Ben celebrated his first birthday last Wednesday! Actually, he celebrated it last Sunday night, again on Wednesday, and then again on Saturday. He is really good at eating cake!:)
We had his birthday party at Joe Momma's pizza with our family and close friends. Ben loved his cake and made a pretty good dent in it. He had fun eating pizza and cake and could have cared less who we were there to celebrate!
On his real birthday, we were at Mimi and PopPop's for Thanksgiving so we had a small party for him. Actually, we only had cupcakes but again, Ben didn't care as long as he was eating one!
And then on Saturday, Ben and Mary Grayson (his 2nd cousin who is 3 days younger than him) celebrated their birthdays together. MG was a little hesitant about digging into her cake but not Ben. He dug right in and only had crumbs left to show for it!
Ben's first year has zoomed right by. Last year at this time I was holding a 8 pound, 10 ounce infant and today I'm chasing a 21 pound busy boy around! Ben continues to bring alot of fun, joy, and entertainment to our family. He is one loved boy!
Some hightlights from Ben's 12th month:
*Ben now has 6 teeth
*He can stand alone but once he realizes that he's doing it, he slowly lowers to the ground
*He can take a few steps but is definitely not a "walker"
*Ben celebrated his first Halloween dressed as a dog
*He finally has started waving...finally
*He no longer takes bottles!
*Ben rides forward facing now in the car
Happy birthday to my sweet Benny boy! I love you a bushel and a peck!!!
