Silas' First Birthday Party!

This has seriously been the fastest year of my life. I cannot believe Silas is already one. He babbles and babbles and babbles. The pedi says he is very talkative for his age. He says "mama," "dada," "mo," and a bunch of other things that he seems to understand. "Mo" means more, by the way. He is cruising, but not standing on his own or walking. His right foot drags a bit, but the pedi is not worried at all about it. She says he's capable of walking, and will when he's ready. He is very ticklish. He is laid back. He puts EVERYTHING in his mouth. Everything. He is a lot more fearless than Vivien ever was. He's a mama's boy without a doubt. He gives hugs and kisses. If you lay on the floor, he will try to make out with you. He still wakes about 2-3 times per night. He loves to play with Vivien. She covers his head with blankets and it doesn't scare him in the least. He loves his stuffed puppy that Vivien gave him when he was born. It stays in his bed and he wakes up and talks to it every morning. Then he tries to eat its nose.

At his pedi visit, he weighed 21 lbs. 10 oz. (50th percentile), is 30.5 in. tall (80th percentile), and his noggin is in the 75th percentile. He's getting better at eating, although he is now refusing to let us feed him by spoon. He also clears his high chair when he gets done eating. He loves apple cinnamon Teddy Puffs, shredded cheese, turkey, black beans, carrots. He eats yogurt and veggie or fruit purees, but not as enthusiastically. He still only has the same 6 teeth he got at 8.5 months, although, the pedi says his molars look like they are coming in soon.

We did his one year photos with Chera Nall. They are so beautiful.

We had a family birthday party for him. Becky and I made a pasta dish to serve everyone. We had a really wonderful time.

Grammy and the birthday boy right after he woke up.

Jim, Gillian, and Mommy Jan

Aunt Liza tickling Gillian

Silas and Uncle Joe(l)

Grammy, Wyatt, Grampy, and Mandy

Becky sampling the fare

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He wasn't quite sure what to think. It took him a while to dig in.

Our beautiful family.

It took me FOREVER to get this picture. He kept turning his head. Come on, humor your mom.

Aunt Gina and her granddaughter, Alayna. They are both so beautiful. Alayna is two weeks younger than Silas.

Aunt Liza and Uncle Joel (playing Vivien's guitar)

Wyatt and Mandy

Cousin Catherine

Jim's family (plus Mandy)

Cousin Cody and his niece, Alayna

Jim told us he could do a standing back bend. No one believed him, so he showed us. Weirdo.