I'm almost 1!

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.