I'm ready for my close-up.
I'm one year old now, and I'm growing up fast. Mommy and Daddy say I won't be a baby much longer. I'm 4 lbs. heavier, and 1 inch longer than Josie was at my age. I've still only got two teeth, Josie had 6 by now. I seem to be on a similar schedule with crawling and walking so far. But I'm much more adventuresome and fearless than she ever was. I love sqeezing into small spaces and crawling over difficult terrain (ex: across a set of dumbbells and over the treadmill).
This is me waking up on my birthday. I still suck my thumb, but only when I'm in my crib. I "sleep" from 7pm to 8am. And I take two naps during the day.
I eat what the rest of the family eats now. I've surprised everyone by eating lasagna and enchiladas. I'm an eating machine. If its on my plate, I'll eat it.
If you catch me in the right mood, I'll sit and snuggle for a while, unlike my sister. Grammy loves this about me. I'm generally pretty easy to get along with. But I can pitch a fit when I'm hungry or tired. Mommy thinks I'm going to throw tantrums when I get older and the Two's will be Terrible. We'll see.
I also don't like strangers too much these days.
I love to crawl around, even when I have no particular place to go. Sometimes my hands make suction-cup popping sounds when I crawl. This makes Mommy smile because then she thinks of me as a super hero with suction-cup hands.
I'm not walking yet, not even cruising, which makes me a little behind for my age. I can pull up to my knees and can very rarely get up onto my feet. The good part about this is Mommy's getting some big arm muscles. I'm a good trainer. I make sure she gets several workouts every day.
Mommy takes me potty. But if she looks away for a minute, I like to climb off and spill all the potty contents onto the floor. Josie likes to help entertain me.
I've still only got two teeth (bottom front), but... I'm working on some more. That's right, I said SOME. Any mommies out there have to deal with 4 teeth coming in at the same time?!?
I haven't said any words yet, but Josie's done a really good job of teaching me to squeal like a girl.
Tomorrow is my party! I'll give you the highlights next week.
I liked getting ready for the party.
But the cake-eating was another story. Mommy thinks that all the people staring at me had a negative effect. I wouldn't even touch the cupcake. Mommy had to feed it to me.
The ice cream didn't go over well in the beginning either. But I did eventually warm up to it :)
Here's my obligatory party hat picture.
Opening presents was more fun. Grammy helped with opening and...
Josie helped too.
Here's me amidst the carnage.
G-Pa and Uncle Aaron were in charge of releasing the toys from their cardboard encasements.
Here's me using one of my new toys. I love it! It's a little vacuum, just for me.
I made out pretty good. Here's all my loot.
Then I enjoyed a game of dominoes with my cousin Breanna...
and some snuggle time on the couch with Grammy and G-Pa before bed.
All in all, its been a great birthday week. Thanks for sharing it with me!
.JPG)
