One Year Old

Cheeks is officially ONE!! I can no longer call him my little baby - he is now my big boy (Although he will ALWAYS be my little baby) :):)

The party was a success and we had a fantastic time. We had Elmo come out which the kids and parents loved! Cheeks - he wasn't so much loving Elmo.



Other than that part, he had a great time. It was one big playdate in our backyard - which is exactly what we wanted. It was stressful to put together, but in the end, so worth it.

A quick recap on Cheeks' progress in life:

• Over the weekend, he started waving hi! He opens and closes both hands - he gets so proud of himself!
• He still loves his books. He will turn the right side up if they are upside down.
• Still LOVES cars, trucks, and anything with wheels. He turns them over and plays with the wheels. Chuck the Dumptruck is his favorite.
• We have officially purchased our last canister of forumla - for the most part, Cheeks drinks whole milk now! (Sometimes with a bit of chocolate in it!!)
• He is a very loving little boy - he gives hugs and kisses to mama, mommy, and his books.
• Still furniture cruising - not ready to let go yet!
• We think he is saying "Book" and "Cat"

We have his one year dr appointment this morning - weight and height to follow in an edit to this post later!

8 more days

A year ago I was crying almost everyday because I was still pregnant. I HATED being pregnant. I was going through hell with a midwife who kept hemming and hawing daily about whether or not to induce me. Finally, after two weeks of that, I switched to an OB in the office who induced me 8 days from today last year.

One year later, I am no longer crying everyday. I come home from work to be greeted with the biggest of smiles from my two-tooth baby. We crawl on the floor together and play with his favorite Mickey Mouse basketball together. I get hugs and every so often, a kiss from my son. Those 9 months of pregnancy sure were worth the outcome almost a year later.

I cannot believe Cheeks is going to be 1 year old a week from tomorrow - where in the world has the year gone??