Toby's First Year

Here is the first year of Toby's life in pictures. It's been such an amazing year. I love being this kids mum, it's such a joy. 

This photo was taken around 18 hours before Toby was born. It was around 15 hours after the induction begun. I was massive! The gown isn't the most flattering clothing piece either! 

Toby is born! 34 hours after the induction began. What a cutie. 

All hooked up to IV antibiotics for an unknown virus he contracted during the long labour, he was such a little trooper!

On our way home. He looks so tiny! 

Toby's first Christmas! Too much cuteness! 

4 weeks old and smiling at his Nanna. 

Two months old and formula was introduced due to feeding problems. I was incredibly sad this is exactly what he needed. 

He is around 3 months old here and becoming very aware of his surroundings and loves playing with his toys. 

4 months old and he is just cute! This is such a beautiful age. 

5 months old and we start solids. This is the only time I gave him rice cereal, as you can see he's not too excited! I moved to smashed pumpkin, sweet potato and then moved to finger foods quickly. 

6 months old! The only time he enjoyed a rusk, he never really got into them. At this stage he wasn't really rolling, he'd go tummy to back occasionally but mostly he'd just scream if I put him on his tummy!! 

7 months old and he's getting very expressive! This was the look he was giving his cousins! He was rolling tummy to back but not back to tummy. He was loving solids. This is also when he went into daycare and I went off to work. It was hard and still is. Our bond has not lessened and he is thriving, but I still struggle leaving him. So thankful for school holidays!

8 months old and he's pretty much sitting up independently. His little personality is coming out. I'm pretty sure he was rolling both ways at this pony as well. But no where near crawling! 

9 months and he has learnt to clap and is getting his first two teeth! Still not crawling! 9 months is also when he contracted hand foot and mouth, it's a horrible disease. 

My poor boy suffered through almost two weeks of sickness. Broke my heart. 

10 months and he is almost crawling. He can go from lying down to sitting up but still hasn't quite got the crawling happening. 

11 months! Toby is now waving, clapping and throwing tantrums!!! He started crawling not long after 11 months. 

Toby is 1 in a couple of days! He is now pulling himself up on everything and just started to cruise along furniture! He is getting into everything! He is getting very good at communicating and has learnt the word no (along with the shaking of the head). He loves feeding himself and playing with other kids. I cannot believe how much he has grown, developed and changed over the year. It's really remarkable and I've enjoyed each stage.

I love motherhood. It's definitely had it's ups and downs but overall, Toby has been such a joy. I really cannot imagine my life without him.