Today we had Cale's 1st Birthday Party. It was such a success and he was so happy and excited the whole time. We did the theme of the popular children's book, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," by Eric Carle and I literally spent 2 months planning this party. Many of the decorations I made myself and I was so happy that they turned out so well. Here are a few pictures from the big event:
Isn't he so precious!!! 
This cake took forever to make, but it was all handmade by myself and my mom :) 
As part of the food that we served, we ate all the fruits that the caterpillar ate in the book: Strawberries, Apples, Pears, Plums, and Oranges...and we dipped them in a chocolate fountain! Yum! 
The shirt Cale is wearing was made by my mom. It turned out SO cute. He has the best grandma! 
And......the smash cake! 
I think it died.... 
Cale doesn't turn 1 for 4 more days, but here are some noteworthy things about him at 1 year old:
*He is 20 lbs, and around 30 inches -- tall and lean.
*He has 5 teeth - 2 on bottom, and 3 on top, and they are sooo cute.
*He's got the most adorable toothy smile, but he almost never smiles in pictures.
*He says lots of words: mama, dada, kitty ("key"), fish, please ("peese"), milk ("muh"), more, me, grandpa, grandma ("mah"), tree, ball, and his favorite....cheese.
*He waves "bye-bye" using his entire arm.
*He knows where his belly button is and will point to it and smile when you ask him to.
*He giggles SO hard when tickled.
*He is ticklish EVERYWHERE. (elbows, palms of his hands, hips, and shoulder blades included.)
*When he's hungry, he's starving. And he lets you know.
*He will eat just about anything, although he doesn't like baby food anymore.
*He still loves breastfeeding, and I sometimes think he'll never wean!
*He's not such a great sleeper. Still doesn't sleep all the way through the night.
*He's walking almost full-time and gets into EVERYTHING!
*He loves to empty mommy's purse onto the floor, every chance he gets.
*He blows raspberries with his mouth.
*He loves his kitties, and likes to pull their fur...then cries when he gets scratched.
*In the morning when he wakes up, he will play in his crib for a good half hour making the BEST dinosaur noises to his stuffed animals. This is a riot to watch on the video monitor.
*He's a flirt. Whether she's 8 months or 80 years, he loves him some girls.
*He is not a fan of being in his carseat for too long.
*He loves to play with daddy, but needs his mommy for comfort.
*He loves to brush his own hair and giggles when we brush his teeth.
*He loves balloons.
*He loves foot rubs, and even likes his back massaged with a vibrating massager!
*He hates shoes and socks, and he refuses to leave them on.
*He pinches. Hard.
*He loves to climb the stairs, but doesn't know how to climb down.
*His favorite foods are chicken nuggets, ravioli, chicken nuggets, cheese, cheesy eggs for breakfast, and chicken nuggets!
*I'm pretty sure he thinks he has 10 names. He goes by Cale, chicken, baby man, guero, boo boo, Cale-bear, and many others.
*He got ear infections every few weeks after 9 months and had tubes in his ears at 11 months. So far they have helped tremendously.
*Our favorite Saturday morning activity is to lay in bed, just the three of us, and play together.
*His favorite game is "Where's Cale?" ...our version of Peek-A-Boo.
*He loves to feed the ducks at the park.
*He has beautiful features. He is blonde haired, blue eyed, fair skinned, and he never tires of hearing how cute he is. :)
*We already see his sense of humor at times. He has a great personality.
*He is often methodical. It's neat to watch him as he figures things out while trying new things. He's so smart and learns quickly.
*He loves to go into another room and shut the door. Apparently he likes his "alone" time.
*Cords....if he sees one, he grabs it. It scares mommy but he thinks it's hilarious.
*His giggle is the happiest sound in the entire world.
*He loves to be thrown up in the air over and over.
*He squeaks constantly. It's his signature sound.
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