My 1st Birthday!

I told you last time that I would let you know when I found out what a 1st Birthday was. Well I did. It was a lot like Christmas, only all the presents were for me! I have to be honest, my mommy and daddy enjoyed it a lot more than me. I was really excited to see all my favorite people, but I get nervous and shy when everyone is looking at me. I had two parties. The first one was on my birthday with all my aunties and uncles from mommy and daddy's cell group. I helped play wiffle ball outside. I played on daddy's team and we won! Then I got presents and had a cup cake. I ate the whole cupcake all by myself. But I didn't like the icing, its slimy. Then I got my most favorite present of all. I got to go to my Nana's and spend the night. I played with Caiden and Nana and Grandpa all night. Nana put me to sleep but I didn't want to miss the ball drop. So I woke back up and counted down to 2010 with my Nana and Grandpa. Last year I counted down to the new year with my mommy and daddy in the hospital.

My second 1st birthday was with my family. My Great grandpa was there too! I got some awesome toys and clothes. I got a swing but it was too cold to swing in it. I am still waiting to get to swing in it. I got another cake with a picture of me on it and a candle. Everyone sang happy birthday to me and then gave me my own cake. I was really tired and not hungry so I had a melt down until mommy put me in my bed. I like my naps.

I had a great birthday. There are so many people that love me. I have learned so much in this first year of my life. I have so many talents. My favorites are walking, singing, dancing, and closing doors. And I love playing with legos. My life is great. I cant wait for year #2.

Enjoy my pictures!

Love, Little Liam

December is the best month ever!

December is a very special month for me and my family. We have a lot to celebrate. My Uncle Jared and Auntie Hope celebrated their 2nd anniversary. My papa and mama celebrated their 4th! And my grandfather and granmoggie celebrated their 33rd anniversary. Wow, that’s pretty cool!

The past couple weeks mommy has been taking me all around town to every store looking for a special outfit. Finally, a couple days ago she found what she wanted, it was a red jumper that said "Baby's 1st Christmas". She was so excited. She said that it was super hard to find this kind of outfit that fits me... and something about my 1st Christmas should have been last year. I didn’t know what she was talking about. What is a Christmas? And how could I have been late for something that I didn’t know about? I found out the next day. Christmas is the coolest day ever! I got so many presents. I got really cool clothes and grippy socks so I don’t slip when I am walking. I got 2 trucks, and legos, and books, and toys and a huge tent! I can’t wait for papa and me to make it our fort for boys only. I like all my presents a lot. But my favorite part about my 1st Christmas is that I got to have all my favorite people with me at the same time! That was the coolest. I even got to spend Christmas Eve at my granmoggies house.

I also have a few more talents to add to my resume'. I am a pro at walking now, it’s so much better than crawling. I can sing and dance now to music or to anyone who is singing something that sounds like a song. I have also decided to retire my baby food and eat big boy food. I love to feed myself. I like chicken, greens beans, potatoes, lima beans, bread. I love everything. But I don’t like picking up slimy things. Mommy says that I must be a texture person like her. I wish I knew what texture means.  All I know is that I love to eat; I could eat all day none stop. It’s fun and I am always hungry.

What a fun time December is. But it’s not over. I have my very Last First coming up. December 31 is my 1st Birthday. I am excited. I think it’s kind of like Christmas, the way mommy is talking about it. I will let you know.

I love you all so very much. I hope that you had a great December just like me. Happy December!

 

Liam walking to mama and granmoggie

Liam's 1st Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we loaded up a van with 2 grandparents, 4 aunts and uncles, 1 cousin, 1 mommy and daddy and a little buddy and off we went to Maggie Valley North Carolina to see Great grandpa! What an adventure. Other than a rock slide that made our 10 hour trip into 14 hour trip, we had a great time. Liam and cousin Caiden did a great job for their first road trip. The weather was great. We were too late to see the pretty leaves, but the first night there we saw some snow flurries. It was sunny and cool. We took great pictures of the boys and the family. Liam loved having his favorite people around for 5 days straight. I think his favorite part was having his Nana for so long. But he did have to share her with Caiden, which was difficult at times. Great grandpa taught Liam how to throw a ball. It’s his favorite thing to do now, as well as walking. Its a bit scary. He has a strong arm but you ever know where the ball is going to go.
As I mentioned before, Liam took his first step for his daddy's birthday. One month later, he is nearly a pro. He still wants everyone to watch and clap for him (he's all boy). He is making his way across the room now. If he falls, he finds the nearest piece of furniture to pull his self up on and keep going. Micah calls him 'Walk-a-thon'.
He also has 4 teeth now, 2 on top and 2 on the bottom. While his friends all have 7+, there are no more teeth in sight for Liam. In due time though. He is definitely changing into a little boy. He is becoming particular about the foods he likes. He loves feeding himself. He is starting to eat off my plate now. Mashed potatoes, meatballs, french fries, chicken. He is already shunning veggies.
He is trying very hard to communicate these days. If I don’t get it right, he screams till I do. And we have officially entered the "I only want mommy" stage. He thinks that anyone who evens looks in his direction is going to take him away. He also recognizes the places where I do leave him and starts to cling for dear life. For example: walking up to the gym, getting out of the car at church, going into his bedroom... We are working on this.
Micah and I could not be more proud of our little Liam. Every day with Liam is such a gift. Every cheesy line about appreciating life more is so true. I am looking forward to celebrating his 1st Christmas and his 1st birthday this month. I am using all of my self control to not buy him the world!

That’s all for now, enjoy the pictures!