The Rutschke Family

The Rutschke Family

Monday, August 4, 2014

Happy Birthday: Noah 12 months!!!

Happy Birthday to this sweet boy!!!! He is such a fun and loving kiddo. We did a combined birthday party for him and Aben (those pictures will be posted another day :) ). We had a blast with good friends, good food, good cake, and fun in the water. Can't get much better than that!

Noah is now up to lots of trouble :). He loves finding new things to get into and thinks he's pretty cool doing it! He:

  • Walks along furniture. He still doesn't stand up on his own in the middle of a room, but rather crawls to something to stand up with. He can stand on his own for a couple seconds...but as soon as he notices he isn't holding on to something and no one is holding on to him...he sits down. :) I think he will get a hang of walking quickly though. 
  • He loves walking with his push toys
  • Loves bath time still....but only for a  limited amount of time. :)
  • Loves playing in the pool and doing 'swim lessons'. As soon as we get to the pool he starts crawling out as far as he can before going under. He actually doesn't mind getting his head in the water either so we definitely have to pay close attention to him. :) 
  • Loves apples and bananas. Still will not eat any cheese though. Still loves his milk too!
  • Is hit and miss with food. Some days he eats like a crazy kid and others he is as picky as can be.
  • Is a great nap taker. His naps last about 2 hours if not longer sometimes. I love it! 
  • Still wakes up at 6 to eat, but then will go back to sleep until 8:30 usually. Every now and then he won't go back to sleep. 
  • Is always laughing, and those dimples are just to die for!
  • Finally gives kisses! 
  • Loves giving high fives
  • Occasionally, when we ask Noah how old he is, he holds up one finger and smiles really big. It's so cute when we can get him to do it.
  • Says: momma, dada, ya, shakes his head no, more (signing). 
  • Can climb up the stairs...and thinks this is a hilarious game
  • Can climb up onto the couch and can usually get off without diving head first. :)
I'm sure there are more 'new tricks', but that's plenty for now. :) He is a sweet little boy...and little being a key word :). He is only 19 pounds- 9% for weight and 20% for height. But I love my active, healthy, little boy! I guess Sean and I are bound to have the little kiddos...no Roley Polly kids for us! :)