Elizabeth's Baby Food Review: Episode 9

Hello adoring viewers! Welcome to a very special episode of Elizabeth's Baby Food Review.  I'm Elizabeth, and today I'll be sampling something called birthday cake.  You see, I've been around for a year, and apparently that warrants consumption of some specific thing, according to the servants.  They've been making lots of preparations and wrapping boxes and things in paper and I don't know what it's all about, but it keeps them busy.

Ok, so here's a picture of this cake thing I'm supposed to eat.  The servants took forever to get it out, and I have no idea why because as you can see, there isn't exactly some intricate artwork going on here.  I was told that the thing sticking up out of it is a candle and that it will be lit on fire.  That doesn't seem like such a good idea to me, but the servants keep telling me that we are going to blow it out and that it won't catch the cake on fire, nor will I have to eat fire.  I'm not sure why we're bothering, if it's just going to be extinguished almost as soon as it is lit, but whatever. These servants are pretty weird, so I don't know why I'm surprised by their strange rituals.

Hmm...well, after poking this weird white stuff, I'm not feeling any more confident about this, but I'll risk a tummyache for my beloved viewers.

Oh my. I say, that's not bad at all.  That's fairly delicious, I must admit.  The cooking skills of the servants are always a little dicey, but this white stuff is pretty nice.

So this servant says that I'm not actually eating any of the cake part--apparently there's something under this nice white stuff, and he's determined that I try some of that.

Hmmm...the combination of textures is very interesting.  That stuff is more dry and crumbly and the white stuff is moist and fluffy.  Hand over the spoon!

 

Mmm....this is so goo---do you hear that? One of the servants is nattering on about how I need to work on my skills with using utensils this year. I don't know what else they want me to do--I'm doing great, see? 

What do you mean I'm not supposed to get food all over my face when I eat? Maybe you're the one doing it wrong, ever consider that? 

 

Oh goodness. Oh my.  I must say, this stuff is rather rich.  But...soooo good! I can't stop now!

Ugh.  Man, I don't think I can keep this up.  Why did the servants give me such a huge serving?

 

Well, I think I have to call it quits on this.  Cake is delicious, but tiring to eat--I think I need a nap.  Happy birthday to me.

Mother's Note:  Elizabeth seemed to enjoy her cake very much, though she couldn't make much of a dent in it (which was fine--we didn't want her to get a tummyache!).  A fun night was had by all!

 

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!

So June 26th was Elizabeth's first birthday! We've been pretty busy and I haven't had a chance to post the pictures from that momentous day until now (I'm posting from Michigan, where we're visiting my in-laws).  Much fun was had by all, and I'll be posting a special episode of Elizabeth's Baby Food Review with more pictures from that day, after this post. 

Here is a picture of the birthday girl that morning (the bow did not last long):

 

And here is a picture of her sitting with Daddy beside the table with her gifts, ready for the afternoon's festivities:

 

And here is a better picture of that table, complete with gifts and cards from her adoring fans:

Here's a picture of the cake (before the destruction):

 

And here's a picture of Suzie begging for cake:

 

And one of Elizabeth's tranquil face as she bathes in frosting:

Mmmm sugar....

Some new facts about the birthday girl:

• She can mimic eating with utensils, but she hasn't figured out that the spoon works best if it is turned a certain way, etc.
• She does very well drinking with a straw--better than with a sippy cup, in fact.
• She still hasn't said any real words, though she does spout quite a bit of gibberish on a routine basis.
• She is doing very well with petting the dogs, and sometimes Suzie will even turn over to let her pet her belly because she does such a good job. 

This isn't exactly a new fact, but she's ridiculously adorable and tons of fun.