Happy Birthday, Jake!

Late, of course... Jake turned 1 last Wednesay (November 5)! Can you believe it? I can't!

He is so full of personality these days, and into everything! We have to make sure that we shut all of the bathroom doors. I helped a friend out to her car the other day, and when I came back in, Jake was nowhere to be found...I finally found him in my bathroom where he had thrown a Hot Wheels car in the toilet! Uh oh!

Speaking of Uh-Oh...He loves to test gravity! He throws his sippy cup off his high chair tray every time....and he will keep throwing it as long you keep giving it to him. Oh, and don't think it is simply that he doesn't want it...as soon as you leave it where he threw it, he cries and cries! What a mess! :) One thing he doesn't often throw, though...FOOD! You have never seen anything like this child eating! I have been trying to get him on video, but it's like he knows it is going to haunt him one day, and he immediately slows down and eats like a normal person, grinning at me the whole time. He eats easily twice as much as Mitch does.

He finally found his way up the stairs, and he is gone! The first time he tried to go up more that the first step, he went all of the way up them! No half-way doing things for this kid! You know, I am always saying that he is just like Gary...and if you know Gary, you know he doesn't half-way do anything either!

He's not walking yet, but he is "cruising" more. He got a walk behind toy from Uncle Josh for his birthday, and he took off right away walking behind it. He is starting to stand some without holding onto anything. He will pull up on something and let go, but as soon as he realizes that he free-standing, he sits down!

Jake had a wonderful birthday party, and Lindsay took pictures for me. As soon as I get them, I'll post about his party, pictures as all!

Jake had his 1 year check-up last Friday, and he got a great report! He is 23 pounds, and 31 inches long. That puts him in 55th percentile for weight, and 75th percentile for height. Even Dr.Moss asked where he's getting that height from! :)

I am planning on taking Jake for his 1-year pictures this week, so I will post those later this week. The only thing left to say about him, is that he is such a joy! I am treasuring every moment with him and trying to enjoy every little thing he does, because I know how fast the time goes. It seems like just yesterday that Mitch was turning 1!