Officially a 1 year old!

I turned 1 on January 24, 2011!  We celebrated my birthday a few days early since it was on a Monday!

In preparation for my 1st birthday, we needed to get me looking spiffy!  So, on Thursday, January 20, I got my first haircut!  At Regis in the mall, I sat on Mommy's lap while Mama and Daddy took pictures and kept me entertained!  Everyone said I looked so grown up!

We had one party on Saturday, January 22 when we invited our neighbors, friends and even my daycare teacher, Miss Jo and her family over.  We had a honey pot Winnie the Pooh cupcake cake and I got to dive into my very own cake!  That was so fun and I did a very good job eating the cake all by myself!   Thanks everyone for coming to celebrate!!  We have missed seeing our neighbors since the snow and cold arrived.

The second party was on Sunday, January 23rd with family and friends. We had a lunch since Daddy's family drove over from the Cedar Rapids area.  I again got to dive into a cake just for me which was made by my cousin, Kari Knudson (on daddy's side of the family).  A huge thank you to Kari for my individual Pooh cake and the big cake that everyone else shared.  Also, thank you to Ryan and Sonya Newstrom for the delicious ribs and chicken!  Mommy wouldn't let me have any ribs but I did get to eat the chicken!  It was delicious!  I also had fun opening presents and spending time with family and friends!  Thank you to everyone for sharing in making my 1st birthday so special! 

I also brought cupcakes to daycare on Monday to celebrate and share treats with my friends there.  I love my daycare teacher and friends. Miss Jo is such a wonderful teacher and she takes such great care of me!

A summary of what I have been up to:  I love almost every food I try especially manderine oranges, cooked carrots, yogurt, crackers and chocolate pudding. I still love bath time and would stay in there all night if Mommy and Daddy let me.  I am still a great sleeper and usually sleep from around 8:30pm to 7:30am.  Mommy often has to wake me up to get me ready for daycare.  At my one-year check-up, I weighed 24 lbs 8 oz and am 30 1/2 inches long.  My doctor was very impressed with my crawling skills, babbling and even all my teeth!  I have 7 teeth and 1 molar!

Love you!
Aidan Russell!


A note from Daddy and Mommy:

Aidan Russell,

You are truly our dream come true. We are amazed at all that you have experienced over the past year and how much you have enriched our lives.  You have such a sweet smile which started quickly filling up with teeth around your first birthday!  You are such a little character with your own silly little personality.  Before you started crawling, you would sit up and kick your legs so fast you would have to stop to catch your breath!  Everyone says you will be either a swimmer or a soccer player!

Whatever you become in life, just know that we are so glad you chose us as your Mommy and Daddy and are so proud of you!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy