Tuesday, June 10, 2008. I am ONE YEAR OLD!

I am one today. Here is a picture of what I looked like on the day I was born... I had worked very hard at following the light but I just could not get out. Then, some lady created a new path for me and VOILA! There I was! And I let everyone know how present I was because all 4 of my grandparents heard me hollering down the hall and through two sets of Operating Room doors! Yes, I still have a set of pipes on me too :-)
Here I am in the nursery with MY DADDY! I love my daddy!

And, this is the latest picture of me. I like this one a lot because I like playing in the grass. Mommy had really good timing to capture this one before I began to crawl off. That's the UVa Rotunda in the background! I love it there.
Before you see this really cute snapshot of me... here are some of my 1 year old accomplishments! I have two bottom teeth (I've had them since I was 9mos.) and 4 coming in at once across the top! I weigh in at a sturdy 24.5 LBS... and man am I solid. I am walking... not just a little bit but all over the living room, dining room, kitchen, deck, front courtyard... really where ever they will let me. I love climbing the stairs. I love playing with my music table and Daddy's digital piano. I am wearing 18 mos clothing and somethings are even 24 mos... it's my milk belly, I cannot help it. I still have my thunder thighs despite all of the walking. The milk is solely cow's at this point. No time for breastfeeding, mom, I've got places to WALK. I have a passport with actual stamps in it from my travels. I have flown 14 legs (tampa, phoenix, belgium). My best buddies are Patrick and Evelyn who I see weekly at church. I get to play with Luca every now and then... and last weekend I had a blast with friend Will. My girlfriend is Mattie Holland (Ms. Katie, I think mommy is serious about the arranged marriage ;-))
So, here's that picture you have been reading through to see. I cannot wait to see all of the things that will happen to me THIS YEAR!!! Oh the places I will go...