The Big #1

November 6th, Benjamin turned one! I know most people think that a one year old doesn't know what's going on, but Benjamin sure looked like he knew he was getting spoiled and loving it! We started the day with a breakfast of cinnamon rolls, eggs, and sausage. Benjamin got candle in his and loved blowing on it. He blows on most foods that I cut up for him on his tray, it's so cute! I guess he's seen me do that only like a million times! We opened presents and played the rest of the day away with Grandpa Bob.

Benjamin is so close to walking now. He pulls himself up on anything to stand and is so proud of himself! He cruises along the sides of things and can pull himself up and over things. He crawls up the stairs and has learned to turn around and slide down the stairs on his tummy. He's graduated from the army crawl to knee crawling, but when he wants to get away fast he goes back to the army crawl! He's off the bottle except for right before bed. He loves his sippy cup and drinking whole milk! Our checkbook likes that too after he was on formula for a couple of months. Benjamin loves giving hugs, high fives, kisses, and hugs. He's our snuggler! Actually, this month he's started a new habit of wanting to be rocked before he lays down. I know according to some books that could be a bad habit, but Bella never liked to snuggle so I'm eating this up! He loves snuggling! He also loves when daddy gets home and immediately needs to be held by him and played with! It's adorable! He's working on teeth number 7 and 8! He started teething and it hasn't slowed down! We went to the doctor today and he looked great! He weighed 18 pounds 11 ounces which is still the 5th percentile, and was 29 1/4 inches long which is the 25th percentile. Looks like we're going to have a little fast guy! He had to get two shots, a swab taken, and a finger poke to get blood today. He was NOT a happy camper! Between him and Bella's breakdowns I was sweating and felt like I had just had a workout! I was so glad to get out of there! I love our new doctor here in Olathe though! It's nice to be so close to our pediatrician now just in case.

We're looking forward to celebrating Benjamin's first year on Saturday with our family and friends!