Dear Connor,
I have spent the past 12 months getting to know you and I must say, you are a pretty awesome little guy. You are only 1 year old but you already have such a sweet and charming personality. Here are some things about you:
-You are so happy! You smile and laugh all the time, which makes me smile and laugh all the time, too.
-You have a LOT of energy. You're constantly crawling all over the house, jumping up and down in your playpen and rolling around on the couch. Sitting still is not something you do well! I don't know how I'm going to keep up with you once you start walking.
-You currently have four teeth, two right in the middle of your upper gum and two right in the middle of your lower gum. You look like a little bunny rabbit!
-Your first word was "mama." Daddy is in denial about this and will tell you it was "dada" but don't believe him! It was "mama"!
-Your favorite foods are yams, mangoes, yogurt and all carbs. Whenever you are crying, I can always get you to stop by giving you Mum-Mum crackers or yogurt melts. I am glad food can comfort you but I also worry that I am helping you develop an eating disorder. Hmm.
-When you meet new people, you smartly size them up first. You get this very serious look on your face and stare intently at them for about 15 minutes, judging them and trying to determine their character, I assume. Most times, you will deem them worthy and start smiling and babbling at them. But there have been a couple instances when you stared at someone and then burst out crying. They failed the Connor test!
-You are very curious. Whenever anyone is doing anything, you'll turn your head or crane your neck to study and observe them. Although, this could also mean that you are a just a nosy busybody.
-You have always loved water. When you were a newborn, you'd always stop crying instantly if we turned on the faucet (our water bill went way up during those first few months!). Now, you have so much fun splashing around during your baths and I have to wrestle with you to get you out of the tub.
-Daddy and I have spent a small fortune on toys for you but your favorite toys are the TV remote, boxes of tissues and wet washcloths--all things that are not actually toys!
-You are very attached to me. You scream and cry and wail whenever I leave the room. A lot. In fact, it sounds as if I'm torturing you and not just going into the kitchen to get a glass of water. So you have to stop that, sweetie, or the neighbors are going to report Mommy to Social Services!
-You can do so many things now: crawl, stand on your own, feed yourself finger foods, hold and drink from your own sippy cup, wave bye-bye, climb up the entire staircase in less than a minute, clap your hands (when we watched the Emmy Awards, you clapped every time people on TV clapped!) and stick out your tongue when I tell you to show me your tongue.
Like I said, you are pretty awesome!
Love,
Mom
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