Let me consider that request...

 Theo is growing rapidly.  He'll be one year old by the end of October, and it hardly seems possible.

He's a cheeky little monkey, outgoing and very confident.

He's totally adorable when he sees me. Gives a big smile and crawls, very fast, over to see me. Grabs hold of my legs, pulls himself to standing, and asks to be picked up.  (Not verbally, but it's a very expectant face)

Which I love doing - he's very cuddly.

But, he's also getting heavy.   Very heavy...

And my back is suffering.

I've got to learn to resist that happy face, and play with him on the floor.  And read books to him on the floor as well.  I think that lifting him onto my knee when I'm reading to him is actually the biggest source of the back pain, as I have to lean forward to do it.