I just cannot believe that this little guy has turned ONE! But he did just last Friday!(this is a photo taken just a few days prior to his birthday where he's demonstrating his new talent of climbing ALL THE WAY up the stairs--I cringed the whole time but he's only fallen a couple times, he's really quite careful and adept at this!)
We spent most of the day on the road to College Station for Rachel's second reception. We were so pleasantly surprised when we arrived and found that Grandma McKneely (who was up to her eyeballs in the most beautiful and delicious wedding cake for the reception) found the time to make this SUPER CUTE Stegosaurus Cake for our Matthew!!
Then it was time to open the presents. It was a late night so this little guy who is usually an easy smiler wasn't giving us many smiles at all.
He really got hooked up at his birthday. A favorite toy was a zhu zhu pet that he loves to watch and chase, new larger sippy cups, a big boy tooth brush and paste (good thing too because he broke tooth #7 this weekend) a toy truck and of course a much anticipated SAND BOX (another post is forthcoming). It was really a family gift but because you will use it more than any other kid we decided we could get it for you around your birthday.
Eating your cake was interesting. It was really your first experience with something so sweet. you LOVED the cake part but the frosting was a bit overwhelming for you--and you didn't make a huge mess of it. But having all that
sugar sure made it hard for you to fall asleep that night, you just couldn't relax enough.
At one year Matthew has just transitioned to one nap a day, which is early for a baby your age but it's really what our family routine requires because his twice a day napping was always interrupted when siblings had to be places. Matthew is a fabulous eater and is transitioning beautifully to table food. He never took a pacifier so there is no bad habit to break. We're working on weaning you still, at this point it's more of a comfort to go to sleep than anything else. And frankly because you're very likely my last kid and I enjoy nursing too I'm not rushing you out of it....You're not walking yet, not really even close. You're a very proficient crawler and very good at getting where you want to that I don't know when you'll walk. You love to empty my pantry and get into my other cabinets in the kitchen. You just keep me running all day long but you're so happy and so "go with the flow" I just feel so blessed that you're part of our family! Happy Birthday Matthew!
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He is SO handsome! I can't believe he's 1 already, where does the time go? In some ways it feels like you were just pregers with him.
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