Roman Ezekiel Young: What a week!!

Hi All,

Well, it's been a week since my birthday and a lot has happened... I'll try and start at the beginning.

Mum was thinking that since I did my first roll on my dedication day it only seemed appropriate that I did something big on my birthday too. To keep her happy I took my first step. Now just to be clear, it was a teeny tiny little step. From the couch to mum. But a little step none the less. Since then I have taken a couple more little steps. Sometimes two in a row. Mum and dad try to encourage me to take steps by standing me up and then standing just a little bit outside my reach (don't think I don't know what they're doing...). Most of the time I make them laugh by sitting down and crawling over (hah!!) but sometimes I have a go at walking over.

Mum had wanted me to be completely weaned off the boobie by my first birthday but she missed my a couple of days. Anyway, I now drink all my milk from a cup. I drink it a LOT faster than from mum but I can pretty much hold the cup all by myself (sometimes I need help for the last little bit at the end).

We went to Bairnsdale for the weekend so I could have ANOTHER birthday party with my Grandma and Grandad, and Uncle Justin, Aunty Leonnie, Natalya and Lachlan. I get to sleep in a little room right next to Grandma and Grandad when I go to Bairnsdale. This means that I have to be very good at night time. Both nights I slept until 7am. Then Grandad gets me out of my bed and then I get to have cuddles in bed with Grandma until mum shows up with my cup of milk. Mum is very jealous because both mornings I laid next to Grandma for 20 minutes without squirming or crawling or screaming for my milk. At home I wouldn't do this for 20 seconds...

I had a lovely party and I got MORE presents. I am a very lucky boy who has a LOT of toys!

When we got back to Melbourne dad had to do some manly work in the garden so I got to help (I am 1 after all). It was cold and wet and muddy. Mum doesn't like these things but I LOVE THEM!!! I got all dirty but I had so much fun. Mum chucked me in the bath straight after and all the dirt came straight off.