Happy 1st Birthday Crew!

Crewberry, Crewton, Crew-de-loop, Crew-tang, he's a baby of many names and today (as of 4:06am) he's 1 year old! As a second child, I feel like you either cower to your older sibling a little or you give them a run for their money, and Crew definitely does the latter. He's a pistol. He knows what he wants (and doesn't want) and boy does he let you know. He goes, goes, goes all the time. But he also adores his big brother like none other, lights up and yells "dada" like a caveman whenever Jimmy enters the room and is still so attached to me you'd think there was an umbilical cord there!

He's jabbering like crazy and has taken up to 7-8 steps, with multiple instances of 2-3, but not full on walking yet. He's extremely fast at crawling and using his little walker (see video below). Likes baths. Dislikes riding in the car. Eats (solids) like a little piggy. Hoping to wean him from nursing soon - just still seems so attached to the ritual. Unlike Danny who just decided to watch Mickey one morning instead and never looked back. Fights going down for most every nap - insists on giggling and kissing (slobbering) me on the neck instead until he finally gives in and then sleeps like the dead. Likes to offer bites of food to you and hold up different objects - almost asking with his motions and babble - "what is this?" Hates diaper changes and getting dressed.

Let's see what else? He has 2 BIG teeth up top (with a 3rd breaking through right now) and 3 on the bottom. We go on Monday for his 1-year well check, so I'll have more to report re: his stats then. By my calculations though, he's a little squirt but absolutely perfect.

Happy, happy Birthday to our little Crew. We love you!

And thanks to our friends Chad and Lindsay for coming over for the festivities!

Mini bounce house! 

Happy brothers!

Happy birthday to you!

Not so sure

Thinks he likes it

Fun toy

Down the hatch!

And then Danny and Gemma put on helmets and played football:

Cute videos of him with his walker: