This year has gone by in a whirl wind! Maddux is officially 1 year old and happy as ever! We went to his 1 yr. appointment today, and he is still considered a small boy. He weighs 18.8 lbs. and is 28 and 3/4 inches long. His weight is still in the 5th percentile, but he is in the 15th percentile for his height. So, at least he is gaining in one department! His head is also in the 30th percentile. He's got a big noggin!! We also noticed, today, that he has another tooth, so that makes 5 now! No wonder he has been drooling a ton lately!
We also had a blow out birthday party for him on Saturday! All of our friends came over to help him celebrate! They showered him with gifts, watched him open presents, and smash his cake! He had trouble getting started on the cake, but Sam helped to spread things around. Once he got the hang of it, he was covered in chocolate. Sam made a baseball cake for him and his Auntie Gin got her sister to make this amazing monkeys playing baseball cake! They were both fabulous!! Aunt Gin's cake was simply amazing though, with fondant monkeys holding baseballs and bats wearing baseball caps! We really appreciate her sister for making this really professional looking cake! Everyone was extremely impressed!
We also had a blow out birthday party for him on Saturday! All of our friends came over to help him celebrate! They showered him with gifts, watched him open presents, and smash his cake! He had trouble getting started on the cake, but Sam helped to spread things around. Once he got the hang of it, he was covered in chocolate. Sam made a baseball cake for him and his Auntie Gin got her sister to make this amazing monkeys playing baseball cake! They were both fabulous!! Aunt Gin's cake was simply amazing though, with fondant monkeys holding baseballs and bats wearing baseball caps! We really appreciate her sister for making this really professional looking cake! Everyone was extremely impressed!
We also had a small little party last weekend for him with our Atlanta family! This was his real first time to have cake! Again, he really wasn't sure what to do with it, but he seemed to like it! He was again showered with gifts, balloons and lots of love! We are lucky to have a second family here to dote on the munchkin!!So, that's really all for now! Maddux gets around really fast, but he is still cautious when it comes to walking. He'll walk around holding the furniture and our hands, but he refuses to let go yet! It will come in his own time, at least that is what everyone keeps telling us! It's just hard when all the other kids we know started walking before they were 1! In any case, we wait patiently though I am sure this is actually more convenient for us at the moment so we aren't having to chase him around everywhere!! Well, until a later date! I hope this finds everyone doing well and as blessed as we are! Until next time....
