Happy Birthday!

We officially have a 1-year old! Where has the time gone? Well, when you're busy learning how to hold your head, roll, sit, crawl, stand, and walk, time certainly flies by! So here are the stats:

Dan currently weighs in at 25.8 pounds and is 31 inches long. He can wave, clap his hands, and raises his hands up because he is "So big!"

I'm 12 months old!

Along with turning a year old, he also caught his first "big" bug - hand foot and mouth disease. Our sitter had a neighbor watch her son the previous Saturday. The neighbor's daughter had just gotten over her case of HFM that she got from daycare. Well, the virus was still in the house so our sitters son caught it, who then shared it with Dan. Isn't that nice of him, sharing at such a young age!

Thankfully, HFM is a pretty harmless virus. You can read more about it HERE if you like. I'm also thankful that Dan hasn't developed sores inside his mouth. Our sitters son didn't eat for almost 2 entire days for that reason. However, because Dan has an active infection, we couldn't go to a birthday party for my friend's daughter "L" who also just turned 1. She was born 2 days after Dan was. It has been fun watching the two of them grown and develop at the same time! It is also crazy how big the "normal" range is with infants. Dan is towards the head of the curve while "L" is towards the middle/back of the curve with certain milestones. For example, Dan started walking at 10 months and one week. That same week, "L" started crawling. All normal!

Dan over the last 12 months

We are just about done with the basement remodel. Just a few more paint touch ups, some hardware on the closet doors, hanging pictures, then moving everything back into place. My Mom and Jeff will be coming down this weekend so maybe we can tackle some of the to-do list. Our downstairs bathroom is mudded and ready for paint. Tile is mostly picked out, as are the fixtures. Anyone want to come watch an adorable 1 year old so Mom and Dad can finish the remodel? Anyone? By the time you come he should be healthy again!

Oh well, you will just need to wait a little bit longer to see the after pictures. Take care, stay healthy, stay warm!