1 Year Old!

Well guys, it's here!  My first birthday and the very last of these weekly photos.  Mom doesn't seem to sure how she feels about this.  I mean, it means no more weekly photos to take and edit but it also means that I'm growing up way to fast.  See, I'm even holding up one finger to show you that I'm 1 year old.  I'm pretty smart, huh?

My birthday isn't actually until Wednesday but we had a big party this weekend for me.  I got lots of toys and clothes but more importantly I got to see all of the people that I love a whole lot....and eat my very own cupcake.  I wasn't too sure about being the center of attention during my song but once I had the first few bites of that frosting I was set!

This week's fabric came from my big sister.  She used this same fabric for her first birthday and she was super excited when Mommy pulled it out for me to use.  It has cute little cupcakes on it just like the one that Bubby got me for my birthday cake.  They look so yummy it has me hoping that maybe Mommy will get me ANOTHER cupcake for my real birthday.....a girl can dream, right?  Anyways, keep following along, I'll be back here posting monthly with pictures and updates for the next year.  Here's to being one!

Week 51

Well, after a couple months of just a few first, this week was a big one for me.  In the last 7 days I got my first two teeth and I learned how to walk! I'm confidently talking 5-7 steps in a row and Mommy says it wont be long before I've got it perfected. I just wanted to get all these things in before I turned one and we stop having these weekly chats.  One more weekly picture and then we'll switch to once a month.

This fabric came from Grandma.  You may remember way back to week 4 when I had some Hungry Caterpillar fabric.  She bought these two different fabrics for me because she knew that over the next year I'd grow and learn and change so much...just like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly.  Cute huh?  Just one more week left and next week, Mommy's using some fabric that my big sister used on her first birthday.  I'm so excited to be more and more like her!

Week 50

Well, we're getting close now guys!  I hope you all can come to my birthday party in a few weeks.  It'll be so much fun to see everyone that has helped make my quilt super special.  No steps this week but Mommy did buy me some new shoes for whenever I DO start walking.  She was worried I'd be scared of them like my sister was, but it wasn't a big deal at all.  No tears.  But - there was one first that DID happen this week.  I got my first tooth.  It's really tiny and just starting to poke through.  Mom saw it for the first time last night right before bed.  Just shy of my first birthday and I'm getting my very first chomper!!!

This week's fabric came from Bubby's friend Judy.  She and Bubby were friends since second grade.  That's a long time!  When she and Bubby graduated from college we worked together at the railroad...and, that's where she met Grandpa so it seems like trains are pretty special to them too.  Judy wrote the sweetest note to me and I can not wait to meet her someday.

Week 49

Guys...I'm SO close to walking these day!  I can easily stand up in the middle of the room without holding onto anything.  And, if two people sit across from each other I try really really hard to walk between them, but I get so excited that I start flailing my arms and swinging my head that I just plop right down.  I've take a step, maybe two before falling but Mommy isn't counting it as walking.  It's more like "not falling".

This weeks fabric is a bit of a mystery.  Mom's been SO good about keeping track of who gave me what, and why, that she can't believe she let one fall through the cracks.  So, we aren't quite sure who picked out this super cute school fabric, but we sure do love it!  If it's yours, can you let my Mommy know?  She picked it out for this week because coming up on my 1 year birthday I've changed so much and learned so much!  It really is quite crazy how fast a year flies by!

Update:  We figured it out!!  This fabric came from a friend of my Grandma's named Theresa.  He daughter and Grandma used to teach together for a long long time before Grandma retired and went to work at the local Catholic school.  Anyways, thanks so much Theresa!