HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!! ~

Nathan turned 1 yesterday! Wow, I can't believe it. Where did the time go? And for those who were worried, I held it together just fine. I think Nathan might have been a little overwhelmed by all of the people, but someday he will understand what it's all about.

He had a Thomas the Train theme with a Thomas candle on top of his cake. He wasn't sure about the cake at first, but as you can see he finally got in to it. He almost shoved it on the floor, but Daddy caught it. We then had a big cookie instead of cake for everyone else.

Thank you to everyone for coming and the gifts you brought. Nathan has enjoyed all of them. He went to bed at 8 last night and decided at 10 that he just wasn't go back to sleep (not sure if he might have had a tummy ache from the frosting), so he played with some things last night and went back to bed at 11.

I think he is about 27lbs. and 31-32 in. He goes for his 1-year checkup tomorrow, so I will update after that.

11 Months Old ~

Nathan is now around 27 lbs and 31 in tall. He is ready to walk (or really close). He cruises around couches and tables and is getting pretty good at standing by himself.

Tooth #10 came in a couple of weeks ago. It's a dangerous place to go when we try and see if there are any new ones. He went to the dentist during Daddy's appointment this month. Dr. Benoit looked in his mouth and said everything looked good and to prepare for a lot of drooling and chewing on things with his molars coming in. He had to lay on his back and the dentist tickled him to get him to open his mouth. They said to come back in a year.

We made our first trip to the zoo this month too. We went with our friend and her son and nephew (who is 2 days older than Nathan). It was really cute when they both started to make noises and looked at each other like, "you do that too"?

He isn't sure about table foods very much. He does like toast, little bites of chicken, cheese and all of the Gerber bite size foods. He thinks the yogurt bites are funny. Not sure why. He doesn't want much to do with pieces of fruit, they are a little slimy.

He has become more vocal, we just don't know what he is saying. He is working on Bye-Bye (he has the wave down), Hi and Ozzy (one of our kittys).

We did dress him up last night for Halloween. We took him to a few houses of people we know, but didn't get any candy. He doesn't need to know what that is yet. He was Winnie the Pooh dressed as a bee.