Sliding into Month 12

Literally...

With the big first birthday looming on the horizon, Spence seems to be feeling the pressure and wanting to make sure he meets all his milestones before the big day. The cruising has begun in earnest. Finally he's getting a few more teeth. It looks like 3 or 4 of the top teeth are finally coming in to keep the two on the bottom company. He's Mr. Independent with his food. Making huge messes, but loving being able to feed himself. He seems to be on the verge of mastering the sippy cup (well, the kind with a straw - do you still call that a sippy cup?).

It's all happening very fast. It's exciting, but not without a few speedbumps. (Literally, some bumps.) He threw his first public freakout on Friday during a playdate. It was the first time since his colicky first weeks that I could not calm him down. He screamed like a banshee (what is a banshee by the way?) all the way home. Everyone looked at us either with pity (the other parents) or disgust (the hipsters) as I raced home with him on one hip - screaming, nose dripping down my arm, tears soaking our shirts - and pushing the stroller with the other. Once home, he went straight to bed, so apparently that's how he tells me he's tired now. Anyow, the point is, he's almost like a new kid every day. He's changing that much right now.

So, we look forward to this last month of his first year with interest, trepidation, nostalgia, and excitement for all the big changes to come.

Comments

[becky]

yeek on the meltdown -- poor mom and spence! but he looks so cute on the slide! kudos to you for rolling with everything -- sounds like turning one is going to be a wild ride!

[Abby]

That picture is so adorable!

Meltdowns - par for the course. :)

[Skiplovey]

What a cutie! Too bad about the meltdown but every parent has endured those. For those people who stare, you're just giving everyone a little reality, y'know "in case you were thinking about having kids, guess what... you'll have some moments like these."

[Shauna Loves Chocolate]

Is is almost the big birthday? Already?