Trae’s first birthday came whether I wanted it or not!
I remember when the older boys were babies and
I would be stopped in the store by admiring elders who would smile and say
“They don’t stay little very long so make sure you enjoy every moment!” Back then, that kind of talk just went over my head, but from my current “older, more-experienced-mother” perspective, I do wish I could squeeze every millisecond of his babyhood into a bottle and savor every moment!
It all started with his car seat- When Trae was about 11
months old, he started turning into Houdini when it came to his backward-facing
car seat. No matter how hard I tightened
him in, he was able to wriggle around to his belly, trying to climb out and
“free” himself. After the third time that this happened while I was driving on
the freeway, I decided it would probably just be safer for all of us if I just
put him forward facing. So, here he is feeling ultra big at 11 and a half
months old (sorry so blurry, third child gets most pictures taken with phone:
We celebrated with the family a week early, since his birthday
fell on Mother’s Day and I wanted him to have his own special day!
He definitely knows he’s special!
Time for cake:
Trae LOVES balls- bouncy balls, basketballs, baseballs, soccer balls, gumballs, you show him anything that resembles a ball and he's hooked!
SO that made my job super easy- cupcakes all the way!
Trae loved his cake! He didn't go crazy and down it in one gulp (like we thought he would), but poked at it nicely before monster mashing himself in birthday delicious-ness!
Everyone enjoyed the cake!
And the spiderman piñata
Trae especially loved wacking away at spiderman!
When all was said and done, Trae was lookin mighty big!
Whether we want it or not, our baby is growing up :(
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