House Day!

Sold! To us!



We are HAPPY!



Liam holding the house key.



Walking to the door...



At the door.



Liam's not too sure about this...



Putting the key in for the first time.



Liam crawling inside the house for the first time.



Liam exploring our house.

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Random Pictures



A twin, Liam, and I.



Playing around.



Our goofy boy wearing papa's glasses...



So funny.



Both girls sleeping soundly.



We made the the superyard into a fort for Liam...
...he loved it.

Firsts

Liam's First Word

He's been saying it for a week or two now. Are you ready for it? "Taggie." That's his first word. Not mama or papa or ball, but taggie. He says it more like "a-ee," or "aagee." a like apple. it's really cute. If you say "Where's taggie?" He'll walk around saying "a-ee" and opening and closing his hand. I don't know why he does the hand thing, but it's cute. He'll also do the hand thing if I ask him where papa is.

We lost taggie today. Searched everywhere and couldn't find it. I'm in the process of having a replica made just for times like these when we lose taggie. But thankfully AJ found it tonight. It was on the floor on AJ's side of the bed. And liam went to bed holding his beloved taggie.

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Oh, liam's sort of been doing the sign "finished," or "all done." He doesn't do it exactly as it should be, but he does his own variation of it and I think he'll get it soon. Today while driving back from Seattle he was crying in his car seat and then he signed "all done!" It was so cute! I felt bad for him though. We've only done that sign when he's done eating, but I thought it was really cool that he applied it to a different situation all on his own. Pretty cool, eh?

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Liam can climb chairs now. We are so in trouble.

I put all the chairs down on the floor, thinking that he wouldn't crawl on them. I was wrong. He just climbs them and then goes upside down and it looks like he's going to break his neck. I think we might go chairless for awhile.

Birthday Pictures

Birthday Pictures!



Liam's lion cake



Liam's lioness cake



Liam's first taste of cake



Crawling through the tunnel



After the excitement

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Helping mama and papa pack...and loving it

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The Many Faces of Liam at Mealtime

Happy First Birthday Liam!

We had such a fun day with you at the zoo today bambino! You walked all over the place, but preferred to hold one of our hands. You saw lots of animals and to you they all made the barking sounds (that's the sound you made when you saw them). You made friends with a little girl named Lulu. It was your first time at the zoo and we can't wait to take you again!

You are doing so much these days that I really can't believe it. You are just such a cool baby and lots and lots of fun. You like to share your toys and help mama put clothes in the dryer. You also clean your high chair tray and wipe off your face. This morning I asked "Where's taggie?" and you looked all over for it until you found it! You could understand me! We were so proud of you little guy.

You still wake every two hours at night, but you're starting to fall asleep on your own more and more. You still nurse often and I love those moments of cradling you in my arms, massaging your legs, and watching your eyes slowly fall till you're sound asleep. I will miss it so much when you stop nursing, but right now I am treasuring it.

You love your papa, especially when he lets you ride on his back and chases you around the couch. You like to sit on his shoulders too and try to get his glasses. We also say goodbye to papa every morning when he leaves for work. We walk him to the door, give kisses, then blow kisses as he walks down the stairs. Sometimes you cry when we have to close the door. You miss your papa when he's not home and love it when you hear him opening the door in the evening. You also have story time with papa every night and sometimes I peek in on you two because you look so cute cuddled in the chair together.

I love you so much Liam and can't wait to see everything you'll learn to do in this next year. I thank God for you every day and love you so much that sometimes I have to kiss you all over and hug you until you squirm away. Thank you for making me a mama Liam. You mean the world to me.

Love,
Mama

And now for some pictures FINALLY!


Liam's new (old now) trick



Reading a book



Cuddling on papa's back



A horsey ride!



One of my green smoothies



Liam digs the smoothies!

Shoes

Liam's First Shoes!