I can barely believe my eldest baby has turned one! It seems like only a few weeks ago that we were taking him home from the hospital and now he is this gorgeous, 'smiley,' outgoing little boy who is an absolute delight to us. He is babbling all the time (not that I can understand him very often) almost walking and is starting to get into everything, which has necessitated the setting of some boundaries and lots of child-proofing (not so many smiles from him when we are putting those in place!) All of a sudden, I am seeing this little boy's 'will' come out and he can be quite determined when he wants something. I hate having to tell him 'no' or 'don't touch' but I guess as all parents know, it's just a part of helping children grow into respectful and responsible human beings (at least that's what I remind myself when he's crying because he can't have something he wants.) He's never been one for many tears but I am seeing them a bit more these days, either because he's more mobile and can bump into things and fall down or because I'm stopping him from doing things he'd like to do, but that aren't safe or appropriate. :)
Anyway, I meant to talk about the birthday party first but got sidetracked! What's new? Ha! We celebrated Reuben's first birthday at a friend's house and had yummy nibbles and chocolate cake (I wish I could say I made his birthday cake myself but with another baby to take care of, it just didn't happen so it was buy one, or go without, and I didn't like the latter option.) He was very blessed with lots of lovely toys and so, combined with his Christmas presents, I think we have enough to stock a small toy store. Thanks to everyone for their generosity! We haven't even taken everything out of its packaging yet as we thought we'd save some things for a little while until he gets tired of some of the current toys he's playing with. Then we can have some 'new' ones to take out and add to the mix. My cousin Nina got one of the coolest (although somewhat annoying to my ears after awhile!) presents of the day and Reuben currently has this toy in his cot with him while he's taking his nap. It is this crazy dancing bull that sings a song when you push a button in his 'hand.' Reuben was a bit freaked out by him at first, I think, but now he loves him and fortunately for me, doesn't know how to turn the music on himself. Otherwise, I'd be listening to this dancing animal constantly. It's bad enough I have Wiggles' songs going through my head all day from the DVD he got for his birthday. :) In saying that, the Wiggles DVD was a fabulous idea as I have to put Reuben in his playpen when I'm feeding Joel because he just gets into too many things and is not as easy to 'police' when I'm tied up with feeding and so the DVD provides a distraction to him when he's 'incarcerated.' Ha ha! He actually handles being confined really well, which I'm so grateful for as I don't like putting him in there, but it has to be done. Anyway, I need to post some photos and get off the computer so bye for now. :)
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