My baby is ONE!!

Since I didn't manage to post on Luke's actual birthday (does it count that we were first of five families that we know to use that name in past yr?-ugh!), I decided to wait until the exact hour on which my third son was born one year & a day ago:)
Only so much partying a lil' guy can handle esp one who had thrown up & been pretty lethargic the whole previous afternoon so-oo, we did our best to commemorate with fine bbq lunch o' smoked ribs courtesy of his dad, which proved to be great for teething & side dishes prepped by mom & grandmas incl homemade mac n' cheese, which is a Parker boy fav!Usually don't splurge on balloons, but ya gotta get some for first big b-day & his own cake of course (thanks to Safeway! whose bakers even remembered to incl a purple & gold balloon like we did on gameday:) He liked both & even helped me to make the cake that everyone else would get to enjoy who didn't want the smudge fudge version:)
















He didn't waste any time enjoying his dessert either:

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Amazingly enough for his age, he seemed to be interested in everything he got to unwrap & will greatly benefit from the practical stuff too thanks to the money...\You would've thought it was Cole & Dane's b-day too, they were so excited for their baby bro. Luke will still seem like the baby to me until he's walking I guess, but moreso 'cuz he's my last! Anyway, the older boys wrapped up things that they found around the house-never mind that he was the third intended recipient of Dane's silly pink dog?! They occupied themselves all am with creation of special displays around the room plus set up place for him to rec've gifts.Other newsworthy skills of our lil' Lukie @ age 1: He can pull himself up to things & stand on his own, but resorts to crawling to get around quickly! He loves to wave repeatedly (he has yet to learn that once is sufficient greeting:) or smile when he gets their attention & he's all about dancing!

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He's my first baby who will still take a binkie & I think I dep on it now more than he does for mute button, but he still manages to make noise with it IN esp wherever he's expected to be silent?! Go figure-"Dog" was his first official word & he loves to see/pet/hear them. He currently either has an ear infection or new affinity toward looking like he's on a cell phone 'cuz he puts a variety of obj incl just his hand up to his ear & makes a sound like he's responding to voice on other end:) He can point or make it look like he's indicating his newfound maturity too, but might just be coincidence since not always on cue. He continues to adore his bros & doesn't want to settle for Megablocks when he could be interfering with their tiny Legos or just near them outside:) All good stuff to be saved for another video or whenever you can check him out in person...pref when he's not potentially getting 8 teeth @ once?!