Teddy is ONE!

Teddy is ONE YEARS OLD! The year has flown by and it is amazing to think how much he has changed and grown. Shae and I are thankful every day for the wonderful blessing that he is.

For his birthday (or maybe it was for Christmas) Teddy got his first ear infection. We had no idea his ear was bothering him, but he had a lingering cough that wouldn't go away, so I took him in on Monday to the doctor. One look in his ears and she said he needed an antibiotic, so our birthday boy is on meds. Hopefully he will feel better soon. A more exciting "first" happened today, on his birthday. Teddy took his first steps! He did it several times, though no more than two steps at a time. I guess he decided now that he is one, he needs to start walking.

Although we are having Teddy's birthday party this coming weekend, we celebrated tonight with local family. Here is my attempt at a teddy bear cake:

Teddy is wearing the adorable outfit his Aunt Miriam made for him. He is riding on his new Thomas the Train:

Proud mom and dad with their ONE YEAR OLD:

Although I made carrot cup cakes from scratch for Teddy... he was not very interested in eating them.

The pictures are deceiving. After this shot, he refused to touch the cupcake at all. Hmm.... maybe he is not Shae's son after all....

Teddy was happy though when he was set free from his high chair:

Present time:

What a lucky little boy. We can't wait to hear the music he will make from the instruments we gave him:

Happy Happy Birthday little Teddy!