my lentil bean is 1 year old

1 year old.  Some milestones or highlights going on right as I type this:

• He has the biggest smiles ever.  I like to think that me making these crazy big smiles at him from the day he was born helped train him to do so.  Whatever, his smiles are amazing and light up my world.
• He stands. Stands on his little two feet. 
• He is starting to walk.  5-15 steps.  Short distances.
• He LOVES music. Favorite songs are Humpty Dumpty, Rain Rain Go Away, Daddy Finger, Row Row Your Boat, ABC, ... actually there's just too many to even list.
• Loves to eat.  One dinner recently took a good 1 hour 15 minutes for him to chow everything.  Sweet potatoes, apples, bananas, bread, rice crackers are among the favorites.
• His hugs are amazing.  He squeezes as hard as he can, you can just feel the love.  It's amazing.
• He loves to play with cars, little balls, blocks, and his little baby books.
• He hates hats.  I get him to wear the hats when we are out though.
• Sleeps though the night (about 8 hours at a time). We can usually feed him and convince him to sleep another couple hours too.

Seeing him grow, this amazing human baby grow from infant to little boy has just been amazing.  It's also been just so exhausting too.  Dae and I are a little older for first time parents.  I don't think we could do this without all the help and support we get from our own parents.  It seriously takes a village.  Our friends have been amazing, too.  The hand me down clothing and toys have helped us save money.  We are so thankful.

--Arry