This past Saturday was a very special day for our family as we celebrated Brendan's first birthday! We'd been planning a barbecue for a while (even though every time we talked about it, we described an indoor affair - not wanting to tempt Mother Nature). We were blessed with a nice warm day, and plenty of family and friends to help us celebrate. Brendan got to officially meet his godfather at the party as well.
Brendan loved playing with wrapping paper and boxes, and his Uncle-to-be Jesse enjoyed assembling his water table and cozy coupe. I made Brendan a pumpkin-apple cake (two of his favorite foods) with a little cream cheese frosting. He was a little tentative, but ended up enjoying it. He really wasn't sure what to make of the day (I don't blame him) but certainly liked the balloons and celebration.
In other toddler progress, we've finally heard Brendan's first word! He's been babbling for quite a while and using a couple of hand signs. Brendan and I were at a family gathering. Nick arrived late after the NDP graduation, and Brendan looked up, smiled, reached out his arms and clearly said "Da-Da!". We, of course, melted. No "Ma-ma" yet, but he reaches out to me with a smile at almost any opportunity, so I'll take that for now. Auntie Andrea has also taught him how to high-five. Last Sunday at church, I took him with me into the sacristy before Mass to check in with the readers. He gave each of the readers a high-five, but shied away from poor Father Dan! (A few minutes later out in the chapel, he did give Fr. Dan his high five, and wanted him to hold him as well!)
Fr. Ken at Sheil used to talk about time passing in long days and short years. That phrase came to mind many times in the past week. It is amazing how much Brendan has changed in such a short time. It's also amazing to me how hard it is to remember what life was like before he was part of our family, before we knew who he was. Don't get me wrong - I remember things like sleeping in on a weekend morning or being caught up on schoolwork!
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Also, in our garden, potatoes, carrots, beets, melons, beans, pumpkins, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes are all in the ground and growing. We've had lots of fresh lettuce and spinach salads with dinners, probably the equivalent of 8 or 9 bags of greens.
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