Ummmm...

Me: "Mer, don't drink the bath water-- Beau probably peed in there." Mer: "It's Pee-licious!"

More Fair Weather

Fair Weather

A few hours ago in the car:
Mer to Beau: "Toasty, you're my best friend."

A few minutes ago in the kitchen:
Me: "Mer, can you please play with Beau for just a minute while I finish the dishes?"
Mer: "No thank you."

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Green Cream of Wheat; a DiDi tradition lives on.

12 Month Stats

Height: 83rd percentile
Weight: 53rd percentile
Cuteness: 100th percentile
Brute strength and scrappiness on the changing table: 100th percentile

This Ain't Their First Rodeo (it actually was)

We all shared a fried Twinkie-- if you ever have the opportunity to try one of these, DO IT.

Ground-dog Says Winter's Over

Happy Birthday Beau Part II

I sit here on the eve of Beau's first birthday and I'm feeling so sentimental about this past year. I'm relieved to have the newborn and infant months behind us, but I'm not quite ready to let go of the baby I fell in love with the second he was born. I'm clinging desperately to the baby moments-- the gummy smile, the sweet-smelling bald head, the squeals of joy when he sees his sister or his dog, the way he looks in his jammies, how he'll let me kiss him all over a million times without squirming away-- while they last. But I'm also excited to see what his future holds and to get the answers to the big questions: Will his hair be curly or straight? Will he be a jock or a thespian (only kidding Eric!)? In the meantime, here's Beau's life so far in pictures. Happy Birthday Dude-- we're crazy about you!