Brody Turns One

I cannot believe it has been a year since Brody was born. It feels like yesterday that I was running around trying to get car seats installed at the fire department. He was so cute in his little glow-worm outfits (bili blanket). I still think of Brody as a little baby, but he is certainly growing quickly. Since we've started table food, he's been astonishing us with how much food he can put down. He eats more than both Abby and Sydney put together, most meals. When picking his
name we imagined him being a quarterback, but he's eating more like a linebacker!

Brody is so much fun right now. He laughs at just about everything. Stephen loves playing rough with him.

When I walk out of the room he doesn't like it so he'll crawl on his belly as fast as he can to try to catch me. It is so heart warming to see him "sprinting" for Mama! He always prefers me to hold him. It's so sweet. He is also very cuddly. He's been putting his head on my shoulder (as if he's hugging me) before I put him down for naps and when he wakes up. He also does that to act shy when people smile at him.

He smiles at everyone. We cannot walk into a store without him catching eyes with somebody. I am so grateful for him. The girls are, too! Sydney calls him "Boo Boo" and "Buddy" and she takes toys to him wherever he is in the house. Abby tries to read books to him and is constantly wanting to find clothes to put on him. They both talk to him with really high pitched voices and are so sweet and gentle with him, now. Sydney loves sitting next to Brody in the car. She still keeps him from crying by singing, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" but she can also make him cackle, just by making silly sounds and faces. Every time Abby walks up to Brody he smiles and points at her. I just love watching them all interact.


To celebrate Brody's 1st Birthday, we had family over Saturday for breakfast and cake. Brody really liked his cake. He had two servings of breakfast casserole and then ate almost all of his cake. He would have finished it but we took it away from him when only a fourth of it was left. Here's a video and some pictures:

Introducing the cake:

Digging In:

With Daddy and Mama then Mimi, Pop, Abby and Sydney:

Playing with Nana, Posing with Aunt Martha and Aunt Betsy:

Brody is one, Gran is ninety-one! Gran gets a mouthful:

Brody with his sisters - pure jubilation: