12 months old! Happy Birthday!

• We are legitimately counting "uh oh" as your first, and so far only, word.  You now consistently use it "appropriately" so we decided it counted.  I use quotes because you do always say it when something falls out of your hands. . .however, half of the time you toss it deliberately and then say it!
• You wear 6-9 month clothes pretty consistently now.  I boxed up your 3-6 month things and gave them away. I've been giving all your outgrown clothes to a coworker, except for a few favorites.
• You are on a pretty consistent and reliable nap schedule and it is great!  For the last 6 months you've taken 3 naps a day, but they weren't at consistent times and varied in length.  You now pretty consistently nap twice a day for 90-120 minutes each.  Depending on when you wake up (usually between 6:15-7) you'll start your first nap between 8-9am, then start your second nap between 1-2pm.  You're usually in bed by 7pm and we sneak Bennett in a little while later.
• You demand snuggles by crawling right into our laps and burrowing into us.  No one can resist that!  You also snuggle into pillows whenever you find one.
• You've started snuggling stuffed animals when you come upon them.  You'll pick them up and hug them to your neck with one hand and pat them a couple times with your other one.  That must be how I pick up and hug you or something!
• You love "playing" with Bennett at the Lego table.  You're fascinated by these things that you see Bennett spend so much time on.
• You walk along furniture pretty easily but show no desire to try to stand or walk on your own.  That's fine with me! I know once it starts it won't stop!
• You use your pointer finger to point at things.  It's so cute watching you direct that tiny chubby finger.
• You still looooove to climb anything you can find - furniture, toys, people, pillows, etc.  Your favorite set-up right now is one Bennett created for you with two toy room chairs (different heights) and a book box that allows you to climb from one to another like stairs.  The chairs are soft padded and pretty low to the ground so it's safe for you.
• We've been making a lot of green smoothies (banana, kiwi, spinach, coconut water) and you LOVE them! You can easily drink half a cup of one on your own.
• You understand what your headbands are for and while you'll pull them off quickly, you'll also try to put them back on yourself again.  Since you are finicky about them right now then whenever I want your hair to be nice I have you wear one of your nylon headbands (I don't think you can feel them which is why it works) or I put your hair in a little ponytail on top.  It sticks straight up like Pebbles, as Daddy always says.