The last two weeks

Turning one is serious business - and has kept me seriously BUSY! We have also been fighting some major ear infections, trying to stop nursing, and in general just hopping with activity. Kingston rarely stops moving during his waking hours (which are many) so I spend much of my time while he sleeps cleaning up the result of his "exploration" during this time :) Here is a little bit of what we've been up to:

Sometimes you have to get INTO the basket to get the toy you really want...

This was his morning hair the other day. It was early - but you can't start off the day with a grumpy attitude when you see your sweet babies bed head!

For Kingston's birthday we got him a ball pit - which he enjoys - and will enjoy more when we get more balls! For now he like climbing in and out - and throwing the balls into every room of the house. I should seriously think through our toy choices from now on.

Last weekend we celebrated his birthday with friends and family in KC - and this picture pretty much sums up how he spent most of the day. Crowds and noise are a little too much stimulation for him sometimes, and all he wanted to do was walk up and down the hallway with his push toy - so we let him. It's his party - he can cry if he wants to! (later, we realized part of the fussiness was due to the ear infection that won't go away!)

I could just eat him up....

Kingston is close to walking, and has morphed into full fledged boy. Jumping (as well as you can when you can't walk), playing chase, tackling, throwing balls and hitting objects keep him busy all day. Speaking of throwing - any tips on getting him to stop throwing his cup (and food) off the high chair would be much appreciated. Also my once versatile eater has disappeared into a picky toddler. I think he could live on toast, grilled cheese and blueberries. We are loving this stage (early tantrums and all) and love our sweet boy more than ever!