Toby is ONE!

Guys, I am so late with this post.  Like, so so late.  To be completely honest, I've been in a bit of a personal rut lately.  Struggling with feeling motivated and such.  More on that later, maybe.  I have about 3-4 posts I've been wanting to write, and I PROMISE I will get to them soon.  

BUT for now.  Our sweet Tobiah Jacob is one year old.  I can hardly believe it.  This year has flown by.  I mean, I remember the newborn days, and the most recent days, but some of that stuff in the middle is a blur.  

Before we get to some pictures of his parties (yes, he had two!), here are some 1-year-old stats!

Weight: he was in the 50th percentile, and is down to 20-something.  He has cut down on nursing, and wasn't taking to solids, so he went down a fair bit.  he is now eating solids SO much better, so we are hoping to see an upward trajectory.

Height: his height plateaued as well, but the doctor thinks we will see a pretty big growth spurt here in the next few weeks.  oh joy!  

Favorites:  Well, the most obvious is me.  I'm his favorite.  Always.  And I'm not even kidding, nor being boastful.  In fact, it is kind of a drag sometimes.  If he can't see me, he does fine.  But if I'm in his line of vision and he isn't near me, touching me or safely within reaching me, he kinda freaks out.  If he was fine when I was out of the room and I walk into it?  He will meltdown with tears of relief (?) and the most pathetic sounding cries until he is in my arms again.  Then he immediately calms, gets a big grin and pats my shoulder or chest with a look of glee and satisfaction.  Sweet, but also a little overbearing at times. 

Other than me, he loves carbs (bread with peanut butter, cheerios, pancakes, etc..) meat balls, and blueberries.  He loves Asher, music, and walking behind his little push cart.  He loves "reading" books and "chatting."  

His newest trick is to take an empty cup, lift it up for a sip and then PRETEND to swallow it, by dramatically smacking his lips.  I'll try to upload the video. it's super cute. 

No official walking, but he loves pushing his little cart around! 

He still doesn't sleep well at night. Nothing is consistent.  We've tried a variety of sleep training methods and have gotten close to "through the night" sleeping, but he reverts, we travel or he keeps popping teeth.  I haven't had a full night's sleep in TOO long.  Thankfully he is SO cheerful and happy during the day that it almost makes up for the sleepless nights.  

Toby and Asher are the best of friends.  The only time they don't get along is when Toby gets into whatever Ash is playing with.  But they play "chase" through the house, and Toby just cracks up at Ash's antics.  I love that they love each other!

Okay, here are some party pictures.  We had a party in California because we were there on his actual birthday.  Then we had another one in Minnesota last weekend!  It was so fun, and this kid LOVES cake.  

My sister-in-law Heather made the CUTEST bear macarons! 

I didn't get a picture of the cute blue cupcakes, but there it is destroyed! 

Seriously, he was super into it! 

Party #2 was woodland themed (thanks Hobby Lobby for the literal last minute inspiration!) 

Here was his little stump smash cake!  

My MIL and SILs were so helpful in making this party come to life and getting everything decorated!  They are so creative and have such good ideas!

I think it turned out cute, if I do say so myself!

Clapping!

Round two!

Literal smashing.

More smashing...in the face. 

Trying to feed Grandpa cake!

That chocolate beard, tho!  All the heart eyes!

I just love this.  

Auntie Rose got him the cutest little shirt that says "Toblerone" (like the chocolate).  That is one of the nicknames she calls him, and it was such a cute gift! 

A three-generation pic!  

All in all, it was a successful 1st birthday.  We love our smiley little guy so much.  Can't wait for what this next year holds!