Today is Peter's first birthday! Wow!!!!! Where on earth did the past year go? I feel like I'm saying that a lot these days.... :) Oh, well. I'm a mom; it's legal, right?
Here are some of the highlights from the past month:
- Today I realized, at lunch, that he knows how to shake his head in a very emphatic "no". And he knows what it means! I discovered this as I was trying to feed him broccoli...
- We had his birthday party last Saturday night. It was a small affair, as first birthdays are really for the adults more than they are for the kids, anyway, and plus, our apartment is too small to hold more than our immediate families, anyway! We had over: Luke's parents, my parents, my brothers: Brad & Kerri and Ben & Brittany. Lots of presents, attention and my, oh, my did he love his cake! At first he just was mushing it all up on his high chair tray until he realized he could eat it and after that first bite, the rest was history! See pictures below.
- He spent his first Thanksgiving at Great-grandma Jo's house. He loved spending time with Great, great uncle Bud and meeting some of his second cousins.
- He still loves Lucy. His favorite game to play with her is something sort of like fetch. Except that he's the one who fetches the ball and brings it back - to her. She gets a little annoyed and drops the ball and walks away. He is not deterred, though. He keeps bringing it back and shoving it into her mouth over and over and over and over.....that ball belongs in her mouth, after all!
- Loves to say the "s" sound. Especially when I'm counting as I snap up his clothes after a diaper change. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc. When I get to 6 and 7, he mimics the "s" sound.
- He likes to mimic much of what we say and some of what we do. He doesn't know what he is saying yet, though. Except for the shaking head no thing. Last night at the dinner table, Luke had his face resting on his hand and his other hand running through his hair. Pretty soon, Peter was doing the same thing. It was so funny!
- He is fully weaned.
- Within a week or so, four more teeth popped through! The two on the bottom on either side of the middle two teeth and two upper molars. Wow! He went from 6 to 10 teeth in a matter of days!
- He is not walking on his own yet, but loves to hang onto hands or furniture and cruise around. Soon enough he'll figure it out.
- He took his first tumble down some stairs at Grandma and Grandpa's house on their basement stairs. I would like to blame them, but alas, it was all me! I was in the bathroom...
- We had weaned him to cow's milk a week or so ago, but I don't think his body is quite ready, so we'll wait a bit longer and try it again.
- And the most exciting news of all, is that Peter will be a big brother in about 6 months! Yeah!! And so if you've taken the time to read all of this stuff that really only parents care about, it has now been worth it. Unless you already knew. Then it didn't matter. :)
Pictures!
Well, the pictures are in the wrong order, again. Bear with me! Here he is playing fetch with his beloved Lucy.
Sideways picture of his cake decorated by his very own cake decorator. Me!
He apparently liked the burritos we made for his birthday party dinner.
Above and below: note the Mountain Dew bottle he is clutching. Thanks, Brad! That was his favorite toy!
Happy Birthday singing time!
At first, he wasn't sure what to do with the cake...
But he didn't take too long to figure it out!
Yummy!
One year pictures at Lisa's! Thanks, Lisa!
He just woke up. Wasn't in the mood for pictures, I guess. :)
One of his favorite toys at Grandma's house. I think it was mine. It's a little wind up "radio" that plays "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" over and over...
Cute family shot at Stephen and Suzy's wedding in October.
He loves riding on daddy's shoulders!
Stephen and Suzy!
Awww....
This is typically Lucy's hangout spot during meals. Wonder why? :)
This was my rocking chair when I was young...
Peter and his trusty steed, Lucy.
Thanksgiving day - Uncle Bud. Peter really likes him!
Peter and Grandma Willing!
Great-grandma Jo and three of the great-grandkids on Thanksgiving day.
