I can't believe our Caleb is already one!! Where did the last 12 months go?! It's amazing how someone so small can so quickly knit their way so deeply into your life and heart that you can't imagine life without them.
Besides improving his walking, we really did not see any new milestones in this past month. We're stuck at 4 teeth but seem to be working on several more (have I said he is not a very graceful teether yet?). "Dada" is not only his word of choice, but also seems to be his person of choice... he is such a daddy's boy! I admit I took this somewhat personally the first couple of days it was apparent that he was crazy about his dad, but now I am thrilled. There is nothing like hearing the door open at the end of the work day and watching a squealing one year old "run" to tackle his dad. I love it! Another thing I am loving right now is his napping - we finally turned a corner! This actually happened midway through month 10. All of a sudden we went from 30 minute naps to an hour and a half. I have
no idea what we did to make the switch but I am definitely not complaining.
Here are pics of the big one year old:
We couldn't let this momentous occasion pass without a celebration. Never mind that Caleb will never remember his one-year birthday party, after all, isn't the real purpose of this party to celebrate the parents who kept the child alive for one whole year? After spending way too many hours perusing Pinterest for a theme, we settled on a construction theme and went a bit nuts. Caleb seemed to have a blast with his buddies and the adults enjoyed eating and watching the little ones play:
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| The morning before the party. We've only opened 3 presents and our living room is already a mess! |
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| Our little construction man confirming that his crew is coming today. |
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| He wasn't crazy about the hat. Love Great Grandma rockin' the theme at age 92 though! |
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| The cake couldn't have turned out better. Thanks Tori for your work of art! |
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| Mama and the birthday boy |
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| We had too much fun decorating |
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| A special shout out to my mother-in-law Sallie who spent hours helping to make the mac n' cheese and meatballs! |
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| Caleb and his buds |
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| Favorite photo of the day. |
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| Happy Birthday dear Caleb! |
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| Our son does not like chocolate!! What?? We assumed he was just being shy with everyone watching him and that as soon as he tried to frosting he would love it. After stuffing a bite of cake in his face, we learned that he just doesn't like it. Whose son are you?? |
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Here's to another year of life with the little man! Praising God for his wonderful gift to us a year ago!
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