Birthday!

Anderson is 1! I can't believe it. I have a toddler! A very fast, excited, loud toddler.Brandon at 1 for comparison purposes. Definite similarities, but the blue eyes are different. Ha.

Because he is ridiculously spoiled/loved Anderson went to Chuck E Cheese for his birthday with NoniBop!! Mom said he loved the other people who were there most of all, which is not surprising. He loves some people (as long as they are not trying to hold him) We were at Target last week & he was yelling at everyone. We basically had a crowd gather around us on each aisle of people who were waving at him/talking to him. He totally caught on after we heard this teenager say, "That is the cutest baby I've ever seen". After that he would start up as soon as he saw new people. It was so funny.

Oh bear pics, thank goodness you are done. I love the monthly pics but they are beyond exhausting to try to take. For example, he kept running away with the bear!

And this was the best shot of the 12 month blanket picture. He LOVES the girls and I actually lured them closer to the blanket so he would somewhat stay on it. His favorite thing right now is to sneak up on them and attack, laughing hysterically.

Cake!

The attempt to get a grandparent pic didn't go too well.

New toy from GG & Jpa!

Brandon made this cake! Yes, Brandon! He is so much more patient than I am & a better cook. Let's be honest, this plate is probably better at me than both of those things, too. Not only was it cute, but it was delicious!

Birthday juice box!

This one turned out pretty cute!

Things we left in infancy...

1. Bottles/formula! The day after he turned one we gave him a sippy cup with milk! It has not been a huge hit yet, but we are hoping. I am reminded that the bottle transition wasn't the easiest either but it worked. I was looking at his baby book and saw his eating schedule from the 2nd week-13 times in a day! Holy cow. No wonder I was crazy and sleep deprived. Formula was way easier and now I am hoping that milk will be even better! I think he has had 4 oz in the last 2 days and he is definitely grumpy. Hopefully there will be better news in the next post.

2. The sound machine! This has been the biggest transition for us-even more than the bottle. It kept spazzing out and then shutting off so the night of his birthday I put it up for good. I just knew the tornado in his room was going to be replaced by a screaming baby, but so far so good.

3. Sitting still He definitely walks more than he crawls/butt scoots now, which is so fun! He has always been an active baby & it is so cute to see him walking around. He falls down but less and less everyday & has even learned how to walk around the dogs! He loves it and threw a MAJOR tantrum when I moved him out of the aisle at BabiesRUs. "Public" was judging a ridiculous amount considering they all were pregnant. Hey ladies, you keep registering for those cute newborn onesies and thinking how your precious baby will never do that. It's coming your way.

4. Baby Food He stopped eating it a few weeks ago, but now he completely refuses it. I would keep it around if he would eat it because eating is not really his thing right now. I know that is normal for this age, but it is slightly scary when an entire day's diet consists of half a cracker. I have about 10 different things I try at each meal with the hopes that one will stick. Some days he eats great-the other day he ate 21 blueberries in one sitting! His favorites right now seem to be oranges, blueberries, goldfish, Bop's chicken soup, black beans and yogurt. Thank God for yogurt, it has been our saving food many days.

Here is a little video of the day. Please notice the terror in his face on the first shot. I was so excited about turning the car seat around & had his "Anderson" cd on the birthday song and he really just seems traumatized (and awkwardly large?) by the whole thing. The clip where he is opening the present is also hilarious as Brandon realizes that we gave him a twice handed down toy. Nicole got it for Lily at a consignment sale & she didn't like it, but I knew he would love it. I love my son more than anything, but I also know that he just got A LOT of presents 2 weeks ago and has grandparents/aunts/friends who are going to spoil him rotten at his party next week. Clearly the kid is loved so I think it was ok.