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Last Friday, it happened - my baby turned 1...

Case Benjamin Wassink is 1!

A little history - Case was 8 lbs 12 oz at birth - 22 inches long
How Case got his name:
Matt's great grandpa was named Cornelius Wassink (he went by Case) his son Arend named his son Cornie (Matt's dad) after Cornelius and so Matt named his son Case after him!

On Friday, he spent a normal day with mommy but he got all his favorite foods - scrambled eggs, blueberries, mac & cheese, avocados, bananas - I even tried to give him a sugar cookie, but he wasn't interested, he just kept pointing to more avocados. Auntie Brooke came over to babysit so Matt and I could attend our five year college reunion. On Saturday we got to take him to the Bethel Homecoming game, it was great getting to introduce him to everyone. Then on Sunday we had the family birthday party for Case! Cornie, Deb, Ryan, Brooke, Alisha, Scott, Macey, Matt, Case and I all headed up to my parents house for his birthday party. He got some great gifts - everyone was so thoughtful! We played pin the pilot on the plane - my dad won, it was hysterical! We all had cake, but Case got his own special airplane cake. He dug right in, spread the icing and chocolate cake all over, clapped with it all over his hands, etc! He thought it was the best.

Case LOVED showing off this walking skills. He walks everywhere now, I only see the scoot maybe once a day! But even better than walking, he got to show off his dancing skills! Case loves to dance, even if he doesn't have music! At his one year appointment the pediatrician asked if he liked to dance - and just hearing the word, he started up with his moves! We found out at his appointment he is 19 lbs 3 oz (6th percentile) and 30.5 inches (75th percentile). Still a peanut! No surprises there, but I was really hoping he was 20 lbs so we could turn his car seat around - maybe next month!

He says, Mama, Dada, Daaa for Dog, Whoa and his favorite word is uh-oh! He says it all the time. He's really gotten into going to the park, he starts wheezing with excitement when he sees the swing and he loves going down the slide. He loves any sort of ball and walking around with anything in his hands. Case is constantly finding ways to get into trouble, his favorite thing is to unroll the toilet paper roll, try to get into the toilet, get into any cupboards and pulling everything out of mommy's diaper bag and wallet. He's such a happy boy and we are so thankful for such a great first year with him!

We love you buddy...