It's my birthday! Shout HOORAY!

20.1 lbs
29.8 in

Well folks, we made it to a year!
No major injuries, a few sicknesses and bumps, nothing to complain about.
Although I did just get over having a fever for a few days.
Can't say that that's been my favorite part of this year.

Some of my favorite things:
Clapping when Momma and Daddy say "Yay!"

Waving both of my hands. Bye byes are a blast now. 

Saying uh-oh when I drop things. Which I do quite often from my highchair.
Pulling myself up on our futon and ottoman. They are the perfect height.
My favorite mode of transportation is now the bum scoot.
Which is probably because I've learned to get into a sitting position on my own, finally. 

 Laying on top of Momma and Daddy and wrestling.
Pointing to things I want.
Momma and Daddy figured out pretty quickly what I meant when I started pointing.
I also enjoy wagging my finger back and forth for no-no.

While in DC I woke up one morning and thought I had gone blind, but no no, my eyes were just sealed shut from having pink eye.
That wasn't very fun but I didn't let it ruin my vacation. 

Oh and Momma wanted me to mention that I've started sleeping through the night, against my own will, I might add.
She said that's been her favorite thing this month. 

I'm 11 months old!

With the hustle and bustle of Momma and Daddy graduating and then all of us immediately heading to Virginia, we didn't get an M&M photograph. 

I loved Christmas morning so here's a photo from it. 

LOTS of stuff happened this month.

We had Thanksgiving in Oregon.
My favorite part was playing in the dirt at Uncle Tice's.
Dirt and leaves are pretty tastey.
I was spoiled by my girl Waite cousins which made coming home with just Momma and Daddy not so fun.

I helped Daddy set up our Christmas tree and then promptly pulled it down on top of me.
It scared me straight and I decided to leave it alone.

 Christmas was in Virginia.
Flying was fun, especially since all the other passengers thought I was adorable.
Once again I got spoiled by my girl cousins.
I loved their toys and the nonstop attention I received.
When I was visiting Cousin Anika I made her cry, which made me cry and now we just cry at each other.
It works for us.

Other news:
My second bottom tooth is coming in, now I can really gnaw on things.
I like drinking out of grown-up cups, sippy cups are for fools.
I'll eat pretty much anything and I like to feed myself.
My favorite snack is Veggie Straws.
So delicious.
A big shout out to Aunt Erin for introducing them to me.

I love to play with Copper. He's my puppy friend.

I'm 10 months old!

Mom always says better late than never.

So here's to catching up.

Daddy was sick so I didn't get to dress up as a bum for Halloween.
I wasn't really bugged because we had lots of fun staying in our warm apartment together.

Because Daddy was sick he had to go to the hospital for a few days.

I had fun exploring the hospital while Daddy was there.
The nurses were so nice to me and I got lots of attention.

I'm getting my first tooth!
It feels so cool to slide my tongue back and forth over it.
I've tried biting Momma and Daddy but they don't seem to enjoy it as much as I do.

I love to give kisses to Momma and Daddy. 

Open mouth ones are the best and the only kind I will give.

I understand sign language better than I can do it.
Although I am getting pretty good at signing "more!"
Better than nothin' right?

I've also started saying "Momma".
Mom freaks out when I do, I think she kinda likes it.