One Year Old

On September 29th, Trace turned 1!! We celebrated at our house with family and a few close friends. It was a great day and Trace did so well. I was really worried about him stressing because of everyone being around him or too much lovin'. He was GREAT! He LOVES being the center of attention, so this was right up his alley. Instead of a traditional cake, we had a cupcake cake in the shape of "1."

However, Trace did have his own cake and loved it!! He got into serious mode when it came time for the cake. No smiles - strictly business. He had it all over his hands, the chair, his birthday outfit and his face. We had a great day celebrating with friends and family!


Fun Notes on Trace:

• First step on August 28th, 2009 (hasn't slowed down since)
  
• He has 8 teeth and cutting his 9th
  
• Loves sleeping with his elephant
  
• Loves his new "big boy" carseat


• Says Da-Da, Cat and Dat (when he points at EVERYTHING)


• He waves and says bye-bye


• If you ask him what a cat says or when he sees our cat, he says (2 octaves higher) "be-a, be-a" It is sooo cute!


• Our cat's name is Willie and when we call for him, Trace will also try and call him by saying "WeWe"


• He points to lights if you ask him where the light is.


• He knows where his mouth is. If you ask him where is nose is, he bangs on his head (we need to do some work there!)


• If you ask him to "love" something, he will put his head on whatever it is and cuddle with it. He especially likes to do this with Willie.

He is just such a joy to be around. I can't get over how fast he is learning new things. He got an alphabet train for this birthday and it is amazing that he knew exactly what to do with it to make it "work."

Trace is going to be a monkey and possibly a chicken for Halloween-so check back for Halloween pictures.