Birthday Boy!

Mateo turned 1 year old on April 29th. It was definitely a day to celebrate. Mel stayed home from work. We decorated the house with streamers and tons of balloons. When Mateo woke up, we went into his room singing "Happy Birthday to You!". He thought it was funny. Then we brought him out and he played with the balloons for awhile. He seemed to think the decorations were pretty cool. We had to go out and do some shopping for his party that he was having a couple days later and then when we got home he went down for a nap. Once he woke up, we took him to get his hair cut. It had gotten pretty shaggy. He did great for it. I was worried that he would cry, mainly because he hates it when someone he doesn't know messes with him. He is usually pretty bad with the doctor, so I assumed it wouldn't be much different with a hairdresser. But Mateo watched Mel get his hair cut first, so maybe that helped. Sadly, with every chunk of hair she cut off, he looked less 'baby' and more 'little boy'.
Once we got home, he got to open his gifts. We bought him a little blow up pool and a book about God that came with some children's bible songs. Mateo loves music, so I thought it'd be perfect. Then we lit the candle on his little cupcake, sang happy birthday and gave him his cake. He didn't even eat any of it. He smashed it with his hands and then threw it all over the floor. But it was fun for Mel and me while we laughed and took pictures. And then....it was all over. Over much too quickly. He was now 1 year old and it was time for bed!