Phillip is 1 year old!

My little Phillip Jamekins (as I call him) is now 1 year old, now a toddler, no longer an infant.


Looking back over the past year I'm amazed at how far he has come and how much he has learned.
From when he was born and sent to the NICU, I wasn't allowed to hold him, I could
only comfort him by holding his hand. Perhaps from that experience is why Phillip is such a cuddle bug. He loves to be held and I love it when I hold him and he rests his head on my shoulder, giving me a hug, and just stays there for a few minutes. Or he'll just sit in my lap and is so content to just be held.
He is my smiley boy and has even figured out that he is suppose to smile for the camera.
Phillip held his head up at 3 months, rolled over at 4 months, sitting up by himself 6 months, I believe between 8-9 months he started crawling and he also cut his first 2 teeth on the bottom, 9 months he really got into pushing things around and loved the walker. He would push the walker all over the house which really helped him learn to walk. He started to let go and stand for a few seconds. 10 months, almonst 11 months he took his first step, and at 11 months started walking but a few weeks before his 1 year birthday he really mastered walking. He cut his top 2 teeth and the next 2 on the top are soon to come. He also goes upstairs and just recently before his birthday has done well going down a few steps. Still has to practice going down all 13 steps in our house, but so far I've seen him do 4 steps on his own.
He is also learning to talk and can say a few words: Mum (his first word), Daddy,
drink, hi, hey.
He loves his big sister Avery, and is always giggling at the things she does, and always smiles when he see's her in the morning. It is cute to see how he adores her and is chasing to keep up with her.
He loves to eat, he likes oatmeal, Gerber's blueberry yogurt, Cheerios, and loves Veggie Sticks.
He is also a little mischievous man and loves to go to the stairs, try and get into the dishwasher, the trash can, and the bathroom to get into the toilet - such a boy.
He giggles when we chase after him, and we usually always keep the bathroom door shut but if it's open he beelines for it.


He likes cars and right now his favorite things are monster trucks. A passion that he shares with his Daddy and sister, Avery, at the moment.


He is our sweet little man and we love his so much. We count the blessings of having him in our lives.


We love you Phillip! Happy 1st Birthday, and many more to come.
1 year stats: 20lbs - 10th percentile, height 2 feet 6.5 inches - 75th percentile