Day 365! Happy Birthday to me!

My first birthday party was today! Everyone was there including my grandparents and friends and neighbors. We had fruit, sandwiches, drinks, and birthday cake. I got a lot of new toys including a fire truck and another walker. I got a book and a wooden puzzle. I got some pretty new outfits including a party dress. It was exhausting!

 

Today was a very busy one. We started off with the ritual jog/run to Starbucks followed by our semi-monthly big shopping visit to Wal-Mart. We got home by noon then Dad mowed the lawn. By 2 pm we were off to John's tennis match which was rained out by 3 pm. We all went to the Harris Y so I could try out my new flotation swim suit.

The suit was pretty nice, but I'm still a little too small for it. (I think I'm weighing in at around 22 el-bees these days and the suit is for 20 to 35 lb babies.)

 

We finished up around 4 pm and headed home for a short nap. Then I got up around 5 for a few more hours of craziness. Finally, I crashed out for good around 7:45 pm. Mom and Dad seem really tired today for some reason.

Day 358

 

 

I'm going to take over for Daddy since he's not doing a very good job of keeping this up-to-date.

We went on a short hike at Crowder's Mountain today. Daddy and Mommy took turns carrying me around in my new backpack carrier. Dad said it is a Kelty Tour model, whatever that means. We got it at Jesse Brown's Outdoors on Friday and they couldn't wait to throw me in it and get out of town.

16 more days til your first birthday!

What have you been up to lately? Let's see.

You can go from the floor to a standing position with almost no effort. You can stand up for 10 seconds or so, teetering back and forth. Today you took a sip of my smoothie while standing up.

You're saying "DaDa" and "MaMa" upon request. Although I'm not sure you're identifying us with those terms. You can also say "Baby" but you say it "Day-dee."

Here is a little video from this morning:

March 25, 2008 - Great Grandma's Funeral

 

Your great-grandmother, Sylvia Beauregard Banks, was buried today. It's too bad that you never got to meet her in person. She was an incredible person. She was one of the hardest working people I've ever known along with being the most positive. She was always working on some project, or volunteering, or traveling. Even well into old age, she kept up a vigorous schedule. She crocheted a yellow blanket for you which is one of your favorites. We'll probably take it away from you in a few months to preserve it for you in good condition.

You started off the day by feeding one of the horses in the backyard of Grandma's house. You weren't scared of them at all. I guess to you they seemed like big doggies. Doggies that ate grass. When they discovered we didn't have any treats they took off, but I think they made an impression on you.

Your cousin Sylvie loves horses! She has one of her own. Her mother, your great-aunt Susan, must have infected her with the horse-loving gene. Maybe someday you'll get to ride it.

 

Tooth Number 7!

You got another tooth all the way through. It happened this past Saturday. It is the third tooth on the bottom. It's on your left side, just left of the two center incisors.

You're a lot happier now that it's broken through!