The One Year Milestone

Wow!, One year, can you believe it's been that long, because I can. Seems like years since we slept in or had an evening at the house without the conversation topic being focused on diapers, baby food or whether we had packed his bag for tomorrow's trip to the grandparent's place.

Daniel started walking a few weeks ago, but now he doesn't really need a parent to coax him. He sees what he wants, pulls up and does his step-step then balance act. His favorite shows include baby Einstein, baby genius (can you catch the marketing trend here?), curious George and Sid the science kid. He sits or stands in his pack and play and watches memorized as George gets in another mess. Based on the cost of cleaning George's messes, I can only imagine that the man in the yellow hat is quite weatlthy, patient and forgetful. He seems to just trust that 'this time' George will stay out of trouble.

We recieved all sorts of toys at the birthday party with one common theme. They are all so very loud, bright and battery powered that an epilectic would cringe at the thought of allowing any one of these in their house. Daniel however seems amused, entertained and truly passionate about breaking each and every toy.