Catching Up

Dear B,

Hi honey! Right now you are down stairs "singing" head, shoulders, knees and toes along with the tv. So cute! You are getting so big and I wanted to catch up on a few things on here.

1 - You are walking like a pro and absolutely loving it. Actually you think you should walk everywhere, so it took us about 20 minutes to walk to the mailbox the other day because you refused to let me hold you. You also decided you should walk about half way through grocery shopping the other day. You are going to wear me out!

2 - You stood up 2 times by yourself this last weekend, without holding on to anything to pull yourself up on. YAY!

3 - We have stopped nursing as of 3/22 and you are doing great. You drink bottles fine, and you use sippy cups great, but you won't drink a bottles worth of milk out of a sippy, so we are working on you drinking a little more with the sippy.

4 - We just got your 1 year/family pictures taken two weeks ago. They should be done and back to us soon. I can't wait! We got one so far and you are so cute. It was so cold outside and windy that day, so I bet not a whole lot turned out great. You were such a trooper. YOu were so cold and shivering, so you probably have the same face in all the pictures. I will post some when we get them back.

5 - Finally, my favorite thing is that you have become cuddly. Not when you are awake during the day, but before naps, before bed and in the morning you will sit and cuddle with us or lay on our shoulder. It is so sweet. This morning you laid with me for about 7 minutes then dad took you and you laid with him and watched the news for about 10 more. Just hanging out. I love it. I also can lay you on the floor and let you watch your reading video in the mornings. I usually have to strap you in your car seat, but now you will just lay down and watch it.

I love you bud! Keep up the cuddling!

Mom

Happy 1st Birthday

Dear B,

Today is officially your birthday. I was very sad that I had to come into work today. I really wanted to spend the day with you. But you went to the sitters and you were smiling and so excited when we got there, so I am sure you had a fantastic day and were able to play with the kids and have fun on your birthday.

Your party was quite the success. We had about 40 people show up for your party. We had a BBQ did presents and cake and ice cream. My favorite part was giving you your smash cake. You were unsure about it at first and dad stuck your hand into it. You almost started crying when you couldn't get it off your hand. Then I gave you a bite to eat and you realized it was yummy so you chowed down. You mostly just ate it with your mouth and didn't use your hands, silly boy! Then we gave you a bath. You were super cute and I loved every minute of your party. You also had so much fun! Probably one of the best days we have had. You also are thrilled about the number of balloons in our house!

Love you!

Mom

BTW we are going to go get you a toy organizer tonight because your toys are overtaking our room! I am excited to organize them!

Birthday Boy!

Dear B,

Tomorrow is officially your birthday. The marking of the best year of my life! You have caused me so much anxiety over the last year, but also more happiness then you will ever know. I love you so much and am so happy you are here with us!

We are going to celebrate your birthday today. I admit, I went a little overboard. You don't always have to have a lot of "stuff" to have a good time, just friends and family. But I had a lot of fun planning your first birthday and shopping for stuff. I made your birthday invitations that turned out so cute! I bought a bunch of curious George decorations to give us a theme to our party and went a little overboard on the amount of money I spent on a cake, but it will be so cute and sometimes it is ok to splurge on things that make you happy. I am still waiting for your cake to arrive and I can't wait to see it. I got you a smash cake of your own! You will soon be in sugar heaven!

We currently have about 15 balloons in our house and you are very excited about that. YOu have one tied to the back of your pants, thanks to dad, so you don't lose it.

I am so excited to celebrate the day you joined us in this world!

Now if I could only get you to take a nap...

Love,

Mom

P.S.

By the way, you have slept through the night twice now!

Thanks!

Mom

First Haircut

Dear B,

Yesterday we took you go get your first haircut. We are getting family pictures in a couple weeks and we wanted you to look sharp. You do! You are so handsome with your short, even hair. At first you were very curious as to what was going on. You wanted to see what the lady was doing so you kept turning around. When she used the trimmers you cried. I think it scared you, but it was very cute. I apologise for laughing when you cry, but it was very cute. Then when she used the scissors, you just watched the kid next to you get his hair cut. You really did a great job and the best part was the balloon they gave you! Balloons are your new favorite things. You have had 3 and each time you play with them until they are completely dead. You always laugh and scream when you play with them.

You look very handsome son!

I love you,

Mom

11 Months

Hi B!

You have reached some great milestones this last month. My favorite is that you have started walking. You took your first steps about a month ago and have gone from 1 step at a time to 5 or 6. You have walked 12 or so steps on a few occasions, but not regularly. You are getting braver though and take steps almost everytime you are standing up, unfortunately you fall a lot too but that is one of the consequences of taking risks in life. I love that you always get up and keep trying! I can't wait until you are walking on a regular basis!

You also talk so much! It always sounds like you are saying words, but we aren't sure. For example you will say kitty and look at the kitty, but it only kind of sounds like the word kitty, but you sure try! It is so adorable.

You still do your reading program, but mom has been slacking big time. You dont like to read the cards with me, you just like to hold them and fold/bend them. That ruins them, so I dont use them much. The same goes with the book, since it is a paper book, not a board book, you just rip and fold the pages. Therefore, I don't think it is going to help much until you are older. You stillw watch the movies on a regular basis and I will be honest that I will stick to that because it is a nice break for mom to get some things done around the house. But you seem to love them!

You are getting so big! I love it!

Love you,

Mom