Toby Walking

Toby's First Birthday

Toby's birthday celebrations were going to start on June 12th, the anniversary of his due date. Just like his due date it was disappointing. We were going to go to Cherry Hill with Zach's family, but the weather was awful. It was rainy and cold. The next day we had a bithday dinner/father's day dinner at Brent and Karma's before they left to Europe. The birthday dinner was great. Toby got some great presents: a tent and tunnel with balls, a winnie the pooh riding toy, a toy airplane, a piano/xylophone, and many others. Toby also enjoyed his first cupcake and made a huge mess. Then on Toby's birthday we had a picnic at the park by our house. We had lunch, played at the park, and opened a few more presents: some clothes and books. We had a lot of fun.

One Year Old

Saturday was Toby's first birthday. I can't believe it has been a year. He is such a cutie and a troublemaker. To celebrate Toby's birthday we had dinner at Karma and Brent's house as well as a picnic at the park (pictures to come).

Today we had his one year check up. Toby weighs 21 lbs 13 0z - 34% (his friend Cade is 4 months younger and at least 2 lbs heavier). He is 29 inches tall - 24%. And his head circumference is 18.8 inches - 85%. WE have begun the transition to milk and a sippy cup. Hopefully Toby will do really well since he isn't too big a fan of solids yet. As most of you know Toby is a big fan of baby food. I didn't work too hard on normal food because of this. Lately I've been trying to give him more things, but he is a little picky. This isn't to say he doesn't like food, except mashed potatoes. It's just that one day he will eat a food and the next day he won't. So it's just a big guessing game. He is very consistent about eating fruit though. So if all else fails that's what he eats.

Toby crawls all over the place and gets into everything. He actually took his first steps by himself on his birthday (video of this to come). It is so funny to see him try to walk. He usually only takes a couple of steps, but already has gotten better in the past two days. Toby loves Baby Einstein and I don't think either of us could live without it, especially at 5 am. Some of his favorite toys are his Winnie the Pooh Train thing and his tunnel that he got for his birthday. Another thing that Toby loves is our wind chime. Every time he hears it he giggles. He also giggles at other things. If he hears laughter he laughs, if you play peek-a-boo he laughs. It is pretty easy to get a smile out of Toby and we are grateful that for the most part we have a very happy baby.

Toby is also very loud. He babbles to himself almost all day long. He laughs, cries, screams (either happy or sad), and makes noise all the time. His "first" word is uh-oh. He knows exactly what this means and says it a lot, mostly when he drops things. It is so cute to hear him say it.

Toby's Baby Einstein Addiction

Pictures of my Cute Little Boy

Memorial Day

For Memorial Day we decided to go to Cherry Hill. We have season passes so the fact that it was a little chilly didn't bother us. When we first got there I put Toby down in the water and he was not pleased. He started crying right away. I think it was a combination of being tired and cold. After taking a nap and peeing on Karma we tried the water again. This time I tried to ease Toby into it. I started with letting him just stand in the water. Once he got used to that I sat him down. After sitting there for a minute he got a lot happier. He splashed a little bit, not nearly as much as he does in the tub and laughed at the other kids playing. He also enjoyed the lazy river. He rode on my lap and enjoyed watching people swim by. It was a lot of fun and will be even better when it is warm.

First Tooth . . . Teeth

Toby started teething at 3 months old. We saw a piece of a tooth on the top and bottom start coming through before disappearing for almost 8 months. He drools constantly. He chews on everything. On May 6th I noticed two slits on Toby's bottom gum. Then on Sunday May 9th during relief society Toby was playing on the floor. He started sucking on my leg which isn't too unusual. Then I felt something hard and sharp. Upon further inspection I saw that both teeth had come through. Since then I have gradually started to give Toby normal foods. He loves bread, oranges, marshmallows, and strawberries. Two teeth down, only a lot more to go.