I blinked and my baby is ONE!!!! Theodore Jack, you are the best and I don't know how we ever survived without you. You have brought us so much JOY and LOVE during this crazy, stressful, insane year.
This year has been very slow and mundane and monotonous in a lot of ways, but then filled with so much joy and excitement at the same time. It's almost like we are hanging in time, just waiting for this whole pandemic to be over... but while we are all sitting here frozen, Teddy is just moving at lightening speed and growing up way too fast. Does time move faster with the second child? Because it sure feels like this year was literally a blink of an eye.
I feel bad that Teddy's first year was literally spent at home... The poor kid has been to the grocery store maybe twice? To a restaurant two or three times? He's been to maybe 4 other people's homes... He's seriously just been HOME. Before there was even a pandemic, we were basically in quarantine. Having a November baby, we just wanted to be soooo careful with RSV/whooping cough season and then once he got his cranio diagnosis we quarantined before and after his surgery in February... and then of course the pandemic started in March. I always tell people that Teddy is just going to be amazed when he actually gets to go somewhere like Costco haha! So Teddy's first year wasn't filled with vacations or time at the park or time with friends, BUT he did get to spend most of his first year of life with his DAD which is something SOOO special and something that we weren't lucky enough to have with Charlie. Teddy and Landon have such a special relationship, even though Teddy is 100% a mama's boy, he is sooo in love with his Dada too. The other day Landon left for a unicycle ride and Teddy crawled at lightening speed towards the door and started crying. It was just sooo sweet. They love to cuddle and wrestle and it's been very special for Landon to be here for all of the little moments that he usually wouldn't get to be a part of.
Teddy makes all of us laugh so much because his laugh is contagious and he has such a silly, happy personality. It's hilarious because he totally knows when to laugh at the appropriate time. Like if Charlie trips and fall, he busts out laughing. It's sooo funny! It has always been so easy to make Teddy laugh and smile and Charlie is definitely the person that makes Teddy laugh the most. Teddy thinks Charlie is hilarious and their relationship is truly my favorite thing to watch.
He also has quite a temper and is pretty stubborn, in true Miller fashion. I really really really thought he was going to be our mellow, calm child but as he's gotten older I see how that was wishful thinking. He is just as busy as Charlie and gets into all kinds of trouble. We have this dinosaur toy that blocks him from getting into the kitchen and he's figured out that he can pull it towards himself to move it. It was actually really cool to see the "lightbulb" moment he had. He was pushing his walker and then I saw him look at the dinosaur and look back at his walker and then crawl super fast to the dinosaur to pull it out of the way. He's very smart! Speaking of smart, he already has a few words. He says mama, bye-bye, num num, bee (binky) ba (bottle) and I swear he said "baby" the other day! He's also really good at listening to our commands. If I tell him to go get his "walk walk" he will go to his walker and start pushing it around (he looooves that thing). He will also sign "all done" when he's done eating. When he's tired and I pick him up, he will start waving and saying bye, like begging me to take him upstairs to his bed.We are amazed at how aware and smart he is!
Teddy, you are the sweetest, silliest, most precious little boy and we are sooo lucky to have you in our family. Seriously, how did we survive without you?! You bring us all so much joy and love and we can't believe you are ONE! Happy Birthday precious boy!!
Okay onto the update for his 11th month. I can't believe this is my last blog post update like this EVER! I think I've made it pretty clear that Teddy is our last baby.... ;)
-We celebrated Teddy's first Halloween! Teddy was so cute in the turtle costume but was not happy about wearing the hat haha! It was kind of lame because we weren't able to do our normal things, like trick-or-treating at Landon's work or even trick-or-treating around the neighborhood. I felt really really bad for sweet Charlie, because he obviously knows the difference but Teddy had no clue what was going on (luckily). We were able to go trick-or-treating to Nini and Papa's, Grandpa and Grandma's, and my brother and sister-in-law's house, and Charlie definitely had fun doing that. Then we had some yummy chili and hung out together. Teddy LOVED the chili! It was also a full moon, so of course we had to go to the park and howl at it. We had all the grandparents over, which was SOOO special. Teddy really wanted to give Nana kisses, and was kissing her mask. It was the cutest thing EVER.
-We finally closed on our lot on November 2nd so of course we had to go check it out and take some pictures. Teddy LOVES to ride on Landon's shoulders. It's so cute! We have been back a few more times to see the hole being dug and the boys were sooo cute in the excavator. We couldn't get Teddy to wear his hard hat though, little stinker!
-On November 3rd, Teddy said his official first word--bye bye! Since then his language really has exploded and he seems to try to say new words every day. Smart boy!!
-No one can make Teddy giggle like Charlie can.The other day, Charlie was playing with a hammer toy and Teddy was just giggling like crazy when Charlie would use the hammer to bang. It really is the best thing EVER to watch Charlie and Teddy together. They are the best of friends. I broke out the Little Tikes car the other day and Charlie was soooo excited to push Teddy around in it. They also LOVE taking baths together and Teddy even got to have his first bubble bath the other day. Goodness, I love these two boys!!
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| This is my favorite picture ever haha! |
-Teddy hates getting bundled up for our nightly walks. HATES it. But he looks sooo cute! And luckily he settles down once we get him in the stroller and get moving.
-One of Teddy's words is "bee" for his binky. He LOVES that thing. We will play the game, "where's your binky?" and he will just giggle when he finally sees it and then squeals, "BEEEEE!" It's sooo cute!
-Teddy had his first big cold this month and it was so sad. He was all stuffed up and just sooo fussy and sad. He only had one small fever that went away quickly, but his stuffed up nose seemed to last for awhile. He was extra snuggly and clingy to me, poor little guy!
-On November 19, Teddy took his first steps!!! There have been so many times the past few weeks that it seemed like he was thinking of doing it, but he finally got brave enough and took steps on his very own. I cried my eyes out later that night, just in disbelief how fast he has grown up. But I really am so proud of him! Since that night, he has started to do like 8 steps on his own. He is basically a pro now! Is there anything cuter than watching a baby learn how to walk? He is always soooo proud of himself and it's my favorite.
-We celebrated Teddy's FIRST Thanksgiving. He was born the day after Thanksgiving last year, so this was his last "first" holiday. He didn't love the turkey dinner or even the sweet potato casserole like I thought he would. He definitely loved the chocolate pie and loved spending time with family!
And here are some random pictures and videos (as if I didn't upload 1,000 already!) Teddy Jack, you are the best ever and we love you soooo dang much! You are the cutest, silliest, sweetest little boy!!
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| Saddest little pouty face!!! |
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| Teddy fell asleep watching a movie with Grandpa. So sweet! |
