The Toddler Chronicles- September

I continue to be amazed daily at how quickly Braxton changes. Just one month ago we were celebrating his 1st birthday and he was just learning to walk on his own! Then I blinked and poof at 13 months old, we have a toddler!! Braxton is still our sweet, snuggly boy but now I also have to add in adjectives such as rambunctious, mischievous, mobile, and TROUBLE!

Braxton took his first independent steps (2) on September 9th and then by September 14th he was up to 12 steps at home. On September 23, school reported that he was walking all around and on that day our lives changed forever! By October 5th Braxton was completely over crawling and now walks everywhere. He is even pretty good at maneuvering little thresholds without smacking his face!

Here's a list of some other fun stuff that lil man likes doing these days!!

~Burying himself under pillows

~Playing in forts

~Smacking (luckily this was a short phase-I was not a fan)

~9/15 standing from the floor by himself

~Stacking blocks

~Putting the toy coins in the pig

~Stacking rings like a pro

~Lifting the toilet lid (everyone knows what this means...luckily we have lost no toys or pacis to the potty...yet)

Braxton is steadily growing and is now actually wearing 12-18 month clothes!! Watch out this dude is finally on the growth charts! He is still wearing size 3 Loves diapers and size 3 nighttime diapers. He officially has 8 teeth and just recently had his 4th haircut! Some of his favorite foods right now are yogurt, strawberries, cottage cheese, nutrigrain bars, spaghetti, and bananas. He is still not a huge fan of meat but it is easily disguised in cheese or noodles!

Catching a ride with his bestie!

First bruise!

We are down to using our paci only in the car seat, at bedtime, and in public. We do not even send it to school anymore but as soon as I pick up in the evening, it is the first thing he wants....terd! I really want to stop using it in public but it works so well at restaurants or while shopping...hmmmm
Any helpful tips would be great!