Andrew's First Birthday

I can hardly believe that this time one year ago, I was still sitting at my kitchen table, pregnant! We went into the hospital around 1130, and Andrew was born at 1:31pm, 4/24/08. I know it's cliche, but time really does go so fast!

Tomorrow we are having a big party for Andrew with family. I'm sure he'll have no idea what is going on, but we are celebrating nonetheless.

Here's a list of things he is doing right now, most of which happened within the last few months, if not weeks:

1. Waves hello and goodbye
2. Says "uh-oh"
3. Says "aw" when he sees a stuffed animal and then he hugs it.
4. Shakes his head "no"
5. Pretends to have a bad cough
6. Knows how to plug in appliances (not a good thing!)
7. Knows how to fill a container in the bathtub faucet
8. Walks, pretty far now before falling
9. "Shares" without actually giving you what he's holding out
10. Holds the phone to his ear or yours
11. Knows how to drink from a regular cup (although he spills everything, everywhere!)
12. Climbs...everything he can

It seems like each day he learns something new. I know that it's the same scenario with all children, but all children amaze me. It's so fantastic that such a small blob of a being can turn into his or her own almost over night. Although I have said (and will say again) that I don't really like this age, because kids are so mobile and yet completely unreasonable, it also stands to say that this is the beginning of a very fun time - a time of discovery and learning, and lots of silly moments along the way.

Happy Birthday, Andrew!