Knox is 1

 Knox is 1! He turned 1 two months ago, so I will write down his info from that age- he is officially taking several steps at a time at 14 months, though. :) Also, all the obvious professional photos are taken by my friend, Sara McMillian Photography, she's amazing!

Knoxer, Knoxie, Buster and when-hes-looking-extra-sweet Shugie Shugie. :) He is such a sweet boy and adored by all of us. His loves include: his Fox lovie, food, screaming for food, napping, snacks, his siblings (but not really in his face), and did I mention eating? Currently, he likes to stick his tongue out- maybe he's working on some more teeth? 

He's cruising furniture and does pretty good with stairs. He gets mad when we shut the baby gate at the top of the stairs. He crawls really fast now. Other than mom and dad, I don't think we have any words to report. We should probably stop repeating his sounds back to him like a baby. Haha. 

For being a quarantine baby, he travels quite well. It probably helps that he has a sibling close by, but he likes to look at books and play with little toys too. He's still a mama's boy, but loves his daddy too and once he's settled does pretty good in the nursery at church. He also likes to be outside and likes to pet KitKat.

We love you so much, Knox Joshua! 

Stats

Height- 29" 45th percentile

Weight- 22.5lb 60th percentile 

Anyone who holds Knox comments on how heavy he is. I guess I don't want to know what it's like to carry a 100th percentile baby. :) 

Eli, Micah, Haddie, and Lana at 1 year 

Micah is 7

This update is 2 months post-7th-birthday, but better late than never, right? 

Micah's loves haven't really changed since last year. He still really enjoys drawing, coloring, Lego creating, and playing pretend. Soccer has become the front-runner in favorite sports but basement football is definitely a close second. He loves to juke his big brother and come up with a play with his dad. He played rec league soccer and basketball and is currently in baseball. 

He had a great year in first grade. It seems it went so fast as a whole, but the last month seemed to drag on I think because we didn't do that last month last year. I have to push him a little to practice reading, but he really is gaining all the skills he needs. He also remembers ALL the phonics rules that mom doesn't know. It's funny when he asks me questions about them and I have to tell him I don't know. He keeps track of all his classmates and gives pretty detailed reports of his day at school.

He and Eli share a room and it's my favorite when they are on the same bunk and Eli is reading to him or Micah is asking questions about whatever Eli is looking at. They continue to be a great balance to each other. It makes my mommy heart happy. 

As I write this, Micah is building a fort downstairs for his sisters while listening to The Greatest Showman soundtrack. He does his best to be patient, but I just heard him say "ok, everyone out". We really see God molding his little heart to be obedient to His will and extend forgiveness to others and to himself when we mess up. Love being such a close observer to this. No doubt, God will use Micah to do great things.

Stats:

Height- 3'11" (40th percentile)

Weight- 49.8# (50th percentile)