ONE YEAR OLD!!

Our "little" guy is ONE!!

--impossible to get him to sit still, all he wanted to do was tear off the sticker!--

• Liam has been such a blessing to our family. I can't imagine life without him.
• Hard to believe a year ago today he was born and spent 12 days in the hospital(11 in the NICU). You would never know it just to look at him!
• He has his 1yr check up tomorrow I can't wait to see how much he's grown.
• He has already taken a few steps but is still pretty wobbly. I doubt it'll take much longer and he'll be off and running!
• He has become more vocal this month, still mostly baby babble but "dada" is his favorite along with "aGah" which we think means "I got it" and also "gaga" which makes Gramma happy!
• His favorite toy this month was sister's trampoline. He loved that he could climb up on it himself and would try to bounce. He loved it if I got on there and bounced him. He would just giggle and then throw a fit as soon as I got off.
• He can throw a fit quicker than you can think about it.
• Liam wants to eat whatever we are eating and for the most part he eats pretty well, as long as its cut up nice and small.
• He does the funniest thing when he crawls, he shakes his head back and forth like he's dancing to music. He loves music and dancing.
• He got a Cozy Coupe ("beep beep") car for his birthday and loves opening and closing the door, especially when it is locked, the lock is just a plastic slide but he lets out deep belly giggles when he gets it open.
• Mommy is still his favorite person and he gets very upset if I leave him or am not picking him up. I love the snuggles especially since I know they won't last forever...
• Hard to believe a year ago we were all scared and worried about our little guy who was taken to the NICU before I could even hold him. God had a plan for him and he has been so healthy since then. Can't wait to see what else is in store for him.
• We celebrated his first birthday at our neighborhood pool yesterday. It was a hot and humid 106 degrees but he had a great time. By the time we brought out the cake he was so tired he wasn't hardly interested in it. My camera also broke the night before so I'm waiting to compile all of our friends and family's pics to post!

Happy 1st Birthday Liam David Rhodes!!