WELL, YOU’RE A YEAR OLD NOW!! I STAYED HOME FROM WORK AND WE WENT TO YOUR 1 YEAR CHECK UP WITH DR. MATHIS (YOUR PEDIATRICIAN). YOU WALKED ABOUT 15 FEET YESTERDAY AND THEN PLOPPED DOWN ON YOUR BOOTY AND WENT BACK TO CRAWLING. YOU’RE GETTING THE HANG OF WALKING, BUT STILL FIND CRAWLING TO BE FASTER, HAHA! YOUR BIRTHDAY WAS COLD AND CLOUDY, SO WE DIDN’T GET TO GO TO THE ZOO. MAYBE THIS WEEKEND WE’LL GO.

I’VE GOT TO START GETTING RID OF THE BOTTLE. I DON’T KNOW HOW TO WEAN YOU OFF IT THOUGH. MAYBE WE’LL TRY IT IN A FEW WEEKS. I’M NOT PRESSURING IT JUST NOW.

YOU REALLY MISS YOUR PACIFIER AT NIGHT. YOU HAVEN’T SLEPT WELL SINCE WE TOO IT. YOU HAVEN’T FOUND YOUR THUMB AND YOU DON’T FIND ANY OF YOUR DOLLS OR TOYS TO BE SPECIAL ENOUGH TO GET ATTACHED TO THEM. SO I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE’LL DO. MAYBE I’LL TALK TO YOUR DAD ABOUT GIVING IT BACK AT NIGHT. YOU NEED SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU FEEL SECURE. WE’LL FIGURE IT OUT.

BTW, YOU STILL END UP IN BED WITH US EVERY NIGHT. YOU MAYBE SLEEP 3-4 HOURS IN YOUR CRIB, THE REST IS WITH US. I DON’T MIND. I MAY NOT SLEEP WELL, I MAY END UP COVERED IN YOUR PEE FROM LEAKY DIAPERS, YOU MAY PUNCH ME IN THE FACE IN YOUR SLEEP, AND I MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT IT – BUT I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT AND IF I HAD MY WAY, YOU’D BE IN BED WITH ME FOREVER SO I COULD HOLD YOU.

I LOVE YOU BABY, MORE THAN ANYTHING!
♥ MOMMA

WE WENT TO THE ZOO THIS PAST SATURDAY. IT WAS FUN. YOU DID PAY ATTENTION AND SEE A GOOD BIT OF THE ANIMALS. I WAS WORRIED YOU’RE TOO YOUNG, BUT YOU SAW THEM AND HAD FUN. YOUR GRANDPA RALPH GOT US A MEMBERSHIP FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY, SO WE’LL GO A LOT MORE NOW! YOU’VE GOT ANOTHER TOOTH COMING IN ON THE BOTTOM FRONT AND I NOTICED A MOLAR! OMG!! YOU’RE GETTING SO BIG!!! I MISS YOU BEING SMALL, BUT I LOVE BEING ABLE TO DO THINGS WITH YOU THAT YOU CAN’T DO WITH A LITTLE LITTLE BABY.

WE TOOK YOUR PACIFIER AWAY SATURDAY AT THE ZOO AND YOU HAVEN’T HAD IT BACK. I’M REALLY GLAD. I KNOW THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH PACI’S, BUT YOU’RE A TROOPER AND YOU’RE FIGURING OUT THAT YOU DON’T’ HAVE TO HAVE IT.

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH BABY!!!
♥ MOMMA

WE'RE GOING TO THE ZOO THIS WEEKEND!!! YOUR DADDY AND I ARE SO EXCITED! WE REALLY HOPE YOU'LL HAVE FUN.

12 DAYS TILL YOUR 1ST BIRTHDAY! I'M TAKING THAT DAY OFF WORK SO WE CAN DO SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'LL DO, BUT I WANTED TO BE WITH YOU ON YOUR BIRTHDAY. I THINK WE MIGHT DO A SMALL GET TOGETHER THE WEEKEND AFTER (B/C YOU'RE BIRTHDAY'S ON A TUESDAY). IT'S MY BIRTHDAY THAT WEEKEND, SO WE CAN JUST COMBINE IT INTO ONE. WE PROBABLY WON'T DO TOO MUCH THOUGH. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HAVING BIG PARTIES FOR 1 YEAR OLDS. I MEAN, IT'S AWESOME, IT IS - BUT YOU WON'T REMEMBER IT, AND YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OF AN ATTENTION SPAN TO WARRANT A BIG PARTY. IF WE HAD ALOT OF MONEY, WE'D TOTALLY HAVE A BIG PARTY, BUT RIGHT NOW WE'RE SO BROKE, WE'LL DO WHAT WE CAN, AND I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY IT ☺

YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER AND CLOSER TO WALKING!! YOU'LL STAND UP, LET GO, AND DANCE IN PLACE WHICH IS REALLY REALLY CUTE. EVERYONE SAYS YOU'LL BE WALKING BEFORE WE KNOW IT. YOU DID TAKE 1 STEP TOWARD ME LAST NIGHT, BUT THEN YOU PLOPPED RIGHT BACK DOWN ON YOUR CUTE LITTLE BUTT. IT'S SO AMAZING TO WATCH YOU LEARN.

I LOVE YOU!!!
♥ MOMMA