Rush Turns One!

Matt catches Uncle Eric putting frosting on Rush's nose. His face wasn't dirty enough apparently.

Rush's birthday got to be a little bit scattered this year. We did some celebrating a few days early on the 4th since we had cousins there to celebrate with us. We gave him the awesome rocking motorcycle that I found at a neighbors garage sale. We also gave him a box of Kleenex to take out the tissues to his heart's content. On his actual birthday we did some fun stuff that the older kids probably enjoyed more. We went to Chuck E. Cheese for a while then we did McDonalds for lunch with my sister, and finally we went rollerskating. It was a full day of stuff that Rush observed more than participated. He did get to open more presents yesterday. I made him a blanket of fleece, he got some clothes and one of my favorite all time little kid toys, a ball popper. They are so fun! I can't believe he is 1 already. We are so glad to have him in our family. He is a fun boy and we love him.

He can stand for a few seconds on his own and can walk holding hands (I completely acknowledge that it is probably my fault that he isn't walking, I haven't really encouraged him at all, oh well). He feeds himself pretty much anything and is most happy when he is eating. He loves going up the stairs. Not a huge fan of down the stairs yet, but he's getting there. He loves playing in the bathroom, unrolling toilet paper and playing in the toilet. I was mortified the other day when Eden brought me his pacifier and telling me that she had found it in the toilet. I thought it better not to ask for any details and just sterilized it as soon as possible. He has his 4 front teeth (2 top and 2 bottom). He says uh oh and da da da da da. He sleeps through the night and has for months. He still gives open mouth kisses and loves being around his siblings. I think most of all he loves me, although Matt is not far behind. His smile has really changed since he got teeth. He crinkles his nose up a lot more. We all love him and can't believe he has already had his first birthday. Crazy!