1/22/2009
This morning Corin was commemorating the anniversary of his birth by crawling around the house shrieking with delight. I cannot believe he is one year old! Yesterday he started repeating (or trying to) words that I would ask him to say. He managed “mama” “dada” “nana” (banana) “baa” (ball) and “ama” (grandma?). Corin is getting very good at walking but most of the time he chooses to crawl.
He has been devoting more time in perfecting his ability to climb. He can now climb into the tub and believe me that is impressive when you consider that the rim of the tub is about an inch above his bellybutton. He hooks his foot over the side and then pulls himself up on the rim, shifts his weight and lowers his foot into the tub. My emotional response to it teeters back and forth between fear and pride.
I have enjoyed this year more than I could ever express, Corin is a total delight. His laughter and rambunctiously-sweet personality makes every day a joy.
The last few days Corin has been pushing every boundary we have put into place. If he throws his food on the floor and I say “no!” He looks at me and very slowly lifts food off the tray and then drops it on the floor. It is a fascinating thing to watch a small child discover the world one “no!” at a time.
We are having a birthday party, a couple weeks late, for Corin and another little boy Jaron. The party is on February 7th. Jaron turns one on February 14th. The party will be themed Planes, Trains and Automobiles. I am excited to have Becky Ferreira (Jaron’s Mom) to help me plan the party.
On a non-baby topic, I have taken up knitting. I started with simple things like hats and worked my way up to fingerless gloves. I really enjoy the versatility of knitting and am looking forward to more complicated projects like socks, and maybe some day even a garment. I have been using a wonderful beta site ravelry.com . It has hundreds of thousands of free patterns and is set up to let you keep track of your needles and projects. It has been helpful to have pictures and records of the projects I have given away.
I will post pictures of Corin and Jaron’s Birthday party after the fact. For now here is an invitation. Come if you can!
