Happy Birthday Baby Boy!

Oh. My. Goodness. My little Monkey is 1!

Actually, he is 1 year and about 2 weeks, because I am terrible about updating this blog- but you get the idea.

I have absolutely no idea where the last year has gone. He is growing up so fast- it's exciting, but very sad.

Updates from his 1 year visit:

weight- around 21 lbs. (OK- I missed this one- but I do know it's between the 10-20th percentile.

height- 29 inches

Other 1 year updates:

walking- everywhere! all the time!
talking- still babbling, but understands a lot of what we say!

teeth- 8 at his birthday, working on 2 more now (both molars- yikes!)

favorite TV show- still Imagination Movers- we are a family of Gear Heads!

ears- getting tubes later this month.

James loves music- all kinds, and he loves to dance. He loves his sippy cups, although we still give him milk and stage 2 formula in his bottles, just to be sure he's getting enough. His weight has started to drop off the curve a little bit, so we're extra careful about his caloric intake. Just precaution.

He LOVES to take baths, but gets really distracted in the baby pool- he keeps trying to climb out to get to everything else in the back yard!

In general, a wonderful, busy, busy, BUSY, happy, funny, lovable little Monkey! And we are blessed to have him!

James chillin' in his new "Big Boy" chair from Grandmother and Granddaddy, watching Movers.

The Ducky Cake!

My first attempt at a cake, and I a very proud! (I had a lot of coaching! Thanks Grandmother!)

The cake table!

Eating birthday cake! Well, birthday ice cream, at least!

The ducky carnage. Notice that all of the cake remains. James ate nothing but ice cream and icing! But it was cute!

James and his buddy Hobson in the pool.