Perhaps I should start further back, seeing as it has been two months since my last post, but I am just too excited to post about his birthday! We have a 1 year old!!! Can you believe it? I can't. Crazy.
His birthday was lots of fun, and he was in a good mood all day (he's had a lot of grouchy ones lately). Jadon had the day off so we all went to CiCi's Pizza and ate yummy food and played some arcade games. We even took pictures in the photo booth! Then we went to Toys R Us to get his birthday balloon and buy him a toy. He loved every minute of the day. On our way out for the day we stopped to check the mail and he had a birthday card from Great Grandma and Grandpa Walters, so on the way home we stopped by to see them. He had lots of fun with them.
We had a bbq for him on Saturday at our home which turned out really well. Jadon got a grill for his early Father's day present and tried it out for the party. We also got an outdoor swing which is awesome to have. Tavius always wants to go outside so it is nice to have something to do other than stand on the porch.
For Mother's day Jadon bought me 2 dozen roses and a beautiful figurine made by Willow Tree of a mother holding a baby that looks about Tave's size. Tavius loves my flowers. For days he would ask to hold one and I kept saying "no", but I eventually let him and he loved it. Then I found a trail of red rose petals from one room to the next and the were turning my carpet red where he crawled on them!
Jadon also bought me a bouquet of tulips (and a purple flower I don't know the name of) for Tave's birthday to congratulate me on having a one year old. He also bought me the new Winnie the Pooh movie the night before Tave's birthday. It is seriously the cutest movie ever! I have been wanting it for a while and now we watch it about 3 times a day! Tavius loves the music and for his birthday we bought him some little Winnie the Pooh figures that he loves.
His doctor appointment was the day after his birthday and he got his one year shots (so sad!) and we found out he needs to go to a Vision Specialist as well as a Geneticist, so we are waiting on those referrals. This kid has already been to a Physical Therapist and now we are adding two more specialist and he is barely a year! I am thinking he is going to be a handful. He did really well with his shots. The nurse made me hold his legs which was so sad, but he didn't cry for very long after, and he didn't get a fever or anything so that is good.
He weighs 18 lbs 10 oz and is 31 inches long. The doctor is concerned that he has gained almost no weight in the last 6 months (about 10 oz), so she has instructed me to feed him things like cottage cheese and Greek yogurt to fatten him up. I think he just has my fast metabolism, so I'm not worried. Although it would be easier to find clothes that fit him if he would gain a little weight. Everything that is long enough is soooo wide on him he looks like he drowning in clothes!
Today is apparently the day he decided to really start walking. All day he has been walking everywhere. Still crawling a little bit, but mostly walking, so that is exciting! He has always crawled kind of sideways, and he walks kind of sideways, but I asked the doctor about it and she said there was no fluid in his ears so she didn't think it was an inner ear problem, so my guess is it is from his slight Tortecollis (which is what he went to Physical Therapy for).
Okay I will stop talking now and let you enjoy the fun pictures!
This car freaked him out once it started moving!
Playing the basketball game
Tave with the prize Daddy won for him
(He loves wearing his sunglasses! It is hilarious!)
Birthday crown and balloon at Toys R Us
(They announced his birthday over the intercom, too!)
Just a fun pic of the happy birthday boy!
Chowing down on cake
(I made these adorable little ice cream cone cupcakes but I don't have a good pic of them)
Jadon with his new grill
Just a fun pic of Tavius swinging at his grandma's house
