12 Month Physical

Today Nathan had his 12 month physical at Kaiser. I am happy to report that he was declared to be in "perfect health" and is now 31 inches tall and weighs 24.1 lbs. The downside to being so healthy is that he was cleared to receive 4 shots and have his blood drawn for a complete blood count. The shots weren't so bad, but it was a different story with the blood. I had to hold his little arm down while his blood was drawn...that was a hard thing for me to do since I can't even stand to have my own blood drawn. Nathan cried during the process, but I am happy to say that he recovered very quickly and was his usual happy self by the time we got to the car. As long as Nathan stays healthy, we don't have to go back to the doctor's office for another 6 months. Yay!

Here's a picture of Nathan's left arm. You can kind of see the bruise from the needle. What a brave little guy.

Happy 2nd Mother's Day

Nathan decided that for Mother's day this year that he would lend a helping hand and he was going to be as helpful to mommy as possible. Needless to say he was extremely helpful except in the morning where he got a little over excited about things.

Nathan told me to write to everyone that he has had a great first year and that his mom is doing a great job. He also wanted to wish a Happy Mother's Day to his Grandma's and Great Grandma's in San Diego, Fresno, Caldwell(Idaho), Bakersfield, and Joseph(Oregon).

We hope that everyone had a Happy Mother's day and we know without mom's the world would just be a mess. Happy Mother's Day!

Still Celebrating Nathan's Birthday

The celebration of Nathan's first birthday continued on Sunday when his Grandpa David and Grandma Carolina drove up from San Diego for his birthday. Nathan's Uncle Jamey & Auntie Summer were also in attendance and we had another family party for Nathan. The menu included Nathan's hot dogs (of course) and cupcakes. Nathan had a wonderful time and he seems to enjoy celebrating his birthday.

Happy Birthday Nathan!

It's hard to believe that Nathan was born one year ago. It seems like only yesterday that I was at the hospital getting yelled at by the oompa loompa nurses to "Push Harder!" This past year has been so much fun, and Joey & I look forward to many more years with our little Nathan. We already started to celebrate on Sunday with a small party up in Clovis with Grandpa Paul, Grandma Sue, Uncle Paul and Auntie Lauren. Nathan got his first taste of sweets with his birthday cake and he definitely seemed to love the chocolate cake! We'll continue the festivities this weekend with another party in Nathan's honor.