Dek-O is ONE!!

My little Dekle Bug turned one on December 29th! And he started taking steps on December 27th!! He has been standing for awhile now, but I thought it would be much longer before he started stepping. I screamed when I saw him. lol.

 We had a handful of friends over that evening for cake and ice cream. I gave him his very own cupcake and he inhaled it. (This kid has a worse sweet tooth than I do!! That is bad!)

You've gotta love those teeth! Everywhere we go people comment on his chompers. I hope he grows into them one day, but for now I call them his Goofy teeth and he wears them well!

He has this rough, raspy little laugh. He has always had sort of a raspy voice, but now he really digs into his chest when he laughs. It cracks me up. He's a social laugher too. He has to join in laughing whenever someone else is. 

Little Deklan is quite the eater. He is sick of baby food and wants to go straight for my sandwich. He devoured half of my sandwich the other day and was still screaming for more. Speaking of screaming... He has the most high pitched wail ever. It pierces my ears and tests my patience daily. It is embarrassing in public and just frustrating at home. He screams for attention, food, out of pain, when he's excited, etc. I love this little boy, but man oh man can he scream!

He still has a dairy allergy, but I am really confident he will grow out of it. I do not give him cheese or straight milk, but he does have things here and there with dairy in them and he will only get a couple of hives, but no swelling or wheezing, so it seems to be very minor.

He loves to poop in the tub. Drives me crazy. He poops all day long and just when I think it's safe to let him soak and play for a little bit, he pollutes the water. Makai refuses to bathe with him any more and I do not blame him. I don't know what it is, but it has become his thing. haha.

His favorite toy is a ball. His favorite food is still sweet potatoes. His favorite drink is still a smoothie. His favorite place to be is in the tub or outside. He loves wrestling and is perfectly content rolling on the floor all day. He hates being alone. He's becoming a great sleeper. He takes great naps and has started mostly sleeping through the night (I know, I'm late on this one, but you should hear this baby scream... it breaks my heart.)

He only has four teeth, but boy does he know how to use them! He does not like plain food. Give him some bread? uh uh. Give him some bread with jelly on it? Heaven. I even have to add salt to his rice before he will touch it. crazy baby.

He's the best. People always ask me if he is always so good and I have to admit, aside from his screaming, he really is good. I say he's the third child, so he has to be easy, but I think it's just because I'm such an amazing mom that I know just how to train my children. BAHAHA!

He melts us. James looked at him a few months ago and said, "How could we not want more babies? Just look at him!" So true.

I love the little noises he makes while he eats his food (especially bananas) and the way he snuggles me throughout the day. I love the way he giggles when I dance or make a funny voice. I love how he watches Makai and Ezra and follows them around. I love how much he enjoys making them laugh. If he does something that gets them laughing, he does it over and over and over again just to keep them laughing. It's the best. I even love his wiggles. I love the way he bounces while he's standing and how he reaches for me to get him out of his crib. I love the way he holds my legs while I do dishes and how still he will sit if I'm with him on the floor. I love how he falls down and then just decides to stay down for a bit just being still. I love him and every tiny bit of squishiness about him.

Happy 1st Birthday Dek-O!