birthday boy

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Happy birthday, Hank! You have added so much joy to our home. We are thankful for your first year and can't wait to see what your next year has in store for us.

You are a happy baby! I am starting to see you get mad when something doesn't go your way, but overall you are content and pleasant to be around.

You wake up early...around 6 each morning. Mommy is trying to find a solution to that :) Thankfully you just play happily in your crib until around 6:45, and then

you love to play with your sisters in your crib every morning until Mommy is ready to serve breakfast.

You have blue eyes and light hair, the same color as Vivian's hair.

You have about 7 teeth. You've had the same teeth for several months now without adding any more.

You look so much like your dad. You have his eyes and mouth.

I have no idea, but you probably weigh about 22 lbs.

Your favorite toy is a ball.

In fact, we are counting "ball" as your first word. You say it over and over and over and get so excited when a ball is in sight to play with.

You can also say Mama, Dada, and we think we've heard you say Papa a few times.

You mostly just babble, though...all the time. You are a talker!

You are much louder than your sisters ever were.

You are going to hold onto your morning nap for a while longer, I think.

You love to crawl around but haven't started taking steps. You like to stand behind something and walk with it, though.

You are in a habit of throwing your food on the floor when you don't want to eat it. Hmmm.

You definitely understand what "no" means. When Mommy says it, you made a fake frustrated face and noise.

Your first haircut is growing on me. You look like a little boy now!

We had some pictures taken of you this week on Papa's airplane and they are going to be very sweet memories of you.

You love to climb stairs. If you get loose in the living room or kitchen, it is certain that you will immediately head for the stairs.

You have chewed on your crib so that pretty soon there will be nothing left of the top rail. :)

You are a great great sleeper...falling asleep for the night somewhere between 6:30 and 7:15, and sleeping all night. What a gift to your parents!

You love I'm Bringing Home My Baby Bumblebee song, and lots of others. When I say, "let's sing a song," you always clap your hands as if you're saying, "yes!"

Your daddy loves to get you to shake your head...it's pretty funny.

You lean forward with an open mouth to give kisses, but are stingy with them. I think it's because you usually have something else on your agenda and kisses are only holding you up.

Your favorite fruit is blueberries. You also love Goldfish. You will eat anything but those are your favorites.

You are starting to get impatient with me to come get your out of your crib, so I'm going to say Happy Birthday again and then post pictures later of your birthday day!