Owen turns One

You've been on this earth for an entire year. Has it really been a year? Time needs to hold its horses. Your entrance into the world was crazy and it turns out thats just your personality. "Lets give Mom a heart attack" is going to be your adolescent mantra, I'm sure of it. I am biased but I have to say you're the cutest baby I've ever seen and many strangers seem to agree with me, they're constantly commenting on your features and many even want to touch you. People also comment on your small size but you're healthy, you eat plenty, and you know what? You may be small but you are mighty. You proved that your first 10 days of life. You may be small but you have a big personality and an even bigger heart. You weigh a perfect 18 pounds and are 29 inches long. You have 8 teeth, you say "Mama" and "Dada", although you only seem to say "Mama" when the world has pissed you off. You're a professional speed crawler and you're pretty ballsy. You're constantly pushing the limits...today you stood up in the bathtub on an angle...all I could picture was you busting your chin or something equally traumatic. Thankfully we didn't end up in the ER on your birthday...wouldn't that have been something? You have a bond with the cats and they adore you too...specifically Penelope. She will come lay right next to you even though she knows you're not very gentle when petting. You recently learned to clap when Mama says "Yayyyy" but of course you only do it when you feel like it. Your favorite things are your big brother, eating, kissing your own reflection, being tossed onto the couch, and bath time. You don't have a favorite toy...you would rather play with a pile of clean diapers or pull all of the wipes out of the container. Today we woke up and took you to brunch where you proceeded to devour almost TWO whole pancakes and a pile of scrambled eggs. We spent the rest of the day loving on you and preparing for your cake smash session that I was looking forward to. Was I going to buy a cake? Hell no. Mama was ambitious and wanted to do it her damn self....but it was an epic fail. Daddy says it tastes delicious and even though it didn't turn out like the photo (not even a little) it was still a decent looking cake. HA! And in true Owen fashion, when someone wants you to do something you do the opposite. My little rebel. You didn't want your photo session. You didn't even crack a single smile. You did however do a few cute things and you even gave the cake a chance...at least for a little bit. I wouldn't have had it any other way...this was just an example of you being you and I would never want you to stray from that. I love being your Mama and I take the job very seriously. Cheers to our first year Bubba, I love you.