DeChellis Tales: How is he already ONE!?!?

Thank you everyone who came and made Michael's birthday parties so much fun. It was great having everyone around to celebrate his first year. And what a year it has been! Lately, Michael has been up to lots of new things. He is standing on his own and very close to walking. He says several words, Mama, Dada, Daddy, "gog" = dog, "gar" = car, "boog" = book, more, but mostly, he says baby. Actually he yells "baaaabbbyyyyyy" when he doesn't want his diaper changed, I can't figure out the meaning, though. He also, very dramatically, points to every light he sees. He points by slowly raising his hand up with his arm fully extended, while keeping a very straight face and maintaining eye contact, as if presenting the lights to you. This includes the sun light. So every time I get him out of his car seat, he presents the sun to me. First with one arm, then with the other, while looking directly at me. He also does this presentation when he hears a truck drive by our house. He stops what he is doing, looks directly at me with a serious face, and slowly raises his arm straight up to the ceiling. It's hilarious and I crack up every time. He's also been doing a lot of dancing these days. He doesn't dance to any song in particular, most of the time there's no music at all, but that wont stop him from expressing himself through dance.

Here are some pictures from his birthday party at our house.