The Official Weigh-in

Everyone keeps asking, so I thought I would post the official results from the 1 year doctor visit.

Weight - 24lbs (67th percentile)
Height - 31 inches (I prefer to say "2 foot 7") (83rd percentile)
Head circumference - 19.25 inches (97th percentile)

Daddy is very proud of the big head...first thing he asked about. I am just hoping it is filled with more brains than air. ;O)

Happy 1st Birthday!

Sorry for the late post, but we have had a crazy week and our computer is down.

I am not sure if it is a result of Eric officially turning one or because the temper tandrums have surfaced and become more frequent, but it is starting to sink in that we no longer have a baby...we now have entered toddlerhood.

We decided to usher in this next great phase in our lives with a party with the family. All of the grandparents flew into Boston and we all drove up to Maine to take over at Dena and Matty's place once again. We had a fabulous weekend. The weather was perfect, the company kept us all laughing non-stop, our bellies were full of loads of seafood, and little man had a blast.

The highlights of the weekend....

- Father and Son matching outfits (At Doug's request...)

- A pretty impressive birthday cake (thanks again to Auntie Dena and Grandma Lohse...see more on http://www.syddesigns.com/)

- Presents Galore!



- Beach time

The weekend would not have been complete without the Grandpas teaching Eric a few things.

Grandpa Lohse taught Eric how to earn a little extra change for his piggy bank...

And Grandpa Wisch is getting Eric ready for the NFL with a little head butting...

A great 1st birthday with many more to come!

The Birthday Celebrations Begin

As many of you know, we are very fortunate to live in a fantastic neighborhood filled with lots of young families. Last year after Eric was born, a group of about 10 new moms started meeting up while we were on maternity leave to talk about baby stuff...you know, feeding, poop, sleeping (or lack of), etc, etc. Really, everything no one else wanted to hear any more about (including our husbands). In the process, we became good friends and we try to get our kids together for playdates as much as we can.

In celebration of their 1 year birthdays, we met up at one of our parks this afternoon for a little picnic and some playtime. We had a blast and it was so great to see all of the little ones. It has been so fun to watch them all grow from babies into toddlers. Wow! What a year!

This is a picture of all of them at Halloween and at their 1 year birthday party. Can you believe how much they have all grown!?