Jackson turned 2 on July 21st, Haleigh turned 1 on July 23rd and me, well...I turned 28 on July 20th.
Me & my cake:
We have Jackson one of his gifts, a motorized tractor, on my birthday. I knew he would be inundated with gifts on his birthday so I wanted to break it up just a bit. He played and played with it. It ended up being my birthday gift, seeing him play and loving that tractor so much. No greater joy....
A cute picture of Dad and Jackson:
His birthday:
His own birthday cake to dig into (remember last year's cake)
Blowing out the candle on his cake
His "tractor" birthday cake for everyone else
Trying to blow out the candles
Blew the candles out (he got pretty good at it too!!)
Eating his cake
Opening up gifts:
The Whistle Bubble-blower
The shape sorter
Numbers Book
Remote controlled Bulldozer & Dump Truck (no other gifts mattered after these!)
Haleigh's birthday
Jackson blew her candle out...little booger!
Mark's replica with Jerry's eyes!
We had to entice her to eat the icing, she was afraid of the cake!
Then she went to town eating the cake...
And with all the celebrating, let us not forget Miss Priss, who smiles more than any baby I have ever seen in my entire life... Look at all the curl in her hair!!
Sitting up:
The girlies:
And pictures from Dan's flying last Friday:
I have a video of Dan flying as well and will post that in a few days.
Jackson and Audrey had their well baby check-ups today. It was his 2 year check up and her 6 month check up. Here are their stats:
Jackson -- 29 pounds (75th percentile), 35 inches (75th percentile), 50cm (60th percentile, I think!)
Audrey -- 18 pounds (90th percentile), 26 inches (60th percentile); Head circumference: 44.5 cm (95th percentile)
Dr. D said that he definitely feels like Jackson has Dan's build and will be tall and stocky. He said that now is when you really can start to tell what their height will be and their frame. They no longer have baby fat so it's easier to tell what their build will be. They did test Jackson's hemoglobin level and found that he is slightly anemic (not enough iron). I'm not totally surprised: he is the pickiest eater ever. So, I took the kids and we went to Walmart, got multivitamins with iron and bought a bunch of iron-fortified foods (cereals, bread, etc.) and iron-rich foods (cashews, beans, anything I could find that I thought he might eat). His level was 10.4, which is on the lower end of normal. I think 11 is on the low end of normal so he's just barely below that. Dr. D did not express concern, as we already had discussed Jackson being a picky eater. But I was concerned and the nurse told me about multivitamins and gave me a list of foods that are high in iron. Most multivitamins can't be taken until 2 so just about a week ago, I started giving Jackson one but it didn't have iron in it. Now he is taking a new one! It should be up within a couple months!
Audrey is just HUGE! She's almost off the charts in weight and her head circumference is practically off the charts. She's hitting her milestones WAY early but that is typical for a 2nd child. Dr. D was very impressed with her sitting up and pivoting while sitting up (apparently very advanced -- YAY Audy!). I expressed my concern over her weight and he said it was no indication of weight later in life. I, myself, was a chubaroo baby but still, she is big. She's really not fat, very solid and dense! She's healthy, she's happy, just a joy -- what more can you ask for?
Dan should be returning tomorrow from being on the USS Eisenhower. He's been doing his carrier landings since Sunday. We go on vacation Wednesday, August 6th and won't return until August 16th. So, if you need to reach us, call our cell phones. It's a much-needed vacation for the entire family. We are so looking forward to this!
Take care!!
1 comment:
wow, i can't believe your little girl is 1!!! i swear you just had her.
happy birthday to you all!
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