One Year Old!

It's hard to believe, but Michael is a year old! Most importantly, we all survived the first year! He is 30 inches long and weighs 26 lbs and 4 oz. He had a nice birthday with his family in Erie. Mommy and Daddy went to a wedding on Saturday and he stayed with his Grandparents and Aunt Holly. He had no issues with being away from Mom and Dad for the extended time. On Sunday - the BIG birthday - he went to the Erie Zoo. He wasn't too interested in the animals, but he did enjoy the Merry-Go-Round and Train. Later in the day he refused to go near his cake, preferring cheerios over the cake (health nut!). And he had a nice time opening his presents. He got all kinds of fun stuff from his family.

He is drinking regular milk now, mostly out of a cup - which he chugs. He likes little pieces of cheese, cheerios, toast, and french fries (we've been trying everything!). But he spits at (literally) chicken, bananas, scrambled eggs, etc. Oh well! Experts say it may take 10-15 times before one likes a new food (we really can't understand how he cannot like cake). He does the army crawl, but is still working on using his legs to do a "normal" crawl. He will walk with help and really likes pushing around his walker (he needs some help steering). He just pulled himself up this past Saturday for the first time and was cruising along furniture. He can wave hi and good-bye, but sometimes his timing is off. His favorite thing to do is to throw things on the floor and have people bend over to pick them up. He also likes riding the swing at the park. At day care, he loves going to music class and watching the other babies.

There are several new videos, but most are long. So either don't watch them or get some popcorn. Also, there are new pictures.

VIDEOS:

PeekABoo

Early Days of Walking

1st Birthday at the Zoo

Presents and Cake

PICTURES:

Month 12