51 weeks

Francis has enjoyed some firsts recently: he had his first snowcone last weekend (cherry flavored), attended his first (of many) Greek festivals, took his first steps on Wednesday, and bought his first pair of jeans for the Fall. We thoughtlessly took Francis to Babies R Us to shop for his birthday toys right in front of him, and then would not let him play with them.

Francis has been eating some new things recently, including pasta, cottage cheese, and falafel. Jess is particularly pleased that someone else in the house enjoys broccoli now.

Francis is looking forward to visiting his grandparents in South Carolina in a couple of weeks and celebrating his first birthday. He has been promised that there will be cake and ice cream which he has never been allowed to eat before.