Singing Happy Birthday: Video

Happy Birthday Gabriel!

Today Gabriel is one year old. I can't believe how fast it all has gone. This time last year, I was going to hospital wondering if I were actually in labor, and indeed I was! He was born at 2pm. It's been a awesome year, and we're looking forward to the coming year. Right now, Gabe is walking around his Play center while holding on to it. I imagine he'll be walking within several weeks.

We had a small birthday party for him on Sunday. Here are some photos. Enjoy!


Gabe with Dad.



Blowing out the candles.



Close-up of Gabe's cake, from the Bakery Bar.



The goodies and decor.



Approaching the cake cautiously...



Not liking it too much!


Playing with some new toys.

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Play Center

Here some some pics of Gabriel playing with his newer playcenter, where he can stand or kneel to play with it. He's getting sturdier on his feet, but hasn't taken any steps alone yet.

Oh, and I think the solids strike is over...don't want to speak too soon, but he ate some apples yesterday and this morning.

Let's play "Name that smell"!

Gabe has taken to smelling almost everything. Our faces, hands, his hands, clothing, food, whatever finds it's way under his nose. For those of you that don't know, Craig has a Wolverine-like sense of smell. I really think he knows and recognizes people by their smells! Fortunately, Craig isn't grumpy like the infamous Marvel hero!

Craig tells me his birth dad, Larry, also had a strong sense of smell. So, I am wondering if Gabe has inherited this amazing trait? I say amazing, but it isn't always good to smell things so intently. I mean, people don't smell good all the time!



He sniffed my hand just before I took the pic.



Resting his foot on the table, while NOT eating. LOL



Meddling a little.



Intrigued by the hamper.



Intrigued by what's IN the hamper.

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