HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY D-STER! :)

Chase was ready to party! It was hard for him to sit back and let Baby D get all the attention, but we got through the party with out too much drama! :) I love this little guy!

So I really want to be consistant with blogging...maybe now that I am done with one class for the rest of the semester I will have more time. :) We will see. Life gets pretty busy when you work 40 hours a week, are taking 9 hours of school, and have church callings, and two little gremlins to keep up with! But, all is well...I love my job, am glad (and pround of myself) for going to school, I love my church callings (primary secretary and part of the enrichment comittee), and I wouldn't trade my boys for the world...(even though sometimes I might think otherwise! :)) Anyway, last Friday, October 9, my sweet little D-ster turned ONE! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT! It is such a bittersweet time! The little goob started walking at about 10 1/2 months and is now trying to run---from me---everywhere we go! He is a busy little boy! Some of his most favorite things to do are to brush his teeth (on his own, of course), pull everything out of every cabinet he can get into, pull the laundry out of the washer, and he always has to be carrying something in his hands, which often makes me nervous since he is always trying to run. He also LOVES anything electronic. Anything. Phones, cameras, computers, etc. His most favorite thing to do with those things? Slobber on them. :) Who woulda thought, right? He actually has quite the little vocabulary, but will only say things when he wants to. Among these are: kenk-oo (thank you), mama, chssss (Chase), nanana (Nuna), hi, and duga duga doo doo (chugga chugga choo choo!). He walks around and is quite the little babbler. Who knows what he is saying, but it is super cute! He loves to get the phone and hold it up to his ear and walk around and say "hiiii!" along with a lot of babbles. Another favorite thing of Baby D's right now is to get into the cat food and spread it ALL over the floor. ALL OVER. Not only that, he througholy enjoys packing his little chubby cheeks full of that nasty stuff (so he looks like a chipmunk) and then getting two handfuls (for later, I suppose) and walking around with it. Nasty, I know. He also LOVES the potty. He enjoys splashing in it, no matter what. We have to be sure and keep the lids down and doors closed which is hard with Chase. He now has 7 teeth, 4 on top and 3 on bottom and I have a feeling more are on their way. JOY! He is definitely a little cuddle bug (when he wants to be). He loves to be held and he will lay on your shoulder and pat your back and say "awwwww." So sweet! :) He seems to be a little more mellow than Chase was, don't get me wrong, he is still as busy and active as ever, but he tends to sit still longer and doesn't always try and get out of the shopping cart. He is still eating baby food and he is practically weened. BUT, he still doesn't sleep through the night, which is okay, we are working on it. (NO JUDGEMENTS!) Even though he eats baby food, he really enjoys big food and he does an awesome job of getting little chunkies to his mouth by himself. If you try and put baby food with chunks in his mouth he will spit it right out because he wants to do it by himself! :) D has quite the attitude. He grit his teeth and shake his whole body when he gets mad or wants you to know that he doesn't like something. It's actually pretty cute! :) Well, I think this pretty much sums up my little guy for now. He is such a sweet little boy and I couldn't have asked for better! He definitely loves his momma and I love him just as well! Happy first birthday D-ster! :)