...my little man would be invincible.

Unfortunately that's unrealistic. He isn't invincible and he IS very fearless (at least when it comes to dangerous stunts). So here we are...with our first black eye. It's not just a black eye though...it's a black eye with a cut on it. We took him to urgent care just as a precaution, but it's fine. Doesn't bother him one bit!

Here's a couple of pictures. The first is of him dismounting from his standing position on his zebra. The second is of his eye this morning.





-- Post From My iPhone

...everyone would have access to Photo Booth.

It's an application on my MacBook that is HOURS of entertainment! I mean I laughed so hard I almost cried doing this. So here's a little taste for you. :-)

...life's decisions would be all laid out nice a neat.

I get the itch to try to give M a sibling just about every few days. We can't comfortably afford it right now...maybe once he is getting ready for kindergarden, but not right now. Everyone says "You'll make it work." And I know they're right, but we'd rather not have to "make it work"...we'd rather it work easily. It will avoid lots of arguments. :-)

I'm also torn about whether I really want to have another baby or if I just want M to not be alone after we're gone. I know lots of only children who are well-adjusted-thanks to their parents for making them that way. So some days I feel like I really just want to give ALL of my love to M and have plenty of extra cash to help him succeed. I just love him so much I can't imagine sharing my time/attention with anyone else.

I also spent the weekend with my superhero cousin who has a 2.5 year old and a 2 month old. She was exhausted. She didn't have time to focus like she wanted to. Her son, despite all her efforts, felt abandoned sometimes (not last weekend, but other times). I just don't know how I could deal with M ever feeling abandoned...even knowing it's for his baby sister/brother and that he'd understand one day.

So we'll probably revisit the idea in 4 years and see how we feel then. :-) It's a tough, tough decision though!

...we would all feel comfortable in whatever we're wearing.

Mom gave M a giant bowl at the cabin to help her "cook". He thought it was better used as a hat than a bowl. :-) Dad and I think he looks like Rick Moranis as "Dark Helmet" in Spaceballs only his helmet is light.

Enjoy!

...I would look this cute dancing.

This weekend at the lake my Dad caught M "shakin' his booty". The kid loves to dance. It all started with a bit of head bobbing in the car to the Black Eyed Peas. Now he's doing a full-body dance to a random bunch of songs. He seems to prefer pop music/hip-hop, but he's been known to dance to some Outkast and Eric Hutchinson. :-) He's an equal opportunity dancer. haha.

Here he is in all his glory. Enjoy!

...I would be a better blogger.

I'm working on a really snappy little slideshow of M's first year. So I kept thinking I'd be done with it soon, but it's taking me longer than I had anticipated. :-)

I'll put it up ASAP. For now, here's a pic from this weekend at the cabin. Yes, it's just the box. He's not drinking beer quite yet.

...I could have live streaming video of M for you.

Because this kid gets cuter by the minute! I swear to goodness he does something cuter every day. He laughs at almost everything now. He turned 1 on Saturday and got TONS of toys. So much so that I think we're going to convert our office into a playroom...more on that to come in the future. Anyway, he loves all his toys. I thought for sure that some would be less exciting to him than others, but this kid LOVES toys! No one can say he's not grateful! :-)

He got tons of riding toys and toys he can walk behind that either make noise or blow bubbles. He loves it all. We gave him his car before his party because it was already put together and quite large. So he played in it before we went to the party. HE LOVED IT! He likes to go really fast in his wagon that Granny & Poppy him...so fast I'm afraid I'm going to tip him over. I think he'd be happy if I'd keep going zippy...but I'm too scared. His G-paw and Grandma got him a John Deere 4-wheeler toy that he can ride on. It has buttons that make noise and sing songs. He loves climbing on and off of it and pushing the buttons to dance to the John Deere song. It's very cute!

He is walking like crazy now. It is his preferred method of travel these days. That said we've also run into some bumps and bruises. His eye is currently nearly black from falling and stopping himself with his face. Tomorrow is his 1 year well-check and I'm taking him with a black eye. That's fun!

Anyway, here is a video of him in his car we got him. He loves it! There are a couple of pictures from his party...but only ones my Aunt sent me...so when I get more I'll post more. :-)