Axl turns One!

Axl celebrated his first birthday on Friday, January 4th.  It is hard to believe that he is already a year old.   I look back at the past year and feel like it literally flew by.   I tried really hard, being that he is my last baby, to enjoy and savor every moment, but I feel like my memory has failed me and I barely remember a thing.    I do remember the day he was born like it was yesterday.

Axl has grown into such a happy and independent (as much as one year old can be anyway) little toddler.   He is still my baby though and I often feel like maybe I baby him too much.  Oh well, I am not beating myself up over that one.  I enjoy him being little too much.   For his one year check up he weighed in at 20.2 lbs and 31.75 inches.  Long and skinny just like his brother and sister.   He can't walk yet and doesn't talk very much at all.  He likes to give big, open mouthed, wet, slobbery kisses and LOVES to scream.  I have never had or heard a baby who screams and squeals as much as this boy.  His grandpa calls him a "noise maker" and he couldn't be more right.   Axl is sleeping through the night on most nights, takes one 30 minute nap in the morning and a one hour nap in the afternoon (only if someone is laying next to him, otherwise his naps are about 15 minutes each...as I was saying, he is slightly babied). He has six teeth but still only eats baby food.  Oh, and Axl is the only one year old I know who throws tantrums....not sure what to do about that.