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| What a difference a year makes!!!!! |
It's hard to believe how fast this has happened. In what seems like a blink of an eye, Henry is 1! His birthday was Wednesday, and Laura and Reggie took the day off to spend with our little guy. The weather was beautiful, so we went on a long walk, followed by a couple of hours at the pool. After a long nap, we took him to BRGR, along with Aunt Jen, for his birthday dinner. As much as the guy hates veggies, he loves french fries! The restaurant even gave him ice cream with strawberry syrup at the end. Even more than the meal, he was enamored with the guy that brought his three kids that were all under the age of 5 (including one infant). On a side note, how that guy did it, I don't know. He deserves a medal. Henry just stared at his kids the whole second half of dinner.
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| Mmmmmmmm! |
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| What, no more ice cream?!?! |
Mom and Dad went to the Keith Urban concert on Friday with the Lorei's & Jenni Payne, while Grandma and Grandpa Anderson (who were in for Henry's b-day party) watched Henry for the night. Unfortunately for us, there was a large storm that must have woke Henry up at 5:00am. He was not going to go back down. Reggie stumbled downstairs to make a bottle, while Laura headed to the bathroom for aspirin before getting Henry :). Luckily, Grandma woke up about 6:15 and asked if we wanted her to take him, to which we said yes in our most relieved voice. I think that is the last concert we go to prior to a major child event.
Saturday was the big party. We had a number of Henry's friends and their parents over, along with all our family. Laura was able to borrow an inflatable waterslide from a friend at work. Luckily, it stopped raining about an hour before the party began so the kids were able to enjoy it. Laura and Grandma Anderson did all the decorations, and Laura's friend Jenny Thompson created a number of things for the party as well. The place looked amazing once Laura forced Reggie to move all our furniture on the bottom level of the house to the garage. As expected, Henry wasn't really into opening gifts. He would just get fixated on a particular gift and play with it as mom and dad opened gifts. He was particularly interested in a pushable hot rod from Laura's friends Sara and Elizabeth. Since his party, that hot rod has replaced the stroller as Henry's go-to vehicle for family walks around the neighborhood.
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| Really mom???? |
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| Too spoiled! |
At cake time, Henry wanted nothing to do with it and started to cry. While his mouth was open mid-cry, Reggie stuck some cake in his mouth. Once he figured out that it was tasty, he started to plow through the thing. Eventually, Laura had to stop him for fear of what the future might bring (sickness, diaper destruction). Plus, you shouldn't swim/go down the waterslide on a full stomach!
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| Very timid at first....... |
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| Knocking back some cake! |
Developmentally, Henry has set a new record for walking. He is up to 12 steps. Also, he has learned to high-five. He thinks it is really cool, and shoots you an ear-to-ear smile each time he does it. At his 1-year checkup, Henry's weight is 20lbs, 15oz (25th percentile), height is 29.5"(50th percentile), and noggin size is 18.75"(50th percentile).
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| Henry's new favorite toy - He loves to go cruisin' |
Saturday was the big party. We had a number of Henry's friends and their parents over, along with all our family. Laura was able to borrow an inflatable waterslide from a friend at work. Luckily, it stopped raining about an hour before the party began so the kids were able to enjoy it. Laura and Grandma Anderson did all the decorations, and Laura's friend Jenny Thompson created a number of things for the party as well. The place looked amazing once Laura forced Reggie to move all our furniture on the bottom level of the house to the garage. As expected, Henry wasn't really into opening gifts. He would just get fixated on a particular gift and play with it as mom and dad opened gifts. He was particularly interested in a pushable hot rod from Laura's friends Sara and Elizabeth. Since his party, that hot rod has replaced the stroller as Henry's go-to vehicle for family walks around the neighborhood.
