Alex just turned one! I can’t believe how fast that happened! We are pretty busy celebrating him but I just had to share all his monthly pictures and updates. The pictures I take are no where near professional pictures but I do what I can to try and capture special moments and milestones within my family. I hope that when we all look back at these pictures we are able to remember all the special moments we shared.

1 Month – Baby Alex turned one month on Nov 27 and I didn’t realize it until someone asked how old he was! 😩 I said “he turns a month on the 27” they are like “that’s today!” HA! I can’t believe how fast the month went by. Alex is such a calm baby. He loves to cuddle and sleep in my arms. He is such a sleepy head and can sleep for hours! I have to wake him up to feed him often because he will sleep through the entire day if I don’t wake him (hence the yawn in this picture).

2 Months – Alex LOVES the pacifier and helps him fall asleep. He started to “coo” and smile. He’s nursing every 2-4 hours and falling asleep almost instantly after a feeding. He will probably nurse for 5 minutes and then he’s out! Which explains the love for the pacifier and the need eat so often. He got his first cold which was hard for me to see him so little and sick.

3 Months – Baby Alex likes to prrr like a cat! It is the cutest sound ever! He reacts to us when we mimic him! He loves being talked to and smiles when kissed. He started laughing with his voice and making plenty of baby noises. Alex also started losing his baby hair. He enjoys car rides and falls asleep best when in the car.

4 Months – Alex enjoys tummy time and plays often like that. He also likes to pass gas. HA! What a boy. Our favorite thing has become the baby carrier. He absolutely loves being in the carrier and getting cuddled. Alex also likes to suck on his hands all the time!  He isn’t rolling over but likes to do 180 spins when on his back. I leave him facing one direction and I come back finding him in the opposite direction.

5 Months -Alex has started rolling over! He is such a happy baby and laughs at everything. He is easily entertained and enjoys all kinds of toys. Alex like to suck on his bottom lip for fun. He loves playing with his hands and feet, so I stated putting fun socks on him to encourage him to keep playing.

6 Months – Happy half birthday to my baby. He is definitely going through a few milestones. My favorite is all the squirming and rolling around he’s doing. Especially in the middle of diaper changes. He doesn’t fuss or cry but definitely wants to escape stinky stinky time. More on his 6 month update here.

7 Months – Alex loves to follow his big brother around and play with his brother. He especially enjoys bath time with his brother. He’s been bathing like a big boy with his him since he was about 2 months old. They laugh pretty hard at the bubble machine that we play with. Alex is enjoying all kinds of solid foods. His current favorites are fruits…banana and strawberries.

8 Months – Alex is crawling everywhere he shouldn’t and clapping with excitement. He’s taking all of his brother’s toys, which doesn’t go so well. He is always happy and smiles at everything and everyone! Alex had his first plane trip to Chicago, where he got smothered by lots of friends and famiy. He also still fits in 6 month clothing!

9 Months – Alex has 4 teeth (working on 2 more) and doing great with baby-led weaning, something new we are trying in conjunction to breastfeeding. Alex enjoys eating everything, he even reaches over and takes his brother’s food, until the fighting begins. Alex loves to stand on things and has begun taking steps against the furniture. He struggles to get off his back and will lay there until help arrives, we think it’s hilarious, but we let him attempt the task a few times before we rescue him. Oh and Alex still has hazel/greenish eyes, just like his mama!

10 Months – This month was full of milestones. Alex started walking on furniture and climbing the stairs on his own! Daddy taught him how to dance and give high fives. We’ve discovered that he doesn’t like bread and spits it right out…I don’t agree with that, who doesn’t like bread? He spent a lot of time teething and chews on his crib. And guess what he’s been wearing size 2 diapers since he was 3 months old!

11 Months – Baby Alex is such an independent baby. He loves playing with cars and even makes sound effects as he “drives” the cars across the floor. Alex has 8 teeth. We unfortunately have to hide the crayons from him because he likes to eat them. He has made us baby proof everything big time since he’s a curious little one that likes to play with electrical outlets and put toys inside the subwoofer.

12 Months- Big boy Alex weighs 20 lbs 8 oz! He still only has 8 teeth and uses size 3 diapers. He’s not walking yet but does a funky crawl, so maybe soon. He crawls making one leg crawl and the other walk…HA, it’s the funniest thing ever! He’s taken a few steps in the last 2 weeks but he seems to like crawling better. Alex has started putting his foot down (aka tantrum-ing) to get his way. Bring it on buddy!! He enjoys playing with cars and throwing balls everywhere. He likes to eat pretty much everything except vegetables….which he throws on the floor. Alex is such a happy calm baby, he got his first haircut and just sat there chilling as the hairstylist chopped away.

Happy 12 months baby Alex!