1 Year Check Up

On Tuesday, January 23rd I took Caden for his 1 year check up. He did great despite the fact that we had to wait over an hour to see the doctor. It is a lot harder to keep him occupied while we wait then it used to be. He weighed 23 lbs 2 oz., which is in the 52nd %. His head circumference was 19", which is in the 72nd%. He is 30 1/4" long, which is in the 64th %. The doctor joked that he was going to be very smart since his highest percentile is for his head! His percentiles kinda surprised me because to me he seems very chubby, but actually he is quite average.

Some things that he's up to lately:

* Standing Unsupported and clapping for himself

*Giving High 5's

*Exploring anything and everything that is in his reach

*Making "motor boat" noises with his mouth

*Taking his hands across his lips while making sounds

*Learning to drink milk from a sippy cup

*Eating very little baby food

*Loves chicken parm, but will eat ANYTHING. We have yet to find anything that he doesn't like!

Here's an adorable picture that we took of him on the night of his birthday while he was opening gifts from his Daddy and Mommy.

Caden's 1st Birthday Party - VA Version

Caden's party at our place on Fort Eustis was on January 23rd at 3 pm. It wasn't nearly as big of a party, which was good because our place here isn't nearly as big! We still had a lot of fun though. I decided to make him cupcakes this year for this party. I had a blast making them while he was napping. Might me something I could get into one day.

My Cookie Monster Cupcakes

A close up.
Andy said they were very yummy :)

The set up

The Birthday Banner

Our "Diaper Baby" ready to dig into his cupcake.

Attacking the marshmallow eyes with no problem.
We did take the "mouth" (cookie) off his cupcake before giving it to him since it was too hard for him.

Chowing down

After he finished his cupcake we were able to give him a wipe bath.

Then he went back to playing.

Playing with Uncle Nathan

Caden's 1st Birthday Party - PA Version

Caden's First Birthday Party was in Waynesboro on Saturday, January 16th at 7 pm with all of our family and a few friends. We had a great time and Caden had a ball. He loved his cake and enjoyed opening his presents.

The table with his cake, the big cake, and plates.

Caden opening his presents.

For some reason he seemed to really get a kick out of cards. Not sure why.

Another card.

Playing with Aunt Anne and a puppet.

Very excited. Look at his expression :)

Love it!

He's got the sippy cup figured out!

Playing in his sand box/ball pit.

He loves to crawl into it head first.

Singing Happy Birthday to Caden!

Blowing out his candle

I knew he would be a mess eating his cake so I stripped him down to his diaper.

Boy, was I ever glad that I did that. You'll see why :)

Eating his cake

He ate all of the icing first. I think he has a major sweet tooth. Not sure where he got that from :)

He also pounded his cake then he would take a break and take a bite then go back to pounding.
It was quite funny to watch!

Once he was finished, he went straight to the bath tub. Two tubs of water later, he was finally clean!

All in all, the party was a success and he had a blast. Thanks to all of you that attended. I hope you had as much fun as he did!