Von is one! Aaron and I were saying yesterday that this has been the happiest year of our lives. Being parents has deepened our love for each other, and Von has brought so much joy into our home. At one, Von has eight teeth--four on top and four on the bottom. He weighs around 22 pounds, which is around the 50th percentile for weight, and he is close to 32 inches long, which is around the 90th percentile for height. He sleeps 12 hours a night and plays in his crib in the morning for 30-40 minutes before calling out to me. He still takes two naps a day. For breakfast, he eats three cups of baby oatmeal and half a cup of applesauce. At lunch, he eats two fruits and a baby yogurt with baby cheese puffs afterward. After his nap, he gets graham crackers for a snack. For dinner, he eats two meats and three to five veg followed by baby cookies. He has weaned himself and refuses cow's milk, so for now we are giving him vitamin D drops. The doctor is not concerned, which is a relief to us. He loves to play in his playpen and watch "Thomas the Train Engine." His favorite activity, though, is going for walks. He absolutely LOVES being pushed in the stroller--the longer, the better. He is a champ in the nursery at church and is becoming more and more social.
The Saturday before Von's and my birthdays, Aaron had planned a fun day away in Pueblo. I have been wanting to get to the river walk, and he knew of a couple delish restaurants to try. We had planned to meet up with Bob and Deanne, who were spending the weekend nearby. But a few days beforehand, I got a sinus infection and Von came down with a high fever. He wanted to do nothing but cuddle with Mommy, so I knew he really didn't feel well. On Von's actual birthday the next Wednesday, we were driving to Texas to go to celebrate Aunt Vicki's life with family. We were obviously gone that Saturday as well. The next Saturday when we were home, we all three had colds! So we were unable to celebrate Von's birthday until this weekend. We opened all his presents and then he tried his first cupcake. I apologize for the length of the first video--I had no idea how long it would take him to actually taste the cupcake!
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| Pre-cupcake picture! |
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| Von didn't appreciate Papa's keeping his hands away from the flame! |
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| So at the end of the day, Von actually did enjoy his cupcake. |
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