Buddy is one and I am still in shock at how fast this year has gone. I think I've enjoyed Reed's time as a baby more that I did with Nathan and Dane. With Nate being the first, I thought it was hard and overwhelming. With Dane I had a crazy 22 month old running around. And now that the 3 older kids can almost fend for themselves things have been more relaxed. It's been nice to be less stressed about some things. Even if it's been just a little bit less, ha. 
Perfect for all his one year old pictures and to look well taken care of at his party, Reed smacked his forehead on an end table leaving a huge goose egg and lovely bruise, fell on the other side of his forehead when he was crawling in the kitchen and the unexplained bruise on his cheek is also typical of the 4th child. No idea how it happened. All of those little accidents within a day and a half leave one banged up face. Evidenced in all these photos!
At first he just licked the frosting off of his thrown together caterpillar cupcake train. But once I cut a cupcake open and he saw the cake, he tore right in. He made a royal mess, just what a one year old is supposed to do right?
A better view of the banged up head. The one on the left was awful for days!
Reed loves to turn off the TV, change the channel, blast the volume, block the view. You name it, when he bugs the TV, he gets the biggest reaction out of the big kids and he loves it!
He hugs anything extra soft like minky fabric or new fleece. Sleepers, stuffed animals, a sweatshirt, scarf. All of it reminds him of his blanket and he can't resist a snuggle while he holds it and sucks his thumb.
He is at such a fun age. He will yell for what he wants (and usually gets it from one of the big kids), favors all carbohydrates (his mother's son for sure), is getting braver every day with letting go of the couch or table he walks along, jabbers all the time, loves to read books and is so fun to have around.
It was hard to sit back and enjoy his birthday with my extreme lack of planning considering it's only 2 days before Christmas. After all the chaos this last week, I think I need a life coach to help with all the procrastination, the last minute shopping, the organization. Someone steer me to a good book because I cannot survive like this every year!
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I can't believe he's a year. It's so crazy how fast this year has gone! I also feel like I've enjoyed Winston more then the other boys. I think it's because I know how fast they grow up!
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