ONE... In the last couple of months, pictures taken of Holden have decreased from about 14 thousand per month to only about 7 or 8 thousand per month. The reason behind this? When you try to take a picture of him lately, all you will get is an action shot. He cannot be bothered with cameras anymore.
TWO... Unlike the majority of babies, he despises riding in the car. Especially if he is forced to ride in said car for a long time (which for him is anything longer than 10 minutes). The only thing that makes him slightly less angry about being in the car is when you sing to him. Therefore, on long car trips, Old MacDonald has had some pretty interesting animals on his farm. My children's song repertoire needs some work.
THREE... He especially hates having visitors in the backseat of the car with him. That is his domain, and his domain only.
FOUR... Holden only recently learned how to clap (later than most babies). This is because up until a few weeks ago, when you would clap for him, he would get so excited about the praise that he would break out into "spirit fingers."
FIVE... Holden will not hold his own bottle. He CAN hold it, he is fully capable of this task, he would just much rather have you hold his bottle for him, in order to allow him to leave his hands free to rest behind his head, hang down by his sides, or otherwise just leave his options open.
SIX... Oddly, this relaxed attitude does not transfer over to eating at his high chair. There, he cannot be bothered with you feeding him anything, even things that are meant to be eaten with a spoon (ie, oatmeal, pureed macaroni and cheese, etc). Just plop it on his high chair and he will do his best to ensure some gets in his mouth, thank you very much!
SEVEN... Good news: Holden has said his first word! Bad News: He is his mother's child, and that first word was "Oww!" Unfortunately, he has inherited my clumsy gene. There is a possibility he is bitter about inheriting this gene, as the only other word he can say is "Da-Da."
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He is such a funny kid...I can't believe he is almost one... where did this year go?
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