I am a horrible mother

I let my baby boy eat a McDonald's hamburger.   Better him than me though.  Right?

Actually it was leftover from Grant.  Tell me, how can you turn down that precious little smile?

He didn't eat much of it.  He had already filled up on cheese and mandarin oranges.   After a couple of bites this is what he did to it. 

Birthday Bear

We were trying a picture of everyone with Drew and his cake at his first birthday party.   But he had another idea.... he decided he would go ahead and sample his B-day cake.  As Danny and Dale were trying to snap a picture, Drew was snapping a cupcake. 

He nearly ate the whole thing.  And at one point he had so much icing on his nose, I was worried that he couldn't breathe.  He didn't care though.  He kept eating and eating.  He probably would've eaten another one if I had given him one. 

Who cares about presents when you have 3 Great Grandmothers and 2 Grandmothers at  your party?  (also 2 grandads, not pictured) :-)

First birthday party is officially in the books.

The vacation that almost never was

A few days before Danny left for San Francisco we were contemplating cancelling our weekend getaway to Napa Valley.  Maybe it was him not wanting to leave his boys for a few added days or not wanting to leave his very new sod unattended.   Or maybe it was me.  I was feeling quite anxious.  Not about leaving the boys for a couple of days, but about all the things I had to get done before I got on the plane.... appointments, errands, laundry, clean, and pack all by myself. 

Well, in the end, we decided to go for it.  And a rough couple of days led to one wonderful, much needed vacation. 

Schedules, chores, and rain were exchanged for leisure, good wine, and the warm California sunshine.  Our itinerary each day was pretty much deciding what wineries we wanted to visit and what resuraunt we should try for dinner. 

Anxiety gone.

One Year

How can Drew be one year old already? 

Time has flown by, but he's definitely accomplished so much over his first year of life.  Here's a quick recap:

1.  Sleeping through the night.  Not sleeping through the night. Sleeping through the night. Then not sleeping through the night again.  Let's hope tonight.... sleeping through the night.

2.  Saying mama for anything and everything he wants.

3.  Gaining 18 pounds.  Some one year olds are just now getting into their twenty pound range.  He had that milestone covered at 6 months.  And that brings me to #4....

4.  He weighs a mere 10 pounds less than his 5 year old brother.  Yes, your read that right.  He weighs a mere 10 pounds less than his 5 year old brother.

5.  Crawling at nearly 11 months.  He was content for the longest time to sit back and watch Grant bounce around the house or scoot around on his belly.

6.  Six ear infections, serum sickness, and one stomach bug.  As bad as this sounds, it was not nearly as bad as the illnessess we went through with Grant. 

7.  Saying Dada.  He began uttering the syllables just this week making his Dad so proud.

8. Wearing 2T clothing.  He's pretty much stayed a good 6 to 12 months ahead at a time in the clothing department.

9.  A move to a new house, a motorhome ride to Sunnyside Beach, and an airplane trip to Tampa.  Not bad.

10.  Suddenly, he seems to understand everything we are saying to him.  It's the coolest thing to see his eyes light up as we talk to him.  Tonight, Danny asked him if he wanted to go take his bath.  On hand and foot he sprinted to the bathroom. 

Happy Birthday Drew Bear.  We love you.