Lil' Mans FIRST birthday!

After a beach vacation, 6 days of sickness, my computer running out of space....I am back up and running!!

We cancelled lil' mans birthday party the night before, but even though I was still not feeling well...that wasn't an excuse to not celebrate with just the three of us! We let him open some presents after he woke up and put on his 1st birthday shirt of course!

The theme of his party was going to be donuts, so what better way to celebrate than go to Krispy Kreme and give lil' man a taste of heaven! While we were telling lil' man all about KK's greatness, they gave us a donut hole to give the birthday boy - and...well...he put the entire thing in his mouth...

Then he wanted another one...

"Donuts, Donuts, Donuts"

On the way home we stopped and picked up the wagon that Mimi gave him! He is LOVING the wagon. He is NOT happy when we get him out of it. I can't wait until it cools off and we can enjoy it more...maybe even take it down to the river for a long walk!

We went for lil' mans 1 year appointment this week. And guess what? We still have a little bitty buddy on our hands!

Weight: 17 lbs 1 ounce

Length: 29"

Our doctor is concerned about his weight as he has lost a tiny bit since his sick appointment last month. He wants us to start feeding him a special shake with carnation instant breakfast in it! Crazy, right?!

Here is what lil' man is up to:

• He started crawling on his birthday! He hasn't mastered it yet, but every day he gets better. AND - the easy days are now O-V-E-R!
• He has started pulling up. He has mastered getting to his knees, but only gets all the way up to standing a few times a day. He still doesn't walk at all when standing and holding on to something...
• Suddenly vegetables are the LAST thing lil' man chooses to eat...he wants fruit, fruit and more fruit - especially blueberries!
• Reading is his favorite thing to do! Yesterday he crawled to me with a book in his hand and then sat in my lap! I love that reading is something we enjoy doing together.
• The laundry basket is also a new found toy! He puts everything in and and then takes it all out and pulls up on it!
• He drinks whole milk out of a sippy cup and has finally gotten good at tipping it back to get the LAST bit out!
• He likes to play pretend with the phone. He puts it up to his ear and babbles..

There is so much more fun stuff going on in his little life right now, but I won't bore you with any more :)

Happy birthday to the most amazing little boy! Thank you God for giving me the most precious gift!