Knox - 12 Months

How is it possible that we have a 1 year old?! When Knox was born everyone told us how fast the time would go, and boy were they right!  It seems like just yesterday we welcomed this sweet little boy into our lives. We couldn't love him more!

At his 12 month checkup, Knox was 22 pounds 6 ounces and 29 and 3/4 inches tall, which puts him at about the 50th percentile for height and weight, and his 47.25 cm head circumference put him at the 85th percentile. He also cut 2 more teeth on top this month, bringing his total to 6.

At 12 months old, Knox is a busy little guy. At about 11 and a half months he started walking almost exclusively and that's when life at our house really changed! He is quite the little explorer and is into everything - opening kitchen cabinets and pulling everything out, climbing on the furniture, running off with remotes and phones, breaking the printer by climbing on it and pushing all the buttons, dumping out his diaper bag or mommy's purse, playing in the toilet water, etc.  His favorite "toys" to play with are things with buttons - remotes, phones, alarm clocks, timers. He also likes cars and trucks and hairbrushes.

At the beginning of June we went to Galveston with David's family. Knox got to experience the beach for the first time, and also took his first dip in the pool. He loved it all and had a great time with his cousins.

Knox had a big change in his life this month - I quit my job and began a new position as stay-at-home mom.  It has been such a blessing to be with him all day and I already feel like we are closer and he is a little more attached to his mommy. One of my first days at home I took him to the Children's Museum in Bryan. He had a great time climbing and playing in their toddler area.

At the end of the month Knox finally learned to clap. I love watching his face light up when he does it. He is still signing "more" (sometimes he does "more" for things other than food) and "milk" and doing lots of pointing. He loves to point out the fan when you ask him where it is (thanks Aunt Lisa!) and he points to the foods that he wants to eat (he can spot an avocado or a sweet potato from a mile away!).  He has also started "dancing" when he hears music.

Knox Dances from Sara Anderson on Vimeo.