Happy 1st Birthday Desmond!

Our little baby boy is 1 year old today!!! How fast time has gone by. Mama started the day off by dressing her little man in his new camouflage fleece outfit. He played with his vast array of toys as usual, while Mama made breakfast for everyone.

"What you talkin' about Willis?"

For some reason, Des woke up late today. Usually when he sleeps late, his first nap will be a short one, but today, his first nap went from 10:45 AM till 1 PM. Normally, Des takes his 2nd nap at 2:30 pm, coinciding with Stella's only nap of the day. But b/c Des slept so much for his first nap, Mama didn't put him down for his 2nd nap until 4 PM. Mama thinks that Des just wanted to spend some quality time alone with his Mama to commemorate the exact moment he made his debut into the world 1 year ago...2:54 pm, Oct 23, 2007 =;)

During Des's first nap, Stella helped Mama make Des's birthday cake (Stella later helped Mama decorate it too!).

Dada cam home in the evening from work, and after a quite dinner at home, we started the festivities. We all sang "Happy Birthday" to Desmond, Stella and Mama helped Des blow out his candles, and then we let him have at a piece of cake. Des didn't know quite what to make of the cake at first, but once we gave him a fork, he had no problem poking at it and eating it. Below are some pictures from our fun-filled evening. Des will have his official birthday party in NJ next week so stay tuned for those pics.

Des, Mama, Dada, and Stella love you so, so much! From the moment you were born, you turned our lives upside down...for the better. We are so happy that you are a part of our family...we can't imagine our lives without you. We can't wait to see your little personality develop more and more as the days go by and we are sure that you will continue to fill our lives with lots of love, joy, and excitement!