He's One!

I can't believe our littlest guy is one already. I remember his birth like it was yesterday.



We had a fun day. We ran to the store to pick up a few things and Andrew loves going out. For some reason he thinks riding in the carts is a lot of fun.

After Kevin came home, we had some dinner with Andrew's favorite for the moment: strawberries. He is in that funny stage where he will love one thing one day and the next he changes his mind and throws it all on the floor.

We opened presents and he loved his new touch and feel book, the bristle blocks, and a new little cell phone - because of the buttons of course.









After presents we had cake and ice cream. Andrew was not bashful in the slightest. He grabbed that cupcake, took a taste, and almost couldn't get it into his mouth fast enough. He was also a huge fan of the ice cream and cried when he couldn't have more.











Some fun things about Andrew:

He is our cuddler. He loves to be held and snuggled.

He has started demanding that he be fed what everyone else is eating. We have quite the little moocher on our hands. You'd think he would be weaned by now, but he has also been my most attached baby in that regard. It might be a few more months before I can convince him to give it up.

He isn't walking yet, but he is learning to balance and can walk a few steps on his own when he wants something really badly. That's just his personality though. He can't be foreced to do anything unless he just wakes up one day and decides to do it.

He only says mama or mum mum as far as words go, but he does babble a lot and looks at you like you should know what he is saying.

He loves to play with balls and anything with buttons. He would also play with legos if he could, but of course they are off limits (something he is not happy about.)

His favorite places to play: downstairs with the boys, in the dishwasher when it is open, and anything else he can get into and empty.

We sure love this little boy and couldn't imagine our crazy house without him. Happy Birthday Andrew!

Andrew's Busy Week (Feb. 6 - Feb. 10)

Monday: Hmmm. I've been cruising around the furniture for a couple of days now, so maybe I should take a crack at walking?

Piece of cake.

It's been a busy day.

Tuesday: Those stairs look interesting. Maybe tomorrow. I think I'll just show mom I can wave bye-bye.

Wednesday: Hey, I remember those stairs from yesterday. Looks pretty easy. I'll just venture up the first one for now. And maybe I'll try to grab the knives out of the dishwasher while mommy is trying to load. What? That's not a good idea?

Thursday: Those stairs were fun. Guess I may as well climb up the rest while I'm at it. (And mom didn't take a picture because she was busy making sure I didn't fall back down the stairs.) But here's some great video taken later that day!

Friday: Aha! Mom left some cupboards open. Maybe she'll let me bang those jars of spaghetti sauce together.

Saturday: When I stand at the top of the stairs, shake the gate, and yell, mom takes me downstairs to play with my brothers. It's nice to find a new place to play.

Sunday: These graham crackers are delicious!