My Baby is One!

Yes, it was a year ago today, almost to the exact minute, that my sweet baby Collin was born! The year has been very full and yet it has gone so fast. And I feel like I'm on an emotional see-saw of sorts, wanting to celebrate his first year of life, and mourning the fact that I am through with the baby stage of life. Will I always be this depressed on his birthday?

Anyway, Collin is doing so well. He he happy and healthy, and I am still as in love with him as the day he was born. He started walking a few weeks ago, and his record stands at 11 consecutive steps. Collin continues to be an incredible explorer (this is my nice way of saying that he gets himself into trouble a lot!). He LOVES going into the cabinets, etc. and pulling out as much as he can. It only takes a moment for him to make a monumental mess. For example, he found my pile of coupons last week, and this is what my kitchen floor looked like 5 minutes later!Collin seems to be talking more emphatically nowadays with lots of "google-ly, google-ly, goo" kinds of words. He has the sounds for "Ma-Ma" and "Da-da", and we even got a "bye-bye" out of him once. We're also pleased that he's started using some of the sign language we've been showing him (ex. "all done" and "bottle/milk"), although he doesn't use it much.

Collin enjoys playing with toy cars and trucks, and he can already jump on our little trampoline (it has a handle). He likes looking at books, but is almost like the Gong Show when it comes to reading time. You can start reading a book to him, but if he doesn't like it or gets bored of it, he will take it from your hands and throw it on the floor. Collin's favorite toy by far is his Curious George. It melts our hearts when he grabs and hugs George... his buddy.

We had a small party for him here the other night. We invited our friends the Kollepps and Dales to help us celebrate. Here is the cake I made for him. It was certainly cute, but not nearly as messy as a cake should be for a one-year old since I used fondant. Oh well.I cannot bear to think about my post a year from now or I will start crying. For now, I will try to enjoy my sweet baby Collin (who, no matter how big he gets, will always be my baby) as much as I can. Happy Birthday Collin Frederick! We love you!