Zachary is now 1!

We can't believe how the time has flown - Zachary has now reached his first birthday!

Hasn't He Grown!

See the difference in the empty space on his changing mat...

Zachary at 3 weeks

Zachary at 6 months

One year old

Zachary at One Year

Zachary is a very happy and playful little boy who loves to move around. He has a loud voice and loves to babble. He loves stories, especially when he can turn the pages himself (although he usually tries to turn each page before you have the chance to read it).

Story time with Maike at Philip's first birthday party

Zachary is an entertainer and loves it when people interact with him. He can clap and wave on demand (he just has to hear us say the word 'clapping' or 'waving' and he will respond) and loves it when we cheer every time he does so.

Clapping with Daddy

Zachary loves to eat - fruit is his favourite, especially blueberries, which he shovels into his mouth. If he's eating something else when he is presented with blueberries, he will immediately spit it out and throw anything he's holding to allow him to pick up the blueberries as quickly as possible. When Zachary sees us eating something that he wants to eat too, such as an apple, he will kick up a big fuss as soon as he sees it and if he doesn't get it, he starts to cry (he's just like his Daddy!). 

Zachary eating Pizza

Whenever we go out and about, people comment about Zachary's hair as it is constantly sticking up. When they stop to talk to him, Zachary always smiles - he loves the attention!

Tall hair

Baby Mohican

Birthday Celebrations

Zachary in his birthday suit

Zachary was delighted at toddler group this week when he got to wear the birthday badge while everyone sang Happy Birthday to him and he was given a little birthday gift.

Fascinated by his badge

Zachary had the opportunity to open his presents yesterday morning; however, he was more interested in crawling around the room, so Mummy and Daddy did most of the unwrapping. Once they were unwrapped, he enjoyed playing with both the presents and the wrappings. 

Zachary loves his Eeyore toy

Playing with his new Noah's Ark

Opening a Noddy book set - thanks Bumble & Grandad!

Zachary's birthday trip involved visiting Cefn Onn park for a wander around the ponds...

Such a busy morning that he soon fell fast asleep

Running along the grass

Zachary's birthday treat was ice cream, which he loved! It did however get a little messy and kept slipping out of his hands.

He wasn't sure about which end to start with

Finished! With just a small piece left!

Here's Zachary enjoying a ride on his push-along car for the first time. Zachary had control of the steering so it kept veering off in random directions, but he seemed to like it. 

Driving along on the bumpy grass

Even though Zachary didn't realise it was his birthday yesterday, he seemed especially happy throughout the day, although he did cry at Uncle Steve when he appeared with a birthday present!

Today is Zachary's birthday party and we'll let you know how it went next week.