Wow, a lot has been going on in the last few months! Frankie started walking for real in mid-January, taking laps around the first floor and being VERY proud of himself with Jay and I cheering him on. We got him some big boy shoes towards the end of the month and at first he refused to walk in them. After a day or so he got the hang of it and had them scuffed up pretty quickly! I think we got a comment after 3 days, 'wow, he's really worn them in already!' Once he started cruising Jay started pretending to chase him around the kitchen and then acted like Frankie was chasing him - laughter filled the house, so cute! Since then Frankie loves to run around but has picked up a bad habit of putting his weight on his toes. Hopefully he'll grow out of that but we're keeping an eye on it.
Frankie only had one snow day this winter because Mama forgot to buy a snow suit before the big snow that we had... but the day we did go out he seemed to like it. His hands got very cold because we were out too long (he would have pulled the gloves off immediately) so I don't think it's the best memory for him - oops! :) He did enjoy looking out the glass door to the back yard at all of the snow though and putting his mouth up to the glass - I think he liked it because it was cold because he would say, 'oooooohhhhh'.
Our big boy turned 1 on March 8th! I think the best way to describe my feelings were what an amazing and heartbreaking day - amazing because the past year went by so incredibly fast just like everyone says... he has grown so much and brought so much joy to our lives... and heartbreaking for some of the same reasons... the stages have gone too fast! I didn't ever think about how crawling only lasted a few months, there was no way to know that he would be so independent and refuse the spoon so soon, I didn't think the transition to sippy cups would feel sad because I know the nighttime bottle and bonding time will be a memory. The changes are wonderful and sad at the same time.
Since turning 1, Frankie has gotten a cold and Jay is trying to stay healthy as well. So far I only had a few days of feeling crappy - it sure has been a tough winter in terms of health! We can't wait for Spring!!! In the days where the temps were above average, Frankie has loved running down the driveway and fast-walking up and down the street in front of our house. He's not too sure about the grass, but we plan on spending a lot of time in the backyard when it gets warm. Jay has taught him to play with the soccer ball and Frankie loves it, whether he's rolling, throwing or kicking it. I'm sure it will be a must-bring to the kickball games that are going to be starting up in the next month or so - GO TEAM BUD LIGHT!
