Thanksgiving was so late this year that as soon as we got back into town I had to hit the ground running. I don't think I caught up until about December 20th. First things first. I now have a December baby - so a few days after getting back we had a party. The older kids planned the whole thing. They wanted me to make an Elmo cake and have a few friends over. It was sad having a one year old birthday party with out any family. So we invited the Weisters over (basically family) and the kids invited Lincoln, Zoe, and Finn - because they love Dane too.
Dane did love his Elmo cake.
And he actually totally got that this was a party for him. He seemed to understand that these were new toys and that they were for him. He loved that everyone was surrounding him, looking at him, and smiling at him, and singing to him. It was all pretty precious.
And he got his first taste of artificial sugar. He, of course, loved it.
A few things about one year old Dane:
- He has a full mouth of teeth.
- He isn't walking or talking. Real words anyways. He jabbers all day and we think that he may have decided that it is talking and totally thinks we can understand him.
- He is sleeping great. 7 pm - 7 am. 2 naps a day for an hour and a half each.
- He loves books. He will sit and flip through his books by himself (I am pretty sure he is the youngest of my kids to do that)
- He loves Elmo.
- His life goal is to make it downstairs. If he hears the door open he stops and listens for the "shut" noise. If he doesn't hear it he darts like mad to the stairs. He can even tell if it almost shut but didn't quite click.
- He loves to throw food off his high chair and onto the floor.
- He gets sick of food after a few days. grrr
- He loves when his siblings play with him, hold him, or take care of him. It makes life pretty easy - although he like Megan best right now.
- He loves to be outside.
