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It is so hard to believe that Derek is already 1 year old. This has been by far the most emotional year of our lives. He has changed our lives so much and we couldn’t be a happier family!

Derek has come so far in the last year, from my little 5 lb 10 oz fragil little surprise to a big walking ball of surprises every day. His preferred method of mobility is now walking, although he does realize that crawling can get him places faster. His newest saying is “ah oh” and he loves to sing “da da dah” (those of you who’ve heard it can’t get it out of your head).

Grandma Marilyn, Auntie Karissa and Devin came down Thursday night, Auntie Kim, Emily and Logan came Friday night. And we had a household of friends and family over for his big party on Saturday. Sophia followed Emily around like a puppy and the boys all played by each other in the same general vacinity. Every now and again there’d be a big brawl over a toy or a little baby conversation, but at their age there’s really not a lot of baby partying go on.

As suspected Derek tore right into his green cupcake. He looked like the incredible hulk by the time he was finished. He had it all the way down his chest and tummy…yummy!! Derek had a great Birthday weekend, I’ve never seen him happier!

We just wanted to thank all of our family and friends for helping us through Derek’s rough beginning and through this past year. I know we couldn’t have done it with out all of your support.