, grapes, bread and chocolate malts (I know – bad mom).  Oh, and bob

Fun facts

• HATES his carseat and being in the car generally
• Loves music and dancing – he dances to the dishwasher’s noises
• Is fascinated by the front loading washing machine – has been known to dance to this, too
• Favorite song is “Watermelon Man”
• Big fan of peek-a-boo and itsy bitsy spider
• Will watch “Meet the Robinsons” over and over again from start to finish
• Has a crush on June from “Little Einsteins” – stares at her picture on the disc cover
• If screaming, will stop immediately (like within the first two notes) of hearing the theme song of “Little Einsteins” or “Phineas and Ferb” – this came in handy in VN on several occasions
• Is sort of freakishly strong
• Loves to be in a swimming pool
• Likes to show people how he can put his face into the water and blow bubbles in the tub
• Will now touch sand, although still refuses to touch grass
• Thinks bubbles are amazing
• Is very ticklish 
• Loves to have his feet massaged
• Has been in five countries already – Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan and the United States
• Favorite chew toy is my iPhone

July 23, 2008 - Posted by Oscar and Etta's mom | Birthdays, Cake, Parenting | Birthdays, Cake