Mommy's Boy

Curran is the sweetest little love bug and he definitely prefers his Mommy and Daddy to anyone else. He has even begun to prefer us to Tina which he never did before. When we're in his playroom and I'm on the floor, he'll crawl over to me and climb up in my arms and hug me. At night, he sings me and song and tells me a story before he goes to sleep.

We're gearing up for his first birthday. Wow!! What a year! I'm recovering finally from all of the childbirth issues, but have also had some cough issues. But I finally saw a pulmonologist so I'm getting better from that as well.

Curran has five teeth and three other partial ones. He pulls up to standing very well, cruises, and is able to carefully sit down from a standing position. He has excellent balance. He is also getting very tall. At Christmas, he could not reach the top of the Laugh and Learn House and now he's as tall as the house and easily reaches it.

Of course this means he is into everything. I've had to babyproof everything in his playroom, even things I wouldn't have dreamed of. He has his own personality and opinions, but I do think that he gets over things very quickly. I can easily distract him with other things. He is sweet-natured and just gets slightly upset when something might now go his way. But he appreciates a patient, loving approach.

He loves his tubbies, but he has started trying to stand up in the tub. Of course, Mommy is right there to watch him. He is also fascinated with looking at himself in the mirror. He smiles and laughs and just loves it. He also loves to go to the store and ride in the cart.

He's becoming more interested in sitting and reading a book. He will also watch Zaboomafoo, Thomas and Friends, and he absolutely love Ellen and dances with her at the beginning. He tends to like girls with blonde hair- even on TV.

His birthday is on a Thursday, so we will have a little party on Saturday, the 27th. We'll have a Baby Einstein cake and smash cake, my parents will be here, Tina and Paul, of course Mommy, Daddy, and Cason and another friend of mine, Lesley. We'll just have a small celebration and takes lots of pics so stay tuned!!