ONE

Well Mr. Wesley, you turned a year old. Wow. This year has flown by. We love you so much. We are wrapped your perfect little finger, and we have no clue what we did before you came around. I am so happy to be your mother, and I am sure your father is super happy to be your dad too. Well you've changed leaps and bounds over the past year. And it seems everyday now you learn something new. We'll just start with the list:

1. you still eat almost everything, but now you want to use a fork and spoon to feed yourself instead of using your two fingers you always pick things up with.
2. you now drink soy milk instead of formula or regular milk, we tried you out on regular milk, but it was making you super cranky and had the runs constantly (super gross) so soy milk it is, and you love it.
3. we no longer have a paci!!!
4. you love to sleep on the floor (i did too when i was a kid)
5. you chewed the side of your crib and made me sad :( - now we have a blanket so you can't do anymore destruction.
6. you have taken your first steps, but you'd much rather crawl.
7. you have learned to throw balls or anything really. you like to throw zoey her toys. and laugh when you do it.
8. you have another tooth, so we are up to six, and i think we have a few more on the way, i can't wait for this teething thing to be over.
9. you can blow kisses, its super sweet.
10. you know where your head is, and you can point to my eyes, nose, and mouth.
11. you know what a dog, cow, and chicken say. it's super cute.
12. grandma thurgood taught you how to do the hand signals to itsy bitsy spider. we do it at least ten times a day.
13. you also an do patty cake patty cake.
14. we took our first trip to the space and rocket center.
15. we had your first birthday party!! you cried when everyone sang you happy birthday.
16. my sister is teaching you to say kit (that's what she wants to be called) and you can do it.
17. you like to copy whatever i say. sometimes you get pretty close.
18. whenever you do something you are proud of you clap and say yay.
19. you dance whenever we turn music on, or anything that has a little bit of rhthym to it.
20. you shake your head no.
21. if we tell you not to do something, you like to swap at us.
23. you hate when people scream, almost always break down in sobs.
24. you have learned to spit. not so awesome.