52 weeks old: one year photos and food

Look at this guy in his new (to him) little track suit. I can't take it he's so cute. I recently sold some kids clothes that both of kids have outgrown at a consignment sale and bought this track suit for $6 on the 50% off day.

This week Oliver started weaning off the bottle and formula. I started by mixing in some vanilla almond milk with his formula and gradually increasing the almond milk part. Eloise hated whole cow's milk so I didn't even bother with Oliver, and he is drinking the almond milk right up. Now he's totally off of formula and onto almond milk. The wean away from the bottle, on the other hand, has been a little more difficult. Even though he drinks great out of a straw cup, he is really attached to the bottle. We're down to just one a day now. Hopefully in the next week or two we'll drop that last one.

Oliver is really proficient at self-feeding and drinking now. He manages finger foods like a pro and can handle a pouch, straw cup, and snack cup all by himself, too. Here he is with a snack cup in the stroller and a straw cup with dinner.

And boy does this kid like to eat! Some days I swear he eats more than Eloise! Yesterday for breakfast he had an entire banana, half of a kiwi, a whole container of yogurt, a sausage link, and a handful of Cheerios. He continues to try more new foods and likes most everything. He seems to be a meat eater, too. He likes turkey, chicken, and hamburger meat and will eat a lot of it. This week he tried cheese tortellini and liked it, too. He's not smiling in this picture but he devoured a tray full of it.

As Oliver's first birthday approaches in a couple days, we went to get his one year photos taken at Picture People in the mall with a $13 groupon, as usual. It's always hard to choose because he's so darn cute but here it is.

And here's a proof of one that shows his whole outfit. I thought he was adorable.