I turn 1 on Monday! Mama keeps telling me that I am having a birthday, but I don't understand what that means yet. She keeps showing me pictures of cakes though. I let her know that I wanted an Elmo cake. When she showed it to me I reached for it and said "this." I am growing so much. Today I finally got Mama to understand that I was saying my own name. I put my hands to my chest and said "baaaa bah." I was so excited when she figured out what I was saying. Then I figured out how to say cracker too. I am getting close to walking all by myself. A week ago I decided that I was ready to walk holding on to Mama's hands. Now I like to do it everyday. I can stand without holding on to anything for awhile too. Don't tell Daddy, but I have Daddy wrapped around my finger. He is so fun to play with. I want to play with him all the time. I like to call Daddy and pat his back gently. It is hard for Daddy to resist playing with me after that.
I am eating so many different things now. My favorites are parmesan cheese, pasta, berries, raisins, pizza, and goldfish crackers. I like to snack on goldfish crackers while brothers are in school. I am drinking regular milk now too. I surprised Mama when I liked it. She told me that my brothers never liked milk when they were my age.
I wonder what toys I will get for my birthday. I really like to play with brother's monster trucks. I just started playing with my baby a little. Balls are always good too.
I want hair! I like hair, but my hair is growing slow. I have a nice mohawk. Mama talks about dying it blue, but I think she was joking.
