Tad recap

Aw, there's my little muffin! These are some of his 1 year photos (taken by Sabrina at her stylin' downtown studio). Raising two kids is exponentially more busy than one (no time leftover for blog writing!). Tad is a very happy baby, with the widest grin you can imagine. He started walking at 11-1/2 months, and says a few words now, notably: hiiiiiiiiiii!, heddo, uh oh, mm mm (for thank you - says it in the right context!), baba, and mama/ma/mum. He is practicing shaking his head no, and nodding yes - up until recently, every question was answered with nah and a shake. He loves to sing to himself, and grins proudly when you sing along with him.

Tad loves his big brother - though he prefers from a distance! Unfortunately for him, Toby smothers his baby brother with love... always going for his hair (Toby loves hair), dragging him around, and generally mauling him. Better than kicking him I suppose (though they have started to wrestle a bit lately - both giggling wildly!). Tad imitates Toby, like when he tried to "jump" up and down in his crib (while hanging onto the rail) as Toby's jumping on his own bed, blasting his Dora CD.

Tad's got lots of toys & interests, and eats pretty much anything all on his own now (though messily, go figure!). He loves yogurt, bananas, and peanut butter. He sleeps well - 99% of the time, it's 8pm to 8am, with no waking at all (YAY!). Tad goes to daycare at the Y baby room full time, and just loves it. He's social, happy, and very well adjusted! Only very rarely does he cry - when I can't make his bottle fast enough, or he's got a poopy bum (and who wouldn't!).

He is well loved by family & friends alike, and always does us proud. We love our Happy Baby!