Happy Birthday Elliot!

It's incredible what a life changing year we've had! James and I are beside ourselves! Elliot is a little man-child now! His one tooth up top makes him even cuter than he was before--if that's possible. I am constantly amazed, shocked, entertained, and moved to tears by this little person. He is joy personified. No, we are still not sleeping through the night, and naps are more of a fantasy in the minds of Mommy and Daddy (Mostly Mommy). BUT he is everything and more than we could ask for.
I know now what it means to be a parent, to love beyond yourself. I have learned more this year about caring for this individual than I have learned in the past 5 years of my life. We will continue to learn and to get our cues from Elliot.
He is such a social, funny, curious, and smart boy! I could list everything, but I won't. Instead, this video shows a baby and his first cake. The cake was of course an organic, "healthy" cake that was a bit more baby friendly than the adults would have preferred. Though they said they liked it:). It was my first cake from scratch! Those who know me know that there is only one way to get me to make anything from scratch...
My son. My one year old son. Happy Birthday Baby Boy.
P.S. Grandpa is one of Elliot's very favorite people--one of mine too!

Fun times

Fitting Together

Lately Elliot has been really involved with the way things fit together. It's amazing to see a child make these connections. He is thrilled by it. Something as simple as a circle inside another circle can be worth hours of exploration. He's been finding numerous things to fit inside the tiny plastic lotion jar that you see in the video. He carries the jar around much of the day ready to test it.