Carlito Turns 1!

On Monday Carlito turned 1 year old! He and I went to Reno this weekend to visit Carlos' family and had a little birthday party. His eyes got wide when people starting singing Happy Birthday to him and even wider when he stuck his spoon in the cake and got a lick. He hasn't really had any sugary food yet so I didn't think he would necessarily like it....but no, it was love at first lick. He kept trying to get his spoon back in the cake.

He loved chasing the dogs around screaming "guh, guh" - his version of 'dog'. The little pug Missy liked playing an adaptation of catch with him, but the boston terrier Louis was terrified of him and would leave as soon as the baby came within sight. The only time the dog got close was when we went on walk and Louis got too tired to walk any further and Carlito let him hitch a ride in his stroller....Although Carlito doesn't like sharing much there was a lot of sharing as Carlito played with the dogs toys and Missy stole both his toothbrush and his pacifier. It was pretty funny when we saw her walking around sucking on the pacifier!! Cleaning her teeth seemed to be less exciting.

His favorite toy turned out to be a bear which sings a special rendition of "Will you still love me when I'm 64." He learned to turn it on by squeezing its hand and then stood there dancing and clicking his tongue. Hopefully this means he'll be more musical than Carlos and me.