A Retrospective
...or, No More Baby, WAAAAHHHH, or, My, That IS A Red Couch!
May 2007, eight days old
One month old Still working the old man look
Two months old Fattening up
Three months old I see this picture and hear my mother say, "You can't take pictures of babies in overalls! You can't see their faces!"
Four months old This is before we pushed the couch back to the wall to make more space, Camp Cheung circa Pre-Mobility
Five months old The beginning of a tender love affair with his feet
!!!! There is no November bunny picture! Horrors! How about a picture wearing his chicken hat?
Seven months old Fat is starting to taste good
Eight months old No longer in the same weight class
Nine months old Sort of over this whole bunny thing
Ten months old I thought I'd eaten that ear already...
Eleven months old We took all of 10 pictures in April so we're lucky we got any bunny picture at all
Twelve months exactly Ah, yes, THIS is how I like my bunny
Wow! You did an awesome job on the Fat cake!! Congrats on officially having a 1yo... life is just begining to get interesting. But seriously, the next year is really fun because they change in much more drastic ways! Have fun!
Posted by: Shanna | May 12, 2008 at 08:29 AM
Maggie that cake is gorgeous!! You are so awesome and creative. It is perfect.
And the baby boy - I mean TODDLER -- he is gorgeous too. A whole different order of gorgeous of course.
Posted by: Rosemary | May 12, 2008 at 08:40 AM
Oh, my heart is melting to watch that fabulous baby get so much bigger than the bunny.
The Fat cake is remarkable! Seriously, I am SO impressed. You did an awesome job.
Posted by: Jen | May 12, 2008 at 09:36 AM
What a fabulous cake! so PERFECT for your little man.
I love the series of pictures. It worked out so great.
Of course, now I'm envisioning a 16 yo Jackson saying... do you have to put that bunny next to me every year on my birthday for a picture?!?!?!
Posted by: Tracy | May 12, 2008 at 09:41 AM
Happy birthday, Jackson! How quickly they grow up.
The cake turned out perfect. :)
Posted by: Amanda | May 12, 2008 at 09:46 AM
Oh my God, I cannot believe the brilliance of the Fat cake!! That is simply amazing!!
And I love watching Jackson realizing his dominance over the stuffed rabbit as the months go by--so funny! Happy birthday little guy :)
Posted by: Wickedly Scarlett | May 12, 2008 at 09:51 AM
That's a really cool looking cake. Happy Birthday Jackson! Congratulations Maggie. Thanks for sharing this journey with us.
Posted by: Jeannie | May 12, 2008 at 09:54 AM
AWESOME, Maggie! You did a GREAT job on the Fat cake!!!! I hope you guys had a wonderful first birthday celebration.
Posted by: annie | May 12, 2008 at 10:07 AM
YAY! Nice work, Maggie. On the handsome smiling boy AND the pretty cake. You've done so well!
Posted by: Liz | May 12, 2008 at 10:19 AM
Happy Birthday Jackson!!! That's a pretty fancy cake you have there ;-)
Posted by: Ellie | May 12, 2008 at 10:22 AM
great job! He's grown so much! I wish we had done similar pics with Nay...they're just all over the place with no landmarks.
Posted by: jackie | May 12, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Yay!! What a cute post.
Posted by: ashley | May 12, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Lovin' the Fat cake! You did such a good job! And I so wish I had thought to do that with my boys (the monthly picture) - its so neat to look over the whole year and really be able to see how much he's grown!
Posted by: ren | May 12, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Happy Birthday, Cutie! Your birthday cake looks awesome (and probably those ears taste better than the ones on the stuffed Fat).
Posted by: Kate P | May 12, 2008 at 12:26 PM
Wow, AWESOME job on the cake! I'm glad you went with Fat the Bunny. Hope Jack had a wonderful first birthday!
Posted by: Shelby | May 12, 2008 at 01:04 PM
Happy birthday, Jack! Love the pictures, he is so cute as always. I'm so impressed with the cake!
Posted by: Tara | May 12, 2008 at 04:26 PM
Man, I wish I had the skills to make an awesome cake like that.
I can't believe it has been a year already, and I bet you can't believe it even more. Jack is too cute for words! Give him a smooch for me!
Posted by: Arwen | May 12, 2008 at 05:12 PM
LOVE that cake and all the pics of course. Happy Birthday sweet boy!
Posted by: Laura | May 12, 2008 at 05:17 PM
We have 92 pictures of Jack from weeks 1-4 and maybe 7 from month 11. It happens. They get more interesting to actually play with! Who can sit around taking pictures all day?
Your baby is adorable and the cake is AWESOME. I am very very impressed.
Happy Birthday, Jack!
Posted by: Dr. Maureen | May 12, 2008 at 06:01 PM
That's awesome! I love to see how big he's gotten over the year. Happy Birthday Jack! Did you ask your guests "white meat or dark?" Haha! Great job on the cake.
Posted by: Dooneybug | May 12, 2008 at 06:14 PM
AHHH! The nine-monther was the clincher. That is one cute boy!! And one red couch!! :)
LOVE the cake. Want to EAT the cake!
Posted by: Manda | May 12, 2008 at 09:31 PM
That is a truely amazing cake!
Happy birthday to Jack!
Posted by: Antonia | May 13, 2008 at 04:41 AM
Wow, kudos on the FAT cake. I'm in awe of your cake-making skilz. I'm also struck by how quickly Fat the Bunny shrunk over 12 months. Happy Birthday to Jack!
Posted by: Lisa | May 13, 2008 at 06:50 AM
The cake looked great! Happy birthday to Jackson!
Posted by: Carrie | May 13, 2008 at 09:15 AM
Holy Cake Batman! That is an AWESOME Fat the Bunny cake!!!! Happy Birthday to Jackson!!!
Posted by: Christina | May 13, 2008 at 12:42 PM