Peter turns 1 year old!

Peter had his first birthday on January 22nd. He was given a balloon early in the day and he walked all over the house with it trailing behind. It was so adorable to hear him chattering away and playing with the balloon.

We had a little get together that evening with family and close friends for some snacks and cake and ice cream. Peter loved having all of the people over and especially loved his chocolate cake. I made him his own little cupcake and, surprisingly, he didn't make too much of a mess. He wasn't really interested in opening gifts but I know that will change by next year!

He also had his 1 year check up this week. He is average in weight at 22 1/2 pounds and he is in the 75% for his height at 30 1/2" long. He has 7 teeth already (four on the top and three on the bottom in front) but two more have cut in and I can see another trying to cut through. He still has a problem with milk but I started introducing cheese to his diet this week- hopefully, he will be able to have some dairy without getting a rash or dry skin. He says dadada and mamama often but he doesn't seem to be saying them for any purpose. However, he does seem to know to look for dad when I say "daddy's home!"

He is such a delightful little boy. He doesn't fuss much and he is starting to be a snuggler. He walks around (he started walking at 10 months) and plays with everything and then comes and lays his head on me for a second and then is off to play again. We have so much fun together.