O to be 1!

Drew is 1. He can now have cow's milk. And peanut butter. And honey. He sits forward in his car seat! It's a whole new world to him!
We had a ton of fun at Chuck E Cheese, where Drew had his own plate of french fries. He has discovered dipping and dips everything he eats. Even if there's no dip in front of him. He ate up his birthday cake, but not before touching the burning candle wax with his fingers. He loved the cake and cried when it was gone.

He had a set of 3 shots, plus a finger prick to make sure he wasn't anemic. That was the worst. After she squeezed his finger to get out some blood for the testing piece, the nurse put a big bandaid over the tip of his finger. It drove him nuts. He was screaming and trying to pull it off. Thankfully it wasn't on his thumb-sucking hand.
He weighed just over 21 lbs and was 28 or 29 inches. Nice and proportionate.

He also makes lots of sounds, including Daddy's favorite where he sounds like he's clearing his throat. After he takes a drink, he looks at you and says "Ahhhh."
Our new house is covered in big textured tiles, so he's been crawling all over and has worn holes in the knees of 2 pairs of pants! Hopefully he'll be walking before we run out of pants!