Roo's First Birthday & Cake (but mostly cake)

It's Roo's Birthday Eve and how is that even possible?! This has been the fastest year of my life.

 The traditional last day of being 11 months photo. 

 Roo's birthday cake was an apple cider cake with an cinnamon apple filling. I wasn't the fondest of the frosting but I could eat that filling with a spoon. 

With Roo's obsession with Finding Dory I knew we had to rock out another ocean cake even though we had just made one a few months before fro Duke's birthday. 

He turned out beautifully!!!!

With this cake I forgot to add supports under hank and so he ended up sinking and making the cake sag. I took a lot of pictures the night before, but note to self, support, support, support. 

With an ocean cake, it's alllllll about the details. I loved the fish molds, the little bubbles and the coral. 

Time to sing Happy Birthday. He really wanted to hold Dory. 

 And touch the flame. 

 We had Papa and Gram come over and the Ellett family which was just perfect. He opened a few presents and we did a lot of snuggling. 

A lot of snuggling. I'm not exactly ready for him to be one yet. This boy is growing up so dang fast. Happy Birthday Roo!! You are so loved!!!

12 Months

+Redd loves to dance! He will shake his head back and forth

 and some times he will shake his booty. It is the cutest and 

most awkward thing to watch.

+He took his first set of steps 10.20.20 (he took his first decent steps on 11.12.20)

 

 

+ He has four teeth and is cutting for more. He is super drooly and slightly 

cranky but over all in good spirits with his teeth.

+ We have officially weened. I nursed him my last time on his birthday.

 It is so bitter sweet for me. So excited to have my body back but I will 

miss our snuggles or him falling asleep in my arms. Nursing has been

 a crazy but BEAUTIFUL ride.

 

 

+He loves to clap his hands and gets SUPER excited if you clap for him.

+He can say Dada, Mama, Papa, Baba, ahh daaa (all done), h-i (hi), ehh-oooo (hello), 

du-*click (duck). Eeeees (cheese). It's not very consistent. 

He loves to say Duck. It's adorable.

 

+He is officially sleeping through the night. He goes down at 7:30/8p.m 

and sleeps until 7:30/8 a.m. every day and take two two hour naps.

 

 

+ He loves all of the food. ALL of the food. He will now drink milk from and sippy cup and he's a big fan!

+This boy is a Dory fan through and through. He won't watch is all the way through, 

unless he's in his high chair or being snuggles but it's still his favorite.

 

 

+He loves towers and knocking things over. Not really into toys just yet. 

+ Takes a Sue and his blanket every night at bed time.

+Can go up and down the stairs like a pro. Fell down the stairs

 for the first time and gave himself and NASTY bruise. So so so sad.

 

+Had a Dory themed birthday. 

+ He loves to read. He will grab and book and then booty scoot to you while

 holding it and climb up in your lap to read it. His favorites are the 100 First 

Word picture books (with a duck) and Goodnight Gorilla.

 

 

+If Daddy walks by and doesn't pick him up there are tears. He adores his Daddy.

+He responds to Roo, Redd and Reddrick.

 

 

+Always gives Mama good smiled for the camera.

+Knows when the bathroom door is open and makes a beeeeeeline for

 it every single time. Loves to dump our all of the cupboards and drawers. 

Mama is ALWAYS picking up after him.

 

 

+ He is our light and joy and we are all obsessed with him!

 I cannot believe he's one! 12 months goes my so fast and the first year is one of my very favorites. Happy birthday beautiful boy! You are so loved!

First Birthday Shoot

 And here are this boys first birthday photos. This outfit has been worn by all three boys for their first birthday pictures and it is dear to my heart. Here is too many pictures f Reddy- Roo.

 

 

Oh Roo Roo, you are so loved my boy!