Half Birthday!

This handsome dude turned one and a half years old today. Here are his favorites and some fun facts about Jace these days:

Height: 33 inches (70 %ile)

Weight: 25.6 lbs (61 %ile)

Favorite food: strawberries, peaches

Favorite toys: cars & trucks!!! (And he has to sleep with his big "Dog dog.")

Favorite movies: Cars, Toy Story 2, Incredibles, Despicable Me

Favorite friend: Brynn Durrant (who else?)

Favorite place: outside

He is always content playing and exploring on his own and doesn't ever have to say much.

Finally did start talking and probably has a about 30 words no one can translate but Mom and Lainee, but at least he says them! (One of the very first was "poop" haha)

Favorite phrases include: where go? I jump! Get it.

Teeth: 6 on top, 6 on bottom, 4 coming

He feeds himself 99 % of the time. Sometimes with his hands, sometimes with utensils.

Jace is not the biggest fan of cold pools but he loooves splashing or jumping to Mom or Dad into the water.

This kid is the king of mess-making but is also a really great helper when it's time to pick up. 

He is getting so much better at sitting still and folding his arms during prayers.

Jace is very much a Mama's boy but also can't get enough of his cool dad. He wants to be just like him and is always throwing balls and discs around. 

Bedtime: 7:30pm 

Wake up: 6:00 ish am

He's a great napper, but just not the sleeper his sister was. Mom doesn't know what to do with 6 am! 

He's still climbing on EVERYTHING!!! 

He runs in away in fright every time someone knocks at the door.

He is a cheeser for pictures and sits still pretty well for any camera. 

Jace loves to dance and sing.

He laughs at/with his sister a lot! He also gets bossed by her a lot and is finally beginning to stick up for himself. He's not normally aggressive toward other kids EVER.

Although, Jace is not aggressive toward kids, he IS aggressive in other ways. He has a dinosaur growl that can knock socks off.

Still doesn't respond to strangers. Sometimes he'll cry but mostly when an unfamiliar person talks to him, he just freezes and stares. BUT if he knows he's safe in the cart or on Mom's hip, he waves and says "HI!" And "bye!" To anyone and everyone.