ONE YEAR OLD!

It's so sad to think that  my baby isn't a BABY any more.....

Noa turned 1 today {August 21st}!! 

(@ 1:35AM, to be exact - click here for the labor/birth story)

It's SO hard to believe that it has been a whole YEAR already! Time has truly flown by, and it's been one of the happiest years of my life. I am so thankful to have this sweet angel in my life!!

Here's a {month-by-month} look back at the most AMAZING year with this bundle of joy:
{Sorry, I don't have very good "comparison" photos}

*Just born*

＊8lbs 5.5oz, 19in

One month old:

{blessing day}

Two months old:

＊First real laugh

Three months old:

＊Supports his head perfectly

Four months old:

＊first tooth

＊Sits without support

＊Rolled over

＊first solid food

Five months old:

＊Gets up into half-sitting position

＊Army-crawl

Six months (half-way):

＊Crawls

＊Sits

＊4 teeth

＊Pulls himself up and stands!

 {fat-lip, first big boo-boo}

Seven months:

＊More hair!
＊Climbs up stairs
＊Signs "milk"

Eight months:

＊5 teeth

＊Stands up w/o holding on

＊Waves bye-bye

＊Tongue-clicking

＊Claps

＊First steps

Nine Months:

＊6 teeth

＊WALKING!

＊High-fives

Ten months:

＊First word = Banana

＊Listen to voice commands

＊Drinks with straw

＊Feeds himself 

Eleven months:

＊Has a vocabulary

＊Shakes his head saying "no no"

＊Headstands

＊Bows

＊Immitates sounds

AND NOW, at TWELVE MONTHS:

＊has his 8th tooth coming in

＊is pretty much running

＊moving non-stop

 ＊Adding to his vocab: "nya-nyan"=cat/dog, "bvoo-boo"=car, "ba-be"=baby

＊falls asleep on his own (kinda)

＊can "clean-up" toys, clothes, etc.

＊is becoming very sneaky about doing things that are "bad"

＊uses the TV remote {he actually points it at the TV and pushes buttons}

＊Gets UP on top of the coffee table 

＊"jumps" and "dances"!!

＊Signs "more" when he wants something

＊Can get off couch/bed without help

＊Noa is the most amazing, fun, adorable baby ever!＊

He has blessed our lives so much! We are so lucky to have him.

Looking forward to more wonderful YEARS watching him grow and progress in life.

We love you so much, Noa!

Love, mommy {& daddy}

{PS videos are coming soon, I promise...Im still trying to figure out how to connect/upload our new camcorder/video to this comp. thanks for your patience!!}