It's funny how to a one-year-old his first birthday it just another day. To his parents it's an incredibly special day. Or that's the way it felt to me yesterday.
Benjamin rustled awake earlier than normal around 6:30 a.m. and wanted something to eat. I made a bottle of whole milk (I can't tell you how much I won't miss going to the store and spending $24.98 every fifth day for formula.) and some Cheerios.
I went out for a quick run so that I could be back in time to celebrate his birth at 8:24 a.m. It was all we could do to keep him around until then as he wanted to take a nap around 8:22 a.m.
"Yea! Happy birthday. You were born at this time. Ok let's put him to bed," was about how the celebrating went.
Later in the morning we had a date with the pediatrician for Benjamin's one-year check-up. He is right on track at the 50th percentile. He weighed in at 19 lbs., 12 oz. and was 29 1/4" long. The doctor said he was a little under the 50th percentile for weight but still fine. They attributed that to his activity now that he walks. And boy does he ever walk/run/fall down and do it all over again.
Cathy took the day off and we had planned to go to Sea World after his doctor's visit but the shots did in Benjamin. He was tired and just wanted to go home to sleep which he did for two hours.
Once he woke up we packed up the family and drove down to the community center to shoot some portraits. Well the talent really didn't want to sit still and have his pictures taken. He wanted to chase his shadow around the soccer field (it was so cute watching run after his shadow).
Later in the evening Ryan and Kelly invited us over to their house to help finish with Bella's and Benjamin's leftover cakes. The two toddlers had a ball playing while the parents visited. It was really a great way to end Benjamin's first birthday.
It still sounds awkward to say, "I have a one-year-old."
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