Hi!

I have been a busy little peanut recently!!!  There have been so many things I want to do these days, I don't have time for this computer stuff anymore.  I am really enjoying eating dinner with Mommy and Daddy these days.  For the most part I get to eat what they are having for dinner, however I usually have to start earlier than them and I end up finished after them because I'm a slow eater.  Mommy and Daddy say its healthy to eat slow, so I'm never in any rush to finish eating.
I've also been practicing with my vocabulary.  I have moved away from my uh oh's and started saying Hi! and A, B, C. Sometimes I wonder why Mommy and Daddy keep saying Hi to me when they have seen me all day long.  I say hi back, just to be nice, but I think they are silly for doing that.  Almost everyday I get to go for walks in my wagon.  Sometimes, Mommy takes me to the field at the school and lets me run around.  After a while, I get tired so I run back to my wagon so Mommy can walk me while I relax.  Daddy hasn't been joining me for my walks because he is busy doing work in their bedroom.  He is making a lot of loud noises and I'm not allowed to go in there when he is working.  I do get to see when he is done at the end of each day, which is exciting.  He us building a new closet so that my bathroom can be bigger!  I can't wait to see when it is finished.
I got a red soccer ball for my birthday which I am having a lot of fun chasing.  I like to run after it when Mommy or Daddy throws it and I am so nice to bring it back so they will do it again!  The past few days it has been cooler outside so I have to start wearing pants.  This morning Daddy dressed me in all pink.  Later on during the day after Mommy changed my diaper she forgot to button my onesie before pulling up my pants, so I looked like a little dancer with a leotard.  It made them laugh, so it didn't bother me very much.

Grown Up Foods

Quite a bit has been changing since my first birthday!  I went to the doctor last week. Of course, it wasn't very fun because I had to get some shots, but I am up to 19lbs 4oz and I'm growing right on schedule.  My doctor says I can eat all the foods Mommy and Daddy eat, and I can drink real milk now.  The grown up foods are fun, but I'm still not so sure about the milk.  Mommy and Daddy are starting to figure out how I like to eat too. They bought me some new dishes that stick to my tray so I can't throw them around and spill my food.  And, as long as they cut up my food into small enough pieces, I will definitely put it in my mouth and eat it.  I'm still trying to get the hang of holding a spoon, but sometimes it's just easier to use my fingers.  After this past weekend, Mommy and Daddy are glad that I am eating so well.  After the doctor on Friday, I came home and my tummy was upset.  During dinner I had to throw up.  Then I kept throwing up after dinner until finally everything was out.  Then I felt better.  This was the first time I had ever been sick like that - it was NO FUN!  At least it didn't prevent me from getting a good night's rest.  I woke up ready to go the next morning!
This evening we went to the school in my wagon so that I could run around in the grass.  I've never been able to run across a field before; it sure was a lot of fun!  It's like I had no limits!  The weather is starting to cool off a bit and not be as hot as it was in the summer, so we are starting to take family walks every day again.  

THE BIG ONE

Last week I celebrated my first birthday!!!!  My birthday started out like any normal day. Mommy took me to daycare and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.  Early in the afternoon, Daddy came to pick me up and I went home to spend the afternoon with Mommy and Daddy!  After a nice afternoon, we got ready to go to a Durham Bulls game!  I got to meet a lot of people who Mommy works with and I ate lots of baked beans!  I love baked beans!  I also love running around and making people smile.  I did a really good job of that at the baseball game.  I don't actually think I watched any of the game I was too busy exploring.
On Friday, my cousins came to visit.  Uncle Mike and Aunt Sandy were so excited to see me! Before I knew it, Grammie and Grandpa arrived too.  All of my family was here to be with me for my birthday party, which was scheduled for Saturday!  Although it was kind of hard to get to sleep on Friday night with all the anticipation for my big party, I slept well.  The best part was, when I woke up I got to see Grammie and Grandpa.  We had a nice morning together.  It was really dark, rainy and windy outside.  Apparently, there was a hurricane outside.  Hurricane Irene had arrived on the day of my birthday!! The weather wasn't so bad in the morning, but it seemed to get worse as the day progressed.  

Lots of preparations were being made for my party: cooking, baking, decorating, playing with my cousins! Grammie made me a lamb cake for my birthday too!  It was a cute lamb, and it looked so pretty.  Just after we got done taking pictures with the lamb cake, THE POWER WENT OUT!!!! It was dark in the house, but not too dark to see my big Happy Birthday sign hanging in the window!  When my birthday party finally started, more of Mommy and Daddy's good friends arrived.  Everyone was talking and saying happy birthday to me.  It was a fun time!  We ate food (Grammie fed me beans, my favorite) and enjoyed everyone's company.  Then, it was time for presents!  I loved all of my presents.  At first, I didn't really know what to do since it had been so long since I had last opened presents.  After a while though, I got into it.  When I opened the rocking pony, I got scared.  I didn't like it around me and everyone was laughing.  I don't know why.  I didn't thin it was funny, it was scary.  After my gifts were all opened it was time for cake!  I had a beautiful lamb cake AND a cake that said Happy 1st Birthday Cora too!  TWO CAKES!  I felt so special.  Daddy lit the candle and then everybody sang happy birthday to me! We blew out the candle and then I got to try the cake!  The lamb cake was delicious.  I was very well behaved with the cake - I didn't get too much in my hair and I licked my fingers so that I didn't get cake everywhere.  It was such a good birthday - I had no idea that so many people loved me that much!  No wonder I'm always so happy!!

When the hurricane finally left, the sun came out and it was beautiful outside.  I had a nice Sunday with family.  We got to go to a hotel and play on beds (my favorite) and then I ran around while everyone had breakfast.  Unfortunately, after breakfast, my cousins had to leave.  They had to go make sure everything was okay at their house after the hurricane.  Grammie and Grandpa were still there, so I got to spend time with them.  In the evening, Mommy and Daddy left for a while and I had a fun time with Grammie and Grandpa.  We played together, ate dinner and went for a walk in my wagon.  I wish I could see my family more often - I love them so much.  Too bad I don't have a birthday every month!!!