I don't know if I'm in denial that my baby is one or if I've really forgotten how babies should act at this age but everything Connor does surprises me. Lately he:
- Put his hands over his eyes then said, "boo!"
- Says day-do (thank you), ba (ball), bam-pa (grandpa), uh oh, Na ba (no), and he said apple juice clear as day once, even my mom heard him. He also sings "Let it gooooo" it's adorable But he's hard to get to say or do anything on command, he kind of just does it when he feels like it.
- Is walking between furniture ie. Between a table and the couch. He'll hold on to both and go for it. I've also found him hanging on to door jambs. He has taken a step and stood but gets too excited.
- Pulls himself up like a pro and really wants to walk but isn't quite sure if himself yet.
- Looooves Daniel Tiger. It's the only TV show that captures his attention for .5 seconds. He pulls out all the Daniel books and does shakies and points to them excitedly and then he'll give Daniel a kiss.
- Gives kisses a lot now - except to Dallin. He doesn't seem to like the beard. He pushes his face away. He also blows kisses.
- Seems to understand a ton.
- Loves to unload all my pans out of my oven drawer, unload bookshelves as fast as possible, dump out buckets of toys, climb all over things, and make the biggest mess possible-it's incredible.
- Loves to eat and snack. He's kind of over bottles and loves adult food. Especially churros.
- Still is a great sleeper, especially at night. Since we've been on the go this summer he doesn't really take a morning nap and takes a super long afternoon one.
- Has 10 teeth, his bottom 2 molars recently made an appearance.
- Still thinks Zoey is the funniest and wants to do everything she does.
- Loves the water like baths, pools, splash pad. Loves it all. Just gotta teach him not to splash in the bath like he does at the pool.
- Is a mommy's boy.
- Busts a move with his whole body.
- Shakes his head for fun.
We celebrated Connor's birthday party a few days early on the 8th (instead of the 12th) since we were leaving for the LONG drive to California on his actual birthday. We had a BBQ at my in-laws house with family and close friends. I decided to do a "sports ball" theme as Connor loves balls. We had hamburgers and hot dogs with sides and chips and lemonade. He was in love with the balloons we got and we tied one to his high chair and fed him little bits and pieces of things.
After dinner the older kids ran around the yard and played on the swing set and in the waterfall and Connor got to open his presents. He got some clothes, lots of toys and some money. He was pretty stoked to open the wrapping paper and had lots of little hands to help. He was not happy when I'd take the present away to move on to the next one.
I made cupcakes and put little soccer ball ring toppers on each one. I made him a baseball smash cake the night before. It was a little intensive as the mold wasn't very good and didn't cook the middle very well but I was pretty happy with how it turned out overall. I forgot to get it out of the fridge early and the frosting was pretty solid for him to dig in to. It was probably better because he cried when he got it all over his hands. He wasn't too keen on eating the cake anyway and was really more concerned about being dirty. We stuck him in the bathtub after and got him all set and he was much happier. He also got in on some swinging action and I think he had a great time - as did everyone.
I did buy some cupcakes and a smash cupcake for his actual birthday that we did the morning before hitting the road. We shared the cupcakes with everyone in the car and he (again) didn't like the frosting all over his hands from the smash cake so most of it ended up in the garbage. I saved a couple presents for him too so we could celebrate his actual birthday. It got confusing for Zoey because we got her some presents to keep her entertained on the car ride and I think she thinks she'll get presents for Connor's birthday too all the time. It'll be really disappointing for her next year!
