All About the Birthday Boy!

Believe it or not, Nathan turned 1 last Monday! Crazy, I know. We were lucky enough to have Curtis' sister Becky and her 3 boys here to celebrate with us! We started the day with a trip to the pool (more on that another time), and then we had some friends over for cake and presents.

My sister Crissy goes all out when it comes to decorating cakes for her boys, so I thought I would give being creative a try. I picked something very easy, and still didn't do the best job, but I don't think Nathan minded too much :)

It took him a while to decide whether or not he was going to give the cake a try, but eventually the marshmallows on top won him over.


He ended up eating most of the marshmallows, leaving the cake virtually untouched.

After a while he decided he didn't like being messy anymore.

He was still a little upset when we started opening presents...

but the frown faded once he realized that there was fun stuff to play with inside the boxes!

He especially seemed to like this little number, compliments of his Aunt Alli!

We are so blessed to have such wonderful friends and family to share in this special day with us, whether in person, or over the phone. Nathan got lots of calls from family and friends who sang Happy Birthday to him, and even a video from his 2 year old cousin who sang his own rendition of "Happy Birthday".

It was a pretty fun day up until Nathan woke up from his afternoon nap with a fever. He has been pretty miserable since then with a fever off and on, a sore throat and an ear infection. I guess he just wasn't very excited about the idea of getting older, probably because he's feeling guilty because I keep telling him that he is not allowed to grow up. :)

Here is a bit about Nathan at 1 year:

height: 28.5 inches; 12 percentile
weight: 16 lbs 12 oz; 0 percentile
head: 46 cm; 37 percentile

He is getting pretty good at walking, but still prefers to crawl as his main mode of transport
His favorite place to play is in the dishwasher
His favorite food is yogurt, he would eat it all day every day if he could
He LOVES taking baths, and now likes to walk around in the bathtub and scare me to death
He no longer uses his pacifier! Woo hoo!
He is a pro with a sippie cup but prefers formula to milk
He is quite the little dancer, bouncing, bopping his head, and shrugging his shoulders anytime he hears music
He is quite the little talker, jabbering away LOUDLY any chance he gets, except around other kids for some reason
He is pretty loud in church these days, we usually have to take him out, not because he is crying but because he "sings" the songs very loudly and then continues to talk loudly the rest of the time
He is starting to "fight back" when he gets bullied by bigger kids, he used to just sit there and take it, now he will push back or cry, or both
He is still taking two or three naps a day and sleeping through the night, I couldn't get him down to one nap if I tried :)
However, here in good ol Arizona the sun comes up around 5 am, and Nathan likes to be up with the sun so the spring has brought some pretty early mornings (time for blackout curtains!)
He likes to bite
If you make a kissing noise he will open his mouth and plant one on you, sometimes his teeth get in on the action too
He claps anytime he hears or sees ANYONE clapping, even if it is on TV
He is very patient, he does not get frustrated when he falls 1000 times when trying to stand or walk, instead he just gets up and tries again
He is pretty good at passing balls back and forth
His favorite toy is my "Workout Carebear"
He loves his daddy


I am so sad that he is already 1 year old, but I can't wait to see his little personality really start to show in this next year!