Playing in the Rain: Looking Back: 9-12 Months

I thought I should try to get this last one done, especially since a lot of my more recent blogs have focused more on Meli. Colin did have 3 years of being the only one though - so he is fine! The 9th thru 12 months were so much fun. Colin had such a great personality. Always happy, rarely cranky and that was even with teething. He seriously had (and still does) the most energy I have ever seen in a kid. He also talked a lot. He started making noises early and never stopped. He crawled pretty quickly and took steps way before he really started walking. He always preferred what got him to his destination the quickest, which was crawling. So he took his time on transitioning to walking full-time. He did not make that transition until after his first birthday but when he did he was pretty good at it for the most part. A semi-pro! At 9 months he went through a phase of scooting on his bottom. He thought it was so much fun.

He had pancakes for the first time at 9 months. We took him to IHOP and he fell in love with the breakfast food. Still loves them to this day. During this time, Daddy and Colin would come and cheer me on while I played softball for a co-ed team.

At 9 months he also started talking to his toys in a demanding tone, like he was telling them what to do. He would add "ma ma" in every once in a while like I was telling them to do it. It was very cute.

During this period, Colin was a big fan of clapping and dancing. He also would laugh so hard when daddy would rub his hand over his stubble. Colin started to wave at people but his hand was backward so he was waving at himself. Colin got his first hair cut during this time, by me! It is something I am still learning but definitely improving on.

We were probably weird, but we did not buy Colin shoes until he started walking. I always thought they were pointless unless he was going to be crawling in the mud or walking in it. So, he got his first pair of shoes during this time as well. Colin loved to give sloppy kisses, I mean open mouth and very wet kisses! Our little buddy is very affectionate!

By one year he loved to say "uh huh" and loved to laugh. He was also saying "ball" and "choo-choo". At this time he had quite a few words built up and then a lot of nonsense to make it look like he was really talking. Our guy loved to talk and still does. Colin was very ticklish under his chin and underarms. He would also mimic his daddy's laugh. Very funny to watch. Whenever he discovers something new he would say "oh". He also was obsessed with Elmo! If he would see him in the toy section he would freak. Like really freak. It actually embarrassed Will and I. He would look like he was throwing a fit but he was swinging his arms, and making all kinds of noise. I have a few videos of it. I think I posted one on here before.

The main things I remember about Colin at this age was that he was constantly moving and talking. So much energy. People comment on his energy levels all the time. Plus, his laugh. He has always been a very happy guy. We have been very spoiled by his lack of "trouble phases". He skipped the "terrible two's" and "terrible three's" for the most part. He does test the boundaries of rules and listening. We got us a clever one!

Colin went to his first pumpkin patch (a tradition we have upheld) during this time. He had his first Halloween (Tigger) and second Thanksgiving.
For Colin's first birthday, we did a Elmo theme. We did cupcakes hoping they would be less messy. This was his first time having cake and at first I did not think he would eat it. He kept examining the cupcake and then nibbled at it. After a bit he chowed it down and got the icing every where.