I Heart U!

I got the idea for Levi's valentine card from a few other blogs I check out pretty regularly (Tina, Stephanie). You might notice that their subjects are a bit older than Levi (read: easier to work with than a one-year-old), but we made it work and ended up with something that looked pretty much like I envisioned in my head! I included another favorite below that was a runner-up for the finished card...

Who needs sleep?

This has been Levi's theme song the past few nights! Instead of going to bed around 8 PM and sleeping until 6 AM or later, he has insisted on waking up 3 or 4 times in between. We're not entirely sure what the problem is (4 new teeth coming in, nearing the end of nursing, things that go bump in the night..?), but we're looking forward to the night when he is done with all the interruptions.

After a particularly frustrating night last night, Matt made the following observations this morning:

Things I learned last night:
1. Don't enter Levi's room too quickly in the middle of the night, it tends to scare him.
2. Levi does not like to sit in the middle of the great room floor to "Self Soothe".

Move over Dr. Ferber and Dr. Sears, Dr. Dad is in the house! Seriously though, I am grateful for Matt's willingness to take turns with Levi in the middle of the night. It's cold getting out of bed at 3 AM when it's -10 degrees outside!

Happy Birthday Levi!

This past Friday we celebrated Levi's 1st Birthday!

Levi had his very own cake to eat
(or wear as the case may be)!

The party had a John Deere theme and
Levi got a ride-on tractor from Mommy & Daddy!

Levi had lots of fun celebrating his big day
with both sets of Grandpas & Grandmas
and all of his Uncles, Aunts and cousins!

Thanks everyone for coming!!