Birthday Celebration

Moses already had his big birthday bash last Saturday due to his father's all important golf trip this weekend :-) We enjoyed celebrating with family and friends. A huge thank you to everyone who made Moses's big day special. We are truly blessed!

Happy Birthday, Moses!

Today, our little baby boy turned one. It is so odd to think that at this time a year ago we had a brand new baby. He has taught us a lot the past 12 months and we know that we will be learning more & more as he grows.

He isn't too concerned with walking, but will stand on his own quite a bit. We think he said his first word "ball" last week. He enjoys pretending to "talk" on the cell phone and "use" the tv remote controls. . . does that tell you a little bit about Aaron & me?

Final Four Weekend

Aaron and I started our Spring Break last Friday. On Saturday, our little family and Aaron's sister Dawn traveled to Indianapolis for the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four. Aaron's Uncle Garry generously gave Aaron & Dawn two tickets for the final four games on Saturday (Butler vs. Michigan State & Duke vs. West Virginia) and the championship game on Monday (Butler vs. Duke). Moses and I went along for the ride. We enjoyed strolling the downtown area, a meal at the famous St. Elmo's Steakhouse, and a little bit of shopping. Oh yeah, and the games (I'll post about that later). The atmosphere around the whole city was so exciting.
Moses is enjoying Bracket Town above (a much bigger Experience March Madness at the Illinois State basketball tournament) and helping his Aunt Dawn on the computer below.

Having fun with dad at our hotel.

Moses eating his Easter meal at St. Elmo's Steakhouse. The night before Magic Johnson was enjoying one of the delicious steaks at the restaurant. Look at the big, full belly!!

Downtown Indianapolis

Even though we were away from home, Moses still had a chance to practice his walking.

Fun at Grandma's House

In the following pictures you will see the Meiss cousins having waaaaayyy too much fun at Grandma's. I'm so thankful for family (& that my mom likes taking pics!).

Eleven Months

The eleventh month mark has come for Moses. He continues to be joy to us. Aaron and I are learning that things Moses does that we think are brilliant are actually quite normal for an eleven month old. And other things that we may assume are "normal" are not! We sit, watch him and think, "this kid is smart," while he takes Aaron's keys and tries to reach up and put them in the doorknob. Then, we are snapped back into reality with conversations like this:

Emily: "Oh, Moses, you are so funny! What is that noise?"

Me: "What noise?"

Emily: "That one!"

Me: "Wait, you mean Livey doesn't make a really loud 'DOI, DOI, DOI' sound all of the time?"

Emily: "Nope, I think I can say that I've never heard that noise from a baby before."

I guess that's what you get when you're a first time parent :-)

Moses refuses to walk. He gets noodle legs when we try to have him stand on his own. He absolutely LOVES walking with the push toy. He thinks he's pretty big stuff.

We also have another tooth to report. After popping out eight teeth, Moses took a couple months break. That all changed a week & a half ago. Moses cut his first molar. Poor kid is in quite a bit of pain.

59 years!

Sunday we celebrated Grandma & Grandpa Meiss's 59th wedding anniversary. Fifty-nine years. . how crazy! We tried to get a picture of the Great-grandkids with Grandma & Grandpa, but it didn't quite turn out right.

Micah tried to play "catch" with Moses. He doesn't have as much patience as Aaron & I do :-)

Great-grandma was a little shocked when Moses gave her one of his famous open mouth kisses (those who know her, know that she is a germ-a-phobe, so that makes it even funnier).

I was told that I should wait until Moses was 10 months to give him spinach. I was so excited for him, since it is one of my favorite vegetables. As you can see from the picture, he did not share my enthusiasm for the spinach! I'll keep trying :-)

10 Months

Moses is beginning his 10th month of life. His personality is definitely showing: ornery grins, temper tantrums, laughing loudly when we "get him," and a bit of stubbornness. Moses has been fighting various colds and even had a double ear infection this past month. He's drooling like crazy working on more teeth (if that's possible!). He hasn't been too interested in walking on his own yet, but he cruises around using furniture, legs, or the wall.

We've enjoyed visits from Grandpa Dohner, Aunt Dawn, Uncle Zach, and Great-Aunt Marilyn & Great-Uncle Garry these past few weeks. Basketball season is winding down, and Moses has been a trooper! I have to laugh on game nights when I'm putting him to bed a couple hours later than normal he lunges for his crib. Poor kid.

Moses loves to play with his farm from Grandpa Dohner. He knew right away how to work the chicken and the eggs. I guess he's just a natural :-)

I thought I'd include a picture of whiny, sick Moses. Reality check: he's not always a happy, smiley baby :-)

In the video, I was trying to show his favorite skill: making spit bubbles. When he started doing this about a week ago, I thought for sure it was on accident. Although I'm sure it wasn't on purpose to begin with, it is now a staple during his day. He even does the exact same "mmmmuhhm" sound each time. It makes us laugh.