I'm a big kid now!

Now that it's almost next weekend, it seems the right time to finally share some pictures of last weekend. :)

I mean, where has this week gone?

Better yet, where has my baby gone? We are already T-minus one week from the big 1st birthday. Let's see, he's now facing forward in his carseat - had to, his legs were too long and were jammed in the other way. Here he is on his first ride. He kicked his legs the entire drive he was so happy to be free!! Also, we finished the last of the formula and started whole milk today. He drank a little but wasn't super-excited about it. Could be that we also ditched the bottles too!! He's been taking his mid-day drinks from a sippy cup for a few weeks now, but I did a full switch now that it's all milk.

And the toys!! We spent the weekend with his cousins and Aunt Elizabeth sent us home with so many fantastic toys. Most were ones that Kate and Evan had outgrown, but some had been repurposed into stunt props and needed to go. Like the police rocker, Kate can stand up on the seat and rock back and forth!! Great skill, but uh-uh. And the little car with the push handle, which Miles loves to push up and down our hall? Let's just say Evan thought he was Lightin' McQueen. And on top of those, lots of trucks and shape sorters and such, it's been "birthday" every day!


Kate's favorite toys are her baby dolls. She graciously let Miles play with them, helping her feed and rock and diaper them all day long. But sometimes she thought Miles was one of her babies. She didn't want him to be hanging out in a dirty diaper, so she helped check him for "poo-poo" several times a day.




So the last "welcome to one" party we'll be having is the ceremonial removal of the paci. He's worked down to only using it at bedtime and has even made it a few naps without. Guess we'll just have to suck it up and let him do without one night. Hopefully it will only take one night!!