Neal loves the compartment plates. He loves to put food in, out, eat a little. Now that he’s 1, he drinks out of a straw or sippy cup with. Bottle at bedtime. He walks with his baby walker and can stand on his own for up to 10 secs. He can say: mama, dada, sissy for Ona, and thank you. He babbled ALL the time and loves reading books. He doesn’t like singing as much as Ona did at this age. He recently learned to clap his hands. His favorite “naughty” thin to do is play in the toilet. Yuck! He loves playing with sand, balls, little people and kitchen. He is highly social and loves “talking” to people. He can crawl to the top of the stairs and lives “snuggling down” in bed and “sitting” on the couch. He is very playful and a happy, healthy baby.

Here’s video of seeing Gma. Neal LOVES her and has an extra special bond with her. On this day, we played, she gave him his bday present and them we all met my mom for lunch.

We took a long weekend in North Georgia mountains. It was beautiful and relaxing. Ona loved smashing around with her cousins, getting in the hottub, and gathering leaves. Neal loved getting lots of attention. I loved sitting by the bond fire @ night drinking and talking. Eric’s favorite part was taking a hike through the woods. Here’s a picture of Eric and Neal at the apple orchard.

Neal is very protective already:)

Added some chalk boards to the playroom. Didn’t know Neal would like them so much. Not one the boards as much as the walls, but that’s what a playroom is for I guess.

From Nena

Ona is showing Neal how to use the ipad and then loving on him. She is so sweet and gentle with him; it melts my heart!

Also, Momma D is lucky her and Katy have different sized feet.