Happy Birthday, Sweet Levi

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My baby is ONE.  And what an awesome one year old Levi is.  He started walking on June 2, a few weeks before his birthday.  He actually skipped cruising furniture all together.  We were in Jacksonville at my cousin's beautiful wedding, and out of nowhere, Levi just stood up and then took a step!!

He is not sleeping through the night yet.  But he is weaned, so he should be sleeping through by the end of the week.  YAY!  I will feel normal again!!  He does not sleep with anything and weaned himself of a pacifier awhile ago.  Though he doesn't sleep through the night, he is sleeping much better than he used to.

Levi is just so fun.  The thing people most often ask is, "Is he always this happy??"  The answer: Yes!  He laughs and laughs.  Levi adores his siblings and puts up with a lot from them.  He is, by far, our biggest baby, so he will probably get the last laugh.  They carry him around like he's a rag doll.  I stop it, but they just love him so much.  I really don't know a kid who's more loved than him!

We all adore Levi and are so thankful for him.  He is so cute and playful.  He is pretty independent.  He toddles around the house and plays all over.


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