A Merry Christmas

Christopher's second Christmas was exciting for him. As per his age, he enjoyed the bows, boxes, and wrap far more than the actual presents. He has to fight Nicholas for his toys, Nicholas is all about playing with the baby toys and not sharing! I think his favorite toy is from Nana and Poppy, it's a zebra he can sit on and bounce. He just loves it. Nicholas does, too. Hopefully the zebra can survive the 40 pound baby!

The First Bump

Christopher fell and bumped his head on the concrete. It's his first walking wound. He not only has a bump but also a bruise and a little scrape. It's his first introduction into being a little boy versus a baby!

Happy First Birthday!

Christopher turned one yesterday! He received lots of phone calls, gifts, and cards from our family and friends. I think he had a great day, even though he didn't really get what was going on. He was always smiling when we sang Happy Birthday and he clapped so maybe he understood a little. He did not get to open a single present because Nicholas helped with all of them. Some of the things he received were so great that Nicholas and Sebastien were fighting over playing with them today!

My Baby

I just can't believe it, only two more days and my baby will be turning one. It just doesn't seem like a whole year has gone by since he was born. He is walking all the time, he hardly even crawls. A fourth tooth is trying to pop through now, too. If only his hair would grow a little faster . . .

Genius

Christopher is talking! He can say dog, mama, dad, ball, no, uh huh, yeah, and cat. There may be other words but I haven't identified them yet. I can't believe he is already saying things! He points right at Alli and says dog. He is just about walking all the time now. Once in a while, if he's really in a hurry, he'll crawl. For the most part, though, he is off and running. He also nods his head yes when you ask him a question. I just can't believe how fast he is doing things!

The Walker

Christopher has almost mastered the walking. He only crawls when he wants to go fast or far. It is just amazing to see him walking around. He is so proud of himself, he just laughs and smiles. Or maybe the laughter and smiles are because he knows what trouble I am going to be in for now that he's walking . . . .

The Third Tooth

Christopher has cut another tooth! It is the top left tooth this time. He wasn't even that cranky, what a good boy! I just noticed the little white poking through this morning. His first birthday party was yesterday, it was at Gymboree. He had lots of fun even though I don't think he understood it was for him. He had a little smash cake but of course my little eater would have no part of wasting food. He ate and ate and ate, only making his usual mess, he wasn't letting the good stuff go to waste!