Blakey turns 1

Our sweet brown eyed boy turned 1.


Blake had his 1st birthday on May 4, 2009. Matt went out of town for a meeting so the festivities were split up. We had the traditional cinnamon roll breakfast on Sunday before Blake's birthday and then a birthday dinner at Red Robin on Tuesday the day after when Matt got home. Blake has a special bond with the blue doggy he sleeps with, so Matt thought it would be appropriate to make a blue doggy cake. Blake loves to suck on his doggy's ears, so we gave him a slice of the ear. He loved the breakfast cinnamon roll, but he was less excited about the chocolate cake.

Blake has started standing up on his own for a few seconds at a time. He loves to see everyone get excited when he performs this new trick. He watches to see our reactions. We clap to encourage him, so he thinks that he needs to clap when he stands. Blake has also started to wave. He is exploring more and starting to climb things. He likes to push the stools and little red chairs around the kitchen to practice walking.

Blake is still not sleeping through the night despite having a doggy and fuzzy doggy blanket to snuggle. He is also a picky eater, and doesn't like to try new things. If he doesn't recognize a food item by sight he will close his mouth and turn his head (though he doesn't seem to have any concerns about putting unrecognized nonfood items in his mouth). Blake is also starting to express his opinion when things don't go his way, and will give a cry of protest if anything is taken from him.

Everyone loves to spend time with Blake. Julia always asks to have Blake come play with her in the bedroom. Brayden shares a room with Blake and is a great help with keeping him happy when he wakes up in the morning. From his crib, Blake will call to wake up Brayden and happily talks until someone comes to get him. Brayden is very heavy sleeper, so this sometimes takes a lot of effort on Blakes part. Kylee (95% of the time) responds very positively to requests to watch Blake. She enjoys talking to him and making him laugh. We are all very happy to have Blake be a part of our family.