Happy Valentine's Day!!

It was Rogan's first Valentine's Day. He enjoyed his Elmo card. Grayson got some Fannie May candy...my favorite. We had a special treat for breakfast...donuts and enchiladas for dinner. We Mathias' love our Mexican food. Well, the count down is just about over. Tomorrow my baby will turn one! February 16, 2009 Rogan came into our lives. He is such a sweet little guy! He says, "Uh-oh," a lot. It has become his new favorite word. He also says bye (Ba) and Hi in a vary loud screech! He loves to wave hi and bye! He stands on his own but not walking yet. He cruises around fast. Rogan went outside to discover playing in the snow today with big brother Grayson. Rogan is also enjoying cause and effect. "If I press this button, this will happen." Such as turning off the light and turning it back on. I am having my moment as I do every year when Grayson gets older. It is so hard to believe that Rogan is turning one. Where has my baby gone....!

The other day, I heard Grayson in his room talking to himself and when I went up there, he was putting away his laundry in the drawers and hanging it. I had put a basket on his bed to put away at nap time and he took it upon himself to put it ALL away. I was so proud of him. May I also say, he loves to wash his clothes and put the clothes in the washer along with detergent and fabric softener. He also insists on putting them in the dryer and knows the difference between darks and lights and how to separate them. His wife will love me someday! He is all Mommy and can't stand to have things out of place. We shall see if it carries over to Rogan. I am thinking it will because he loves to sweep and watch me make dinner, just to name a few. Grayson is very into the 'why' phase at this moment and puts great thought into it. He asked Marc the other day if his Daddy taught him to swim like Marc does him. Rogan and Grayson's highlight of the day (every day) is when Daddy comes walking through the door. Grason hides and runs to Marc and Rogan crawls as fast as his little body will carry him. Rogan then pulls on Daddy's pants until he picks him up.

Well, with all of this snow, I hope we make it to 'Bob the Builder' at The Children's Museum tomorrow. That is one of our big plans for Rogan's celebration. Grayson was so excited to pick out a present for his little brother. We made a cake for Rogan this morning. He loves strawberries so that is the flavor we chose! :) Our next update will be all about baby Rogan and his birthday bash.