Can you believe baby Jack is now a year old? This past year has been full of many ups and downs. We have enjoyed every minute we've spent with him and all the excitement he has added to our lives. However, we could have lived without his trip to the ER or his hospital stay.He has added 2 more teeth to his mouth. Yes, we do things in pairs around here. His top left front (when looking at him) as well as the one to the left of it. His top right front is just now breaking through his gums.
His vocabulary includes: Dada, daddy, hi, want that, oah (Noah), and once in awhile mama.
His favorite person is Daddy. Yep, he is the first one of my kids to prefer his Dad over me. I'm loving it. That means Daddy gets to do some of the harder things like bath time and putting him to sleep. It also means it is easier for me to leave him, when I go to meetings and outing with my friends. However, it does make sacrament meeting a little tricky, especially when Daddy is conducting.
His favorite foods are: cheerios, crackers, ice cream, french fries, pancakes, and cheese.
His favorite toy is anything with wheels. He loves playing with cars and pushing cars around. However, he is a well rounded child and also loves hugging his sisters baby dolls. When those aren't readily available, he loves emptying the cups and plates out of the drawer and playing with them.
At a year old he is sort of walking. He will take a few steps here and there, but prefers to crawl. If you spot him walking and get all excited and start cheering for him, he will quickly stop in his tracks and start crawling. However, he is really good at walking on his knees. I call him my little Meerkat.
He loves, loves, loves music and is the cutest little dancer I know. He constantly points at the TV and flaps his hands, while rocking back and forth until we turn on the music. He even grabs the remote and points and waves it at the TV until someone will take pity on him and turns on some tunes.
He also loves taking our daily trips to the bus stop. When he sees me pick up my keys he quickly crawls towards the door. He starts waving as soon as he sees the bus coming down the road.
He loves, loves, loves music and is the cutest little dancer I know. He constantly points at the TV and flaps his hands, while rocking back and forth until we turn on the music. He even grabs the remote and points and waves it at the TV until someone will take pity on him and turns on some tunes.
He also loves taking our daily trips to the bus stop. When he sees me pick up my keys he quickly crawls towards the door. He starts waving as soon as he sees the bus coming down the road.
We are keeping our fingers crossed that when we go in to the doctor in a few weeks he has put on some weight and that his iron level is better.
Here are a few highlights from his birthday week:
He was so proud of the box he received a few days before his birthday from Grandpa Kyle and Grandma Mona.
He had so much fun playing with the box. Here he decided to put it on the bottom shelf.
Proud of his accomplishment...
He changed his mind. He'd rather hold the box, then look at it.
How do you celebrate a 1 year old's birthday? With a few of his favorite, or what appears to be his favorite things. For Jack that included Pear Pancakes for Breakfast...
Noodles for lunch...
And French Fries at McDonald's for dinner. We also discovered he loves Chicken Nuggets.
Did you know that it takes a lot of concentration to eat french fries? You also must have one in each hand.
Then it was time for presents.
He had more fun playing with the bag. Pulling it around and peeking inside then he did opening it. I knew this would be the case, so we had the kids pick out one of their old toys to wrap up for him.
Zoe finally helped him pull out part of the toy. At first he still didn't care what was inside. He had a huge bag to play with.
He quickly caught on when he saw how much fun Noah and Zoe were having playing with the animals. He got even more excited when he realized they were the perfect size for his tiny hands.
Proof that Noah and Zoe have had more fun playing with the re-discovered toy. Here they are the next morning playing before church.
The following day (Sunday) we had Jack's Birthday cake. 
We figured he was too young to notice or care that it was a day late. I came up with the cake idea all on my own. However, in the end it really became a team collaboration. It was Dan's idea to make Jack Jack's head 3-D. Noah came up with adding a balloon in his had with the number 1 on it. It was fun to get all my food coloring and cake decorating tips out again. I need to do it more often.
Jack loved the attention of everyone singing to him.
I also think the lit candle mesmerized him a bit.
He knew exactly what to do with the cake. He didn't hesitate one minute before taking a bite. 
He then quickly picked it up and started shoveling it into his mouth.
We are all looking forward to another year full of firsts for Jack and the various other milestones that come with turning into a toddler.
He was so proud of the box he received a few days before his birthday from Grandpa Kyle and Grandma Mona.
He had so much fun playing with the box. Here he decided to put it on the bottom shelf.
Proud of his accomplishment...
He changed his mind. He'd rather hold the box, then look at it.
How do you celebrate a 1 year old's birthday? With a few of his favorite, or what appears to be his favorite things. For Jack that included Pear Pancakes for Breakfast...
Noodles for lunch...
And French Fries at McDonald's for dinner. We also discovered he loves Chicken Nuggets.
Did you know that it takes a lot of concentration to eat french fries? You also must have one in each hand.
Then it was time for presents.
He had more fun playing with the bag. Pulling it around and peeking inside then he did opening it. I knew this would be the case, so we had the kids pick out one of their old toys to wrap up for him.
Zoe finally helped him pull out part of the toy. At first he still didn't care what was inside. He had a huge bag to play with.
He quickly caught on when he saw how much fun Noah and Zoe were having playing with the animals. He got even more excited when he realized they were the perfect size for his tiny hands.
Proof that Noah and Zoe have had more fun playing with the re-discovered toy. Here they are the next morning playing before church.
The following day (Sunday) we had Jack's Birthday cake. 
We figured he was too young to notice or care that it was a day late. I came up with the cake idea all on my own. However, in the end it really became a team collaboration. It was Dan's idea to make Jack Jack's head 3-D. Noah came up with adding a balloon in his had with the number 1 on it. It was fun to get all my food coloring and cake decorating tips out again. I need to do it more often.Jack loved the attention of everyone singing to him.
I also think the lit candle mesmerized him a bit.
He knew exactly what to do with the cake. He didn't hesitate one minute before taking a bite. 
He then quickly picked it up and started shoveling it into his mouth.
We are all looking forward to another year full of firsts for Jack and the various other milestones that come with turning into a toddler.
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