Saturday, July 11, 2009

Michael's First Birthday



We cannot believe that it has been one year already! Michael has grown and learned so much in a year! Sam and I are so blessed to be his parents and we look forward to many more birthdays with our little Michael Man!

Michael's birthday was on Thursday, July 9th. We just got home from the Dominican Republic the day before, so we just celebrated at home with some cake and our friends Jacob and Robin. We plan on having a big party sometime soon so that all the grandparents and our friends can be there! So, we're celebrating his birthday all month long!

Here's some pictures of Michael enjoying his first taste of the good stuff...CAKE! He was really most interested in the vanilla icing. I don't think he even got one bite of cake because he was licking his fingers so much.



Here's some stats on Michael after one year of life:
-He unofficially weighs 22 pounds - We haven't had our 1 year checkup yet!
-He's walking like a champ and enjoys getting chased around the house.
-He smacks his lips when he sees some food that he would like to taste.
-He's now drinking out of a sippy cup.
-He really enjoys facing forward in his big boy carseat!
-His vocabulary consists of "gur" (Sugar), "bah" (ball), "bah bah" (bye bye)
-He's calling Sam "dada", but doesn't call me "mama" even though he says the word.
-With a room full of toys, he still loves cell phones, remote controls, and water bottles the best!
-He's sleeping 12 hours  a night...praise the LORD!
-His favorite foods are sweet potatoes and fruit...the sweet stuff.
-He would rather throw his food on the floor or feed it to Sugar than put it in his mouth. This can be quite frustrating!

2 comments:

Ashley said...

Awww...a whole year and I haven't even met the little guy. So sad! I'm glad he had a good birthday. You're such a pretty mommy! :)

Mrs Gina K said...

Adorable! Happy Birthday, Michael! :) I especially liked the family picture! :)