Birthday Dinner

We went to Sho Gun last night for Tripp's birthday dinner with Aunt B, Uncle D, V and Little D. Thankful they brought their camera, as I did not on purpose because of my lovely pink eye that makes me look like I was punched in the face. But I had my sunglasses on hand so we did get one family picture on Tripp's birthday :). Tripp loved it when they put the hat on him and sang, it was really cute, he was smiling the whole time. Then he decided to clap at everything the rest of the night, as you can see in the below photos.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BOY!!!!

We love you!

Day Two...

...operation get rid of paci...sucessfull!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo!!!!! Last night he went to bed without his paci just as easily as the night before but he woke up in the middle of the night and it took a lot of will power to not just give in and give him his paci. I picked him and up and rocked him, while he was crying, for about 20 minutes and never gave in...and sure enough...back to sleep he went! So my conclusion about his paci addiction being partly our fault is confirmed, oops!

Our Baby is Not Such a Baby Anymore

Our two day shy of being a one year old has made the transition from baby to one year old successfully!!! He:

1. Drinks 2% milk, not formula
2. Uses a sippy cup, instead of a bottle
3. Sleeps in his crib
4. Takes one nap a day, most days
5. Is in process of losing the paci
6. Says, "mama, dada, dog, hi, duck" and a couple other random things
7. Is learning how to walk, any day now we will have a walker
8. Faces forward in his car seat

We are so proud of our little man!!

Night One...

...operation get rid of paci...successful!!!! Since Tripp is now one, well almost, we have decided it is time to get rid of the paci, the only problem is he really likes it, especially at bed time. Last night I picked him up to put him to bed, for the first time with no paci, and he was pretty fussy about it. Then I went in his room and turned some music on and he was happy and went to bed within 5 minutes. As much as I hate to admit it, I am pretty sure we relied on the paci as much as Tripp did. Usually before bed we would just automatically pick him up and give him his paci, oops.

Happy Birthday Baby Boy!!!

Holy hell, we blinked and our baby turned one! We celebrated Tripp's first birthday, and his cousin Violet's third birthday, this weekend with a pirate themed bash at the house. The pirate ship watermelon is courtesy of Pawpaw, he did a wonderful job!!! We got Tripp a blow up pirate boat for the backyard, which he absolutely loves, except when people are around! He wanted nothing to do with it on his birthday, but when we let him swim in it before he loved it. All and all it was a great party and Tripp had a blast...he stayed up until ten playing with all his new toys! Tripp and his cousins Ty and Drew hunting for treasure...that is Ty dressed like a pirate :)

Birthday girl and her new scooterArrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhTripp definitely enjoyed his party but I am pretty sure he would have been just as happy if we had just filled the house with balloons and called it a day! Who knew he would love balloons so much!He also thinks cake is pretty awesome!!!! It was hilarious watching him dig in, he couldn't get it in his mouth fast enough, evening using both hands!

Birthday boy and girl getting a bath after the cake mess!!

BIG BOY

I took Tripp to the doctor yesterday for a runny nose, we wanted to make sure he was healthy for his birthday party this weekend. We went to a new doctor because his regular doctor was full. The new office is Windrose Family Medical right next to Tripp's daycare. It was very nice, no one was there and it was close to home, all pluses! Since it was a new doctor they wanted to get Tripp's stats, he is still a big boy - in case you couldn't tell :)

At 11 months:
your child is 24.5 pounds, and that is at the 94th percentile for weight.
your child is 31.75 inches, and that is at greater than the 97th percentile for height.