The life of a 1 year old!


Sunday was David's "official" birthday, so as a small family of four we celebrated again with the cupcakes I saved from the birthday party. This time David was much more into his cupcake! He didn't necessarily eat it, but he didn't mind running his fingers through the mess and clapping crumbs everywhere! Dina calls the pictures above his "devilish grin" because he knows Mommy gets to clean up the mess!
He had his one year check up earlier this morning. He received three shots (and he is cranky today and won't nap well). He weighs 21 pounds and is 30 inches tall! They keep telling me at the doctor's office he is going to be a big boy when he's older. He seems to be doing well and pretty soon he'll start walking. David seems to do things at his own rate. It's very funny because now that he's on whole milk, he refuses to drink it cold since he's used to formula at room temperature. We were recommended to start it out as room temperature and gradually decrease the warmth to get him used to cold milk! It really is true that all kids are different! A lot of things that were true with Katarina are almost exactly the opposite for David! LOL! :)

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Unknown said…
We can't wait to meet the birthday boy! We are happy to hear his first birthday was so nice.
April 22, 2008 at 7:57 PM
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