Well, it came and went in a flash. Donny handled the day about the way we predicted he would: like a baby! Presents were a bit traumatic. He dislikes the sound of ripping paper, so he was not interested in opening his presents.
Once they were opened, he was semi-interested, but still unhappy enough to be a bit clingy. But then we set up the ball pit and he had a great time with his cousin Jack.
Cousin Katie liked the big ball. Great Grandma was the only one who got to hold her for very long. The two of them got along well - and matched perfectly!
Then it was cake time! I expected that he wouldn't dig in too much because he doesn't like to touch bananas or raspberries because they feel funny. Frosting was going to be way worse! But, just in case, I made him his own little yellow monster cake (with a little help from Grandma Whittaker) and Monster's Inc inspired buddies for the rest of the family.
He was more interested in his pretzel than the cake.
He removed an eye very quickly and looked around for help with the frosting on his fingers. I gave him a taste of it (which he liked a lot) but he still didn't want to touch it. He did chew on the hat for a while because the frosting on it was dried - but Grandma Whittaker had to convince him it was okay.
But that didn't last long. He was much happier when he was clean and eating his cereal and beans.
Here's what the cake looked like when he was done with it. The missing eye is all he gets credit for, the chunk of cake missing out of the top was done by his Mama who fed him a couple of bites. Cousin Jack did much better on his blue monster.
Here are a few more shots of the day to make your day cheerful!
Donny's buddy Chase came over for his party, and they had a good time together. The second picture of Donny doing his version of a kiss. A sitter taught him a Spanish command "Tope" which means "bump heads" or something similar. So he gently head bumps us to say he likes us. (Real kisses are all tongue, so I prefer this habit!)
His Great Aunt Kris delivered his dresser drawers which she had painted to match his bedroom set. We really love them!
He ended his day sitting outside on his new homemade monkey blanket with his beautiful Grandma and Grammy. He did not want to come back inside and go to bed! I did... but I'm still sitting here posting. I'm going to sleep now!
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