Jack's First Birthday Party

So, Jack turned the big "1" yesterday. We had a fun day together...minus the visit to the Doctor and four immunizations. He was able to go to school for a couple hours and even had a little party there. Then we went to lunch at Chik-fil-a (he loves the chicken) and watched the older kids play in their indoor play area. Then to the doctor for a quick wellness exam. Jack currently weighs 25 lbs 6 oz (85th percentile), is 33 inches long (still off the charts) and has a 97th percentile noggin. While he was getting weighed at the office, he started dancing along with a singing snowman they had positioned near the scale to keep the kids from wandering off while they are trying to weigh them. His nurse was so entertained by Jack's cool moves that she went to get a couple of the other nurses and Jack's doctor to come and watch him. This kid loves to dance.

Then it was time for the BIG Birthday bash!! We had about 12 people over and Jack opened presents and had cake and ice cream (which is a big deal...because usually mom says "no sweets"). He wasn't great at the present opening thing because he was quickly distracted by what was inside each package and then wasn't really interested in opening the next one. We made it through them, though, and he came out with some really fun stuff.

Anyway, here's a quick update on what Jack is doing now that he's 1 year old. He's cruising everywhere...but still not walking...although he has taken a few steps. He chatters all the time and there are now several words that we can actually make out. He loves words that start with a "B" such as "ball", "book", and "bubble". He also says "cup" but it sounds like "bup". And then of course he can say "mama" and "dada" and "ba-bye". Speaking of cup, we've been completely bottle free for 5 days now! It actually was a pretty smooth transition once we made it through the first few days. He's drinking real cow's milk now, too (he was on soy formula)...and we've found that his tummy is doing remarkably well. His diapers are a little smellier these days...but I guess that's just party of growing up and eating real foods. He loves to make music with any thing that could possibly become an instrument. And he's learned how to climb up and slide down the cool castle slide at his preschool this week. He's such a busy boy! So, here's to Jack and his 1 year birthday! Thanks for helping us survive this first year. It has been so fun!