7:30 a.m. And Ready To Go

This morning, Damian and I were playing with his toys when he told me he wanted to wear his coat and monkey hat. In 13-month-old language that means he was pointing and motioning for them. As soon as I grabbed his jacket he extended his arms to put them in the sleeve. It was soooo cute!

Favorite American Idol Auditions

So one of my favorite shows to watch at night is American Idol.  I haven't kept up the past few seasons, but with the addition of Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez I decided to give it another chance.  I am loving the new season and the energy the new judges bring.  Here are my two favorite auditions so far:

What a Morning!

This morning was a crazy an interesting one.  Damian woke up at about 7:15 a.m. (which is normal) and I changed his diaper as usual.  After about 5 minutes of waking, he had his poop face on and I heard an explosion in his diaper!  A few days ago I made the grave mistake of smelling his butt and ended up with poop on my face!  Luckily the poop stayed off of me, but it was all over Damian's leg.  I cleaned him up, put him in the bathtub, and let him play for a while.  It is so cute how much he loves his bath!  When I took him out, I put his little head cap and robe on and let him roam around for a few minutes.  Damian had a huge smile and ran up to give me a kiss and hug (his favorite thing to do!) and then sat on my lap.  I thought he was trying to be cute and cuddly but then he pee'd on my lap, walked away, and laughed!  Sneaky sneaky boy!

One Year Doctor's Appointment and Meeting Uncle Vic

Damian had his one year check up with the doctor a couple days ago. Everything went well except our little man needs to fatten up. I guess I prepared his meals to be a little TOO healthy. The doctor recommended we add butter on his food and all sorts of (yummy) fatty goodness. Let's just say Damian LOVES his new diet. He has whole-wheat toast with butter and peanut butter, peanut butter on his bananas, ground beef cooked in butter, etc. I am super jealous of his diet because I love butter! The doctor said once he's at the weight that he likes then we can cut back a little bit.  Pat and I eat a really healthy clean diet but we like to really splurge once in a while..as you will notice later in the post.  I'm a foodie at heart so when I splurge I go all out.

We also met Pat's Uncle Vic yesterday in Connecticut. Unfortunately the reason why he was in the east coast was because his mother passed away (we are so sorry for your loss). I hate that Damian and I met him under those circumstances. However, I am glad we got to meet him because Pat has said great things about his Uncle Vic through the years that I was excited to finally meet him. He took Pat, Damian, and myself to Shady Glen. We all ate "The Bernice Original Platter". It was featured on Food Network's "Best Thing I Ever Ate" so I had to try it. Let's just say that burger is DELICIOUS! The episode it was on will be featured Jan 20 at 7:30PM if any of you are interested.

Coaches Convention

Pat is away at the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) convention in Dallas, TX until tomorrow. I can not wait until he comes home! There is a AFCWA (American Football Coaches Wives Association) convention that occurs at the same time. It is a way for all the wives to get together and relate to the crazy life as a coach's wife. Next year's convention is at San Antonio, TX so I think I will end up going to that. If anything Damian and I can go to the riverwalk :)

Miss you Pat!

Damian Turned One!!!!!

I can not believe it. My little baby is now a toddler! I would be lying if I said I didn't tear up. This has been the most amazing, mind-blowing, exciting, fun-filled year I could have ever imagined. Damian is truly the best baby I could have ever asked for.

He has grown so much! On December 27th, 2009 my little man was born. A little sweet baby I could fit between my hand and forearm is now a toddler who walks extremely well and loves to give kisses.

Pat and I put together a little birthday party (last minute) and invited family and friends over that were in town. Damian ate his very first cake and it wasn't what I expected. I thought Damian was going to shove the cake in his face. Instead, he took little pieces in between his fingers and took very proper little bites. Towards the end it did get messy but not because of his bites.

My friend Sandra brought her twins with her and Damian had so much fun with them. They were playing with all of his presents together...too cute.

It was perfectly intimate for a one year old but with enough excitement to keep kids and adults entertained. Thank you to everyone who made it special. We love you!

Damian's First Christmas!

We had so much fun celebrating our very first family Christmas with Damian. He received so many fun presents. I dressed him in the adorable Santa outfit we used for his professional holiday pictures. I figured it was the last time he would be able to wear it so I took full advantage.

Damian loved playing with every toy he received. He couldn't decide which ones he wanted to play with so he kept bouncing between all of them. Damian even ate two turkey dinners and sushi for his first Christmas. We had a great Christmas and look forward to many more to come.