Good morning, beautiful people. Are you enjoying the weather? Well, of course, I can’t say if the weather is good where you are, but I hope it’s alright, at least. It’s almost 8 A.M, and I’m surprised the kids are still asleep. But the positive about this, I’ll have a minute to make an update, and I don’t think this comes as a surprise. Our son, Bodhi Olivier, was born on April 14th last year, and even though this post is late, I still wanted to make one for him. After all, I made one for Clair on her first birthday back in 2020, and I would have made one for both Max and Lumi, individually, had I had the blog at the time. It might seem a little weird to you, but I feel like it's important, so I would like to talk about it.
Bodhi Olivier, loosely named after his grandfather, was born on April 14th, 2021, and he weighed 10 pounds and 3 ounces, making him the heaviest at birth, compared to his older brother and sisters. He now weighs a little over 23 pounds, and is almost 32 inches tall, so though he did gain weight very fast in the first five to six months of his life, he is growing in a slower pace. His two bottom teeth have finally come through, so that's a relief, and the two on top are almost there, so... progress, I guess? Oh, and this little boy LOVES food, like crazy. He will happily eat anything we give him, and will even try to grab what’s on our plates, should we look away for one second. He’s got long fingers, okay 😂
Our little baby has mastered many skills this past year, of course. He can sit, he can crawl, he can clap, he can mimic and make sounds (and very loudly.) Toys that make a lot of noise are his favorites. When he babbles “mama,” it’s about food, not me. Did I mention that he likes noise? He’s gotten pretty good at standing up on his own, without support, and did take his first few steps a little while ago, but he’s not a confident walker, yet. To get around, he prefers to crawl or “scoot.” Whenever he does get up to work on his walking skill, he tends to grab on to things hard. Which is okay if it's the couch, for example. Not so much if it's my hand, or someone's shoulder. He's working on it, and we hope to see him walk around confidently very soon. Oh, and as for his personality: He's a cuddle bug.