Happy Birthday!!

So I am a few days late with this post, and a few months late with an update, but life gets in the way :) You Turned ONE a few days ago, and I still can not believe that it has been a whole year since you joined our family and made us complete! For your birthday, we had a party over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. All your friends came and it was a fun, crazy messy time for all! You were a little under the weather, but you still had an awesome time at your party. The weather was gorgeous and all the kiddos got to spend some time playing outside, you crawled around in the grass for a little bit and enjoyed watching the bigger kids run around. After you opened your wonderful gifts, we sat you down with your first piece of birthday cake...blue icing and chocolate make a horrid shade of green when mixed together, we discovered lol. Here is a picture of you with your cake Click for Picture All in all, your party was a big success, and I am very happy that everything went so well. On the monday, your actual birthday, we had a quieter day, lots of cuddles and time outside, and went to a play group that we have been going to on mondays. I was laying down with you for a nap and I looked at the clock, and it was 12:12pm...and I got a little emotional remembering that exactly 365 days ago I had you on my chest just like we were laying down for your nap, and you were a tiny little squeaky baby..then I looked at you and it hit me how much you have really grown, and changed and turned into a real little person. I had a little cry and cuddled you up and you actually let me snuggle without a fight...it was like you knew I needed that right then. :) You are sensitive to what is going on around you. Your life has been pretty full these days. We (you) graduated from Babies First, the group your mommmas have been going to since you were a bun in the oven, and have moved on to a new group called Steps and Stages. We miss our Friday group a lot, but it's a new journey for all of us and I am sure we will adjust. We still try to get to the centre where the first group was for drop in play group at least once a week, sometimes twice, and we go to another play group with your friend Ryan and his mommy and sister on Monday mornings. On Thursdays you and I go to the library where they have a Mother Goose group. You love the songs and the rhymes, and playing with all the other little ones. You are starting to recognise some of the songs and actions, and I can see you anticipating what will come next :) Let's go over some first year milestones... Crawling - You started pulling yourself with your arms along the floor at about 6.5 months, you were a bit of a slow starter and didn't crawl on your hands and knees till about a month later..then it was game over and you were everywhere and never sat still again lol. You've been an awesome eater, never refusing anything new and to date there hasn't been anything you haven't liked since we started you on oatmeal at 5.5 months. By 9 months you were pulling yourself up on furniture and cruising on anything you could get your hands on. You are still doing a lot of that, and are quite the pro. You let go and stand without holding on for minutes at a time, and you can walk beside someone holding onto one hand. That is a favourite game of yours, just walking around for ages and exploring wherever you are. You aren't quite walking yet, I guess you haven't found your confidence yet to really let go, but I know you can do it, just gotta wait till you realise it ;) You talk all the time, random sounds are always coming out of you. Your consistent words are mum mum, momma, BUM, and dada...where the dada comes from I'm not quite sure. Oh, and you like to imitate "Oh dear" it was your first phrase. You are one big copy cat, clicking your tongue, smacking your lips, giving high fives and fake coughing at us for fun. You are also quite the peekaboo pro! We are working on signing, you seem to understand the sign for more, and stop, and will sign milk back to me when I ask if you want some. We are still waiting for you to sign more back to us when we are working on that during meals. Your weight on Tuesday at your check up was 24.5 lbs, and you are 31.5 inches tall..big boy you are!! You had to have three needles at that appointment, and you were less than happy about that...but it wasn't so much the shots that upset you, it was having to be held still that got you quite upset. Momma bailed and made mummy hold on to you for those. Your nurse, Sara, is wonderful and you seem to be forgiving with her cuz she is so sweet...we are very sad because she will be leaving us, she is having a baby of her own and so for the next year you will have to see our doctor, I'm not happy about that because he is a bit of a jerk and I didn't want you to have to be treated by him at all unless absolutely necessary..but it looks like we are stuck with him for a while..at least you got your first year with a great nurse, and only have to see the doc for another 2 sets of needles before she will be back. Next Friday we will be taking you to an eye specialist to see if that lazy eye of yours is a problem. It shows a little in pictures and when you are tired...I think it's ok, but mummy is worried about it so better safe than sorry, we will have you looked at. Teeth - You have 7 teeth, and are working on the eighth. This tooth has been coming for a few weeks now giving you a bit of trouble, it seems to come out a little then go back in. You are a big drooly mess on the days it breaks through. I hope it come properly soon for you so you can be more comfortable. With the teething, and the tail end of a cold, and a reaction to your vaccinations, you've had a rough few days and I can't wait for you to feel better! We hope to go to a friend's farm tomorrow night so I really hope you are up to it, you will get to see your first fire works! And meet some of momma's old friends :) I think this has been a long enough update for now...I will write again soon and share some more. But for now, my love, sleep well, feel better and wake up in the morning ready to party!! Momma loves you baby, and you are always my baby, no matter how big you get!!