Happy 1st Birthday

Charlie turned 1 on October 29th--don't know how I could love this boy more. Seriously. He's in a great stage--happy, mostly predictable, cute, excited to see his sisters. He says mama and dada, gestures with his hands for whatever he wants, and is turning out to be a blankie-baby. My girls each have a stuffed lovie that they can't live with out. For Charlie, it seems to be any 1 of 4 or 5 blankets...if he wants it, don't try to get it away from him!

Birthday lunch--home made minestrone soup...guess I thought this was picture worthy...

On his actual birthday, the 29th, we basically had cake and ice cream for dinner because Andy had a meeting that night...I took advantage of the free Albertsons cake for a first birthday.





Charlie's granuloma on his face is now totally gone--hip hip hooray! In contrast to the bright red spot in these pictures, now it's a small, barely-visible scar, which I'm sure will fade as the weeks continue...We were sick of looking at it, and we're glad that the second laser worked...


Good thing he has 2 sisters to help him open presents...


We are so blessed to have Charlie in our family--happy 1st year!