Collin one year old

I just wanted to take some time to record what Collin is up to at one year old. 

He is busy, very busy. If he is awake, he is moving. Usually following behind his brother. 

He loves to be outside. 

He also loves to have a bat in his hand (or broom or stick or sword).

Collin is my eater. 

We love to watch him eat.

His favorite thing to eat is probably berries... raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. 

He inhales them at rapid speed.

But he also enjoys bananas, apples, peas, sweet potatoes, rice, beans, and cornbread.

Really just whatever we eat, he eats. It's awesome to have such a good eater.

His other big favorite is yogurt. He gets really excited about his yogurt.

He can even feed himself with a spoon, it's messy but he does well.

He continues to love books. I still see him every day sit and just flip through his books "reading" them.

I love how when you ask him to bring you a book, he goes and finds one and backs up and plops in your lap for you to read to him. 

He likes to play with balls and can throw a ball.

He is also quite the climber. His new trick is climbing in a kitchen chair and onto the kitchen table!

He is quick too, we really have to keep an eye on him all the time. Luckily Owen is big help.

Collin dances when he hears music come on, from bouncy squat moves to spinning in circles.

This guy is also my good sleeper. Completely opposite of his brother. He naps like a champ in his crib twice a day and sleeps through the night. I just don't know what do with myself.

Collin, I just adore you. You really have the sweetest little personality. You go with the flow. You think Owen hung the moon. Y'all run and play and wrestle already. Bless you, Owen thinks you are bigger than you are and you don't know any different. You are going to be a tough kid. 

You light up when Daddy comes home and run to him until he picks you up every day. You make Daddy feel loved. You love your mama too. I still find myself snuggling you deep, breathing every bit of you in and thanking God for your precious little life. You are such a gift to me and our family. We are each better because you are part of us. 

I get excited thinking about the years to come and the fun you will have with your brother and daddy and your younger sibling. 

But today, I am soaking your precious one year old self up. Soaking in the snuggles, the deep belly laughs, the book reading, the ball playing, the climbing and the messy yogurt baby you are each night after dinner. You are loved my sweet boy.