Happy Birthday Gabe!

Well, yesterday was Gabe's first birthday - Happy Birthday Gabe! He had an awesome birthday and it was even more special because his great-grandma also celebrated her birthday. We had good fun, good food and good food (wait, I already said that, didn't I???)

CHEESY-POOF!!!

He LOVED his cupcake.

Grandma ALSO had a cake.

Also very exciting news - Gabe took off walking tonight at grandma's - still not completely efficient at it, but did an excellent job back and forth and back and forth around the living room. Of course, he did fall from time to time (but that is what the big ol' diaper is for, right?)

Yummy Balloon, mwaaaah.

He loves his new tractor from his "hemaw". And yes, that is Joe Biden in the background :).

Political stuffs...

I am sure someone can and will counter all this information with quotes and facts against Obama, but I figured it was still interesting. Heck, I am sure if I was looked at with a microscope I am sure one would find a bunch of junk on me too (well, who am I kidding...I am perfect!)

100 Reasons Not to Vote for McCain - Click below to read it all.

***100 reasons not to vote for McCain. Retrieved October 19, 2008 from www.kskirby.net/mccain.html.

BINKS - minus one...

No sooner than I posted that darn picture of the binks did Arwen drop the "smeller" in the toilet! I told her to NEVER take the binks with her to the potty, and in usual fashion she did not listen to me. Needless to say, I had to trash the "smeller."

Now, we will have our moment of silence....good thing she is spending the night with her "hemaw" tonight, heh.

BINKS!

Arwen loves her binks. In fact, she has at least three with her each night when she goes to sleep. Each bink serves a different purpose and cannot be confused with another bink because all look different. Below is a picture of the three binks...




The one on the left (yellow) is the "smeller" bink. She puts it under her nose and, well, smells it. The one in the middle (purple and pink) is the "sucker" bink. She sucks it...duh. The one on the right (brownish one) is the "rubber" bink. She holds it in her other hand and rubs it with her thumb. She will quickly tell you she does not suck her smeller, she does not rub her sucker and she does not smell her rubber bink. And GOD forbid if we lose one...

walk like a man...almost...

Gabe took 7 steps tonight by himself! He was after Grandma's scarecrow and just took off! If he would get a bit more self-confidence he could do it all the time...of course he is a bit top-heavy still.

I will try and post a video this weekend!

I've been tagged!

I was tagged by Kelly at http://www.blogger.com/www.lifeaskelly.com! I have never been tagged, so here goes!

Here's the deal:-Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.-Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.-Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.-Let them know they are tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

So here we go!

1. I am incredibly sleep deprived right now. I don't think I have slept 3 hours in a row in about 2 years...no exaggeration.

2. I have paid more attention to this year's presidential campaign and election than I think I have EVER - Go OBAMA!

3. I wonder what makes a "soccer mom" think she could ever run the country?

4. I find it amazing that I can work with children everyday and help with problem behaviors but I cannot make my own child listen to me.

5. I am in desperate need of a vacation...anywhere...soon...

6. I always wondered how parents could say that they love both their children the same...I always thought there was no way that I could love my next baby (Gabe) like I loved Arwen - I was right...I do not love him like I love Arwen...I love him because he is who he is!

7. I hate hate hate hate hate large groups of people...I guess I am a social recluse. When most people want to socialize and party, I would love to stay home and sleep.

I think I will tag sara and erika. I don't know any other bloggers (except for Kelly, and since she has ALREADY completed it that would defeat the purpose...)

eleven months

Gabe is eleven months now and SO much has happened since last month. He now has 3 teeth! No wonder he has been so ill lately - he got his top left tooth first, a week later his top right tooth and then last week his bottom left tooth with the bottom right on the way! Here are his top two teeth (of course in this picture you will need a magnifying glass to see them...)




He is also trying to walk - he can stand by himself without holding onto anything and will take steps if he thinks you are holding onto him - he does great until he realizes he is on his own! Yesterday at grandma's he took 3 steps before falling on his hiney...maybe he will be walking soon! Here he is trying to walk!






And as usual, Arwen is doing great - she thinks she is still the baby (and face it, she will ALWAYS be my baby!)