OK so it has been FOREVER since I wrote you a letter so this one might be a long one ...or else I will break it up into a few semi-long letters! Let me see how far back I can remember...well - you started walking about a week or so before your 1st birthday. We knew it was just going to happen "overnight" and it did. You have had strong legs since you were WEEKS old. But you took your time to decide when you were going to start walking to make sure you were steady on your feet and that you got it right! It is so fun to see all of the things that you learn on a daily basis. You love love love going to Grandma and Grandpa's house. (they watch you during the week while mommy and daddy are at work). Grandma refuses to realize that now that you are walking - she doesn't need to hold your hand and walk you everywhere. You get VERY frustrated with her and always try to pull your hand out of hers so you can do things independently!! haha
We had a wedding to go to the Saturday after you turned 1 (Cara and Corey's!!). So that was your very first "sleepover" without mommy and daddy:-( You LOVED it. You stayed with Colleen and Patrick and Molly and Maddy. I think they loved it as much as you did! So since the wedding was that Saturday - we had your party Saturday June 25th. Everyone (friends and family) all came to see you and celebrate with you on this HUGE milestone! We had Uncle Bryan's bouncy house, which you loved! We had a pinata (a fire truck for Uncle Brent) and you loved that simply because it involved you swinging a bat. Swinging a bat (even a fake one with your hands clasped together) is something that you are OBSESSED with. The swing even comes with sounds effects ("enh")!! and then you "run the bases"!! Hilarious and mommy and daddy didn't even teach that to you! You prefer to watch the yankee games over sesame street - which is probably odd for a 1 yr old but I LOVE IT:-)
We took you to Yankee Stadium over the summer for a gift for Grandpa for Father's Day. We went on Sunday July 31st. Meghan, Chad, Grandma, Grandpa, Mommy and Daddy all went. You got to ride the train from White Plains and you were SO GOOD I couldn't even believe it. It was GOD awful HOT out and as soon as you got out of your stroller and saw the field a smile lit up your face. You even joined in "role call" out in the bleachers especially when they called "De-rek Je-ter"!!! You slept through about 4 innings and then woke up and happily sat in Grandpa's arm seat and watched and clapped and yelled along with everyone!
We also went to Maine in August for 4 days and guess what? You LOVE the ocean (much to mommy's fish dismay!) And you love sand...so much that you ate it and "swam" in it! You had so much fun with Teige and Willie and all of the kids. You came home from that vacation a "chatterbox" of noise. No words yet except for "mom" "Da-ddyyyyy" and the occasional "mattie" but being around the kids made you test out your vocals a lot more!
You started going to Miss Lori's house for babysitting towards the end of August - just to give Grandma and Grandpa a little break. You go to Lori's Tues/Thurs and G & G's M/W/F. You love it at Lori's except for the "dropping off" part! You C.R.Y. every time Mommy drops you off - which in turn makes Mommy cry...but it is getting better every time. You love her son Nick (23 yrs old) and there is a 2 yr old Samantha there too that you play with. I have a feeling you will be there until you start school!! :-)
You went to your 15 month appt on September 21st and got 4 shots:-( You then proceeded to tell Dr. Peterson "bold bold bold" with the shaking of your finger!! You were over it pretty quickly though and you had NO side effects at all after those shots. I think that is a first! You weighed 22lbs 6oz. And you are 33 1/2 inches tall. We also took you to Hoffman's playland for the first time on Saturday September 24th (Grandma's b-day) and you loved every crazy ride and you went on every one of them that you could by yourself!!! Then since it wasn't quite a complete day yet - we decided it would be a good day to get your first haircut too!! You were SO GOOD and you look like such a little boy now instead of a baby. MOMMY'S BABY!! I am going to try to post some pics of those two events. OK maybe later! haha
We ran a 5k with you in the stroller over the summer too and you loved it - and actually it was up at Saratoga Race Track and you were nominated "baby with the best hair" by the announcer since your hair looked like a mohawk! haha Then you got to see the horses and you went crazy with your "giddy up horsie" gallop. So that prompted us to bring you up to the Track for a day and you LOVED that too! There isn't really much that you don't love or "roll with". You are so laid back - thank God you got that from your Daddy!!! Remind me to thank him for that!
Ok I am going to get back to work - but I am going to be better about writing to you. About all of the new things that you are doing. OH! One last thing - you currently have 6 teeth (4 top 2 bottom) but you have been "Teething" forEVER and I think you are actually getting molars on the bottom...time will tell!!
Love you as much as the Yankees making the playoffs and the Red Sox going HOME for the season,
Mommy
