Happy Birthday Roccopotamus!!!

That funny nickname is what Poppy and Jillian have christened Rocco!

What to say? My baby is 1?? Say it isn’t so!!! This year has truly flown by with lightening speed!
Rocco Harrison has truly been a delightful surprise! My whole pregnancy I thought I was getting my princess #2 and God threw me a loop and gave me a prince.

Really, I have been truly spoiled with baby #2. Rocco has always been pretty easy. He nurses well, no spit up issues, slept through the night at 7 months (in this household, that is considered good), ate baby food with a vengeance and moved on to regular food with ease.

Everybody that meets him comments that he is always smiling. For the most part, that is true. The only time he is consistently cranky is when I pick up he and Jillian from school. They both want my attention and they are both STARVING. So he does have a witching hour when I am cooking dinner, but I am getting really talented with one-handed cooking.

He is all boy. He LOVES throwing things – anything! It doesn’t matter what it is, if he gets it in his hands then he will throw it and laugh and laugh! He loves getting into Jillian’s things. Already he knows what things are “hers,” and he will go in and mess it all up and turn around and smile. You know that smile - the one that says "I know what I am doing but I am too cute and too young for you to discipline me!"

In his 11th month, he got 3 new teeth on the bottom so he is up to 12 teeth total! Isn’t that insane? One tooth for every month of life….this has led to massive drool and more crankiness than usual.

Also in the 11th month, he has transitioned into a full-time walker. No more crawling for this little man. He is everywhere and loves to follow Jillian wherever she goes.

His speech is starting to blossom. He says “Da-da, Ma-ma, uh-oh, apple, book.” He also makes a sound for Jillian that I can’t really write but I know he is talking about her. He also loves to imitate any fun noise you make and does it with accuracy. I have been signing with him just like I did with Jillian and he can sign “more” and “eat.”

I am going to leave you with some hilarious pictures of Rocco with his new favorite toys. Out of all the new toys Santa brought, Rocco wants to play with these. He will play with them for looooong periods of time.

Oh Mom! You caught me!!

That's right folks - the kid likes to play with the broom and the dust pan!

Ha! Ha!! Isn't it funny??

Mom, this is serious work. Can you please let me finish my job?

And finally, like any custodian worth his salt, Rocco had the crack to match.

Ha!! Ha!! Happy Friday!!