That's right - my baby turned 1 yesterday. Unfortunately, he marked the occasion with a trip to the after hours emergency clinic on Saturday night. He's just not been himself for the last three weeks. He's just been....well, off. Very, very fussy. We call it A Tale of Two Babies. He's either super happy and precious, or crying. It came to a head on Saturday. He would NOT let me put him down when we were at my parents' house. That was not like him at all because he loves being there. He just had his head buried on my shoulder; it was so pathetic. And I could tell he had a fever. So on my mom's advice, we took him to the emergency clinic. And I'm glad I did! Poor guy has a double ear infection and his temp was 102. I'm happy to report that after being on antibiotics for the last 48 hours, he's on the mend. He's back to being my good ole Joey. He was still very clingy yesterday but he was very smiley....and adorable.

Lee had to work yesterday so it was just me and the birthday boy. He took a looooong nap in the afternoon and then we ran some errands and visited some family. I gave him a cookie (loved it!) and let him have his own slice of cheese pizza. I managed to get a few pics of him eating it but they didn't come out too great. I'll get some pics of him eating cake this weekend.

I can't believe that he's 1. It seems like he was just a little newborn. But at the same time, I can't remember what it was like before him! The first few months were so hard. Even when I read that post and see that I said I was feeling more relaxed, I know I was NOT. It took me a long time to relax. Now I'm pretty chill. I sometimes will catch myself thinking "I can't believe I'm actually someone's mom." And so far, I haven't really screwed him up!

To honor my little man's birthday, here are some pictures from the past year.