12 months old
Our amazing little guy is now 12 months old!! A whole year has passed in what feels like a blink of an eye!
Weight:9.995kg
Teeth: 9
This month there has been A LOT of teething, with three teeth busting through in one month it’s been pretty tough for Arthur! One of these teeth was his first molar, I didn’t realise it was coming through (honestly I wasn’t expecting it this early) and we had a few days of real grumpiness with Arthur then as he was crying I saw into his mouth and realised it had popped through!
Arthur is walking around now like a pro, in just a month he has gone from first steps to walking pretty much everywhere. He really doesn’t crawl very often if at all now!
Now obviously, turning 12 months old is a pretty big deal, take a peek at how we celebrated Arthur’s 1st birthday!!
With that big milestone occurring Arthur has experienced (and loved) a lot of new food….cake mostly, no surprise that he loved it! We also introduced cow’s milk this month, I wrote about it however an update post is needed since it didn’t go so smoothly as I initially thought! Arthur is however having two lots of cow’s milk a day in sippy cups and one bottle of formula milk at bed time.
Another big event this month was leaving Arthur with a babysitter for the first time!
Arthur absolutely adores our neighbour’s cat Smudge, they are so sweet together. He points at her and says ‘at’ but now every animal is an ‘at’. Pointing is something we are seeing a lot of right now. I find it amazing as it has helped us realise just how many words he knows….if we ask him ‘where are the trees,bus, fan, ball, daddy, mummy, cat?’ he will point them all out!!
Last month I mentioned that we had changed Arthur’s nap routine, and (please don’t let this be jinxed by me writing this) we are starting to see some improvement. The ‘normal’ wake up time now for Arthur, I would say is more like 6am, it feels really good after a long long time of ridiculously early wake ups!
This month will be busy, it’s only three weeks until we are in the UK for the summer so will be doing out best to be organised for that!! I’m anxious to see how Arthur will be on the ridiculously long journey!!
In the meantime I am going to keep enjoying how much fun Arthur is (aside from teething grumps!!). He is such a funny little guy, and on a daily basis he’s amazing us with how he is developing into his own person!
Happy Happy Birthday Arthur. My how you have grown up already. It’s amazing to have been able to read and see you in photos over the last year. It’s amazing how fast time is flying by. Glad you had such a great special day. So many great things going on for you Arthur and your family lately. Love reading about it all. Thanks for linking up to Share With Me! Such a big boy now. #sharewithme
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He sounds completely adorable and I get you never tire of him pointing to all the ‘ats’ 🙂 I remember Z started sleeping properly around 14 months. So good to get decent sleep isn’t it? hopefully this means you will get regular proper sleep now 🙂
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Ooo yes it’s amazing having that bit more sleep!!! Fingers crossed it is here to stay! X
Haha, Tropicalle, i so just read that (after our 5am wake up call) as ‘you left A with a babysitter, who was a cat’ Hahahaha. Totally jel of the 6am lay-ins!!! Cannot wait until your in the UK, eek it’s so very soon. I’m sure you’ll all do well with the travelling, it’s such a grand adventure for the little ones, so don’t be phased. 🙂 xx
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Haha just went and read it and you’re right it does read that way…..just to confirm for any one concerned for the welfare of my child the babysitter was not a cat hahaha!!! Not long to go so excited 🙂 🙂 🙂 xx
Arthur is so beautiful. I can’t believe how quickly he has grown up, which I’m sure is obviously more true for you ha ha. Sounds like you all had a lovely month 🙂 xxx
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Haha yes it’s very very fast!!! Thank you, I think he’s pretty darn beautiful too 🙂 xx
Happy Birthday Arthur 🙂 3 weeks to go I bet your so excited! I hope the weather is nice for your when you come over. I’m sure he will be fine on the flight xx
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It goes so fast! He looks adorable, and he is growing up in such a beautiful place 🙂
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Lovely photo! It’s amazing how they change and develop so quickly at this age. I wish I’d got a better record (ie a blog!) of my kids so I would remember things like when their teeth came through – I remember when all of their first ones came through (and when they lost their first ones), but the rest of it is a bit of a blur!
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Happy birthday Arthur! What a cute photo of the birthday boy… I love it when they start walking and they are still a little bit unstable. So cute! Good luck with the long flight (and the teething). Mel
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Aw Happy Birthday Arthur! Bless him he looks so cute! Hope your flight goes OK and not too traumatic!! X #sharewithme
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Happy birthday Arthur! Such a cute little fella 🙂 Hope teething calms down and the flight isn’t too bad #PoCoLo
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Happy Birthday to Arthur!!!
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awww what a beautiful round up 🙂 its such a lovely age x
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Lots of big changes and firsts here, Happy Birthday Arthur. I hope you enjoy your trip to the uk #sharewithme
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Happy birthday Arthur. I hope his teething settles soon. It is such a lovely age, growing and changing every day #pocolo
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What a gorgeous little boy! I hope his teething eases for him soon and that you have a safe journey and a wonderful time in the UK xx
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Happy Birthday again Arthur! Teething is so rubbish isn’t it? Toby’s eighth tooth finally came through so I’m hoping we get at least a little break before he gets any more!
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I love that photo! It’s so lovely to hear how much you’re enjoying this time-it flies by. And exciting, if a little stressful travel and packing wise, to be coming back to the UK for the summer 🙂
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Teething is always a villain in parenting. I am glad that you are enjoying your time in spite of it happening =) #PoCoLo
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Awwww looks like he had a great birthday and is doing great. Poor mite with the teething and I hope the rest come soon so it’s over with. #sharewithme
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