Happy 1st Birthday Zachary

We already had his party, opened gifts, and tore into the chocolate cake. So when Monday came, it just felt like another day. However, it was Zachary's first birthday! It was a bittersweet day as we moved from all things baby, into official toddler-hood. Before every nap and at bedtime, I sang him "Happy Birthday", and he would look up at me with his beautiful brown eyes and laugh, like he thought I was singing him a silly, new song. Zachary is much different than Helaina, even though I know they will grow to be the very best of friends. He is very much a boy. He likes to bang, hit, and throw. But every 10 or 15 minutes, he'll take break, look around the room, and then run to us for a short hug before he begins playing again. When Helaina is sitting in our lap, he gets jealous and pulls her off so he can have a seat too.

Zachary had his 1 year well visit today. He's weighing in at 24 lbs 8 oz (73rd percentile). Not much more than his 9 month visit. Probably because he began walking shortly after that appointment and hasn't sat still since then. He's in the 78th percentile for height at 31 inches. Not quite as big as Helaina was at this age, but still a healthy boy. We are ohhh so close to being bottle free, and do nothing all day long, but chase Zachary around the house.

Yesterday we tried to capture Helaina's 3 year photos and Zachary's 1 year photos. The kids are adorable and Barb did a great job, but we were not successful in getting a picture of the two of them together. Maybe next time.