I can't believe my baby is 1! I've said that a lot lately. Pretty sure I am going to be one of those moms crying at the bus stop on the first day of school. Or perhaps even following the bus down the street and maybe even all the way to school. I'm so sentimental about my kids getting older...my babies!
Some of my reflections on Mr. Blake on his first birthday....I would say that Blake is easy going, unless it comes to food. Then he's not shy about yelling to let you know he's hungry. I think he'd eat constantly if I let him, maybe with a timeout to change dirty diapers. I think he's going to be a climber, I found him using the tea party chair as a step up onto the tea party table the other day. Then he's up there are all fours all proud of himself looking over at me. He loves balls and loves to play catch and climb stairs. He has an awesome belly laugh. In the morning right after he wakes up he usually will cuddle his head on my chest for a split second (maybe a couple times if I'm lucky) & it's the sweetest thing ever. He's crazy about his sister & sprint crawls into her room in the morning when she wakes up & then basically mauls her. Then they usually play a game where he knocks her paci out of her mouth, repeat, repeat, repeat (most of the time the game ends when he accidentally scratches her). He is so happy when 'Da' gets home from work, his little face just lights up. And last, but not least, he still is going thru separation anxiety. He usually just wants me to hold him - and I don't mind that one bit!
I'm so thankful to have a happy, healthy baby boy - what a blessing he is to our family.
We had a fun birthday weekend. Saturday was Blake's birthday, so Gabe made pancakes, we opened presents & then we packed up and headed North for cousin Stevie's wedding. It was Blake's first ride forward facing, which is so nice! I love being able to look back and see him & I think he really liked having so much to look at instead of just the back of a car seat.
I worked up quite a sweat trying to keep the kids quiet during the ceremony. Oh my goodness... who needs the gym? It was like a wrestling match trying to keep Blake wrangled in. Thank goodness Uncle Garet was sitting next to me to help. Campbell had a ball at the reception chasing her cousins around and dancing. Then Sunday was Blake's party at Grammy & Papa John's. Gabe and I enjoyed making a monkey cake, it turned out pretty good, so I think we're going to try to start making fun cakes like that for the kids' birthdays. The kids had fun with the monkey pinata & it was a gorgeous spring day, so nice to be outside! The party was nice, it was great to see everyone. It was a special treat to have Stan, Michelle, Emily & Ayla there.
Blake's 1 year well baby visit was today. Stats: weight 23.3 lbs (55%), height 31 inches (85%) & head size 19 inches (90%). (He's lean! Blake has the skinniest little legs & an awesome big baby belly that he sticks out when he tries to walk.) Crazy that he's increased his weight over 4 fold since being born. I told the doctor about the couple incidents following his eating soy so she ordered some blood work. We may have to go to an allergist & do a skin test too, but we'll see how the blood work comes out. I hope it's not an allergy! It was a tough appointment for Blake, 2 shots and 2 vials of blood drawn. Poor baby!
Here are some pictures from the birthday weekend:
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