Our Life on Bentley Court: HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my precious Bennett!!!

Wow, the time has come and gone. His first birthday is now part of the past. I spent so long looking forward to that day and it came and went so fast!!! As I look back on the pictures that were taken Saturday during his party, Bennett looked more like a little boy than a baby. I can't believe it. While I enjoy him now more than ever, I sure do miss that sweet little baby.

Bennett's 1 year check up went really well, minus the 4 shots he had to get at the end. He did great when they had to prick his finger to check his lead level. He weighed in at 24 pounds 12 ounces and measured 29 3/4 inches long. In translation, we have a little chunk on our hands!! :) Dr. Delaney said he looked really good and was growing well. As far as food goes, he's free to eat just about anything. He did say he'd still stay away from peanut butter, but any thing else is a go! Bennett is a good eater and will eat just about anything still. He's gotten to be a pro at feeding himself and even using the spoon to feed himself. Mommy doesn't let him do that much because it makes a complete mess (I know, bad Mommy for not letting him do that, but I'm too much of a neat freak!).

Bennett is not quite walking on his own yet. He loves to explore, which we let him do. We close off our bedroom and kitchen and just let him crawl around. He'll go and check out the window and see what's happening outside. :) He loves dogs. Every time he sees one he starts laughing and smiling. It's really cute! :)

Friday, April 22, was Bennett's 1stbirthday. We started out by taking him to IHOP for his birthday breakfast. He loved his pancake- just plain though. He wasn't too crazy about the syrup. Then later that night we went to Chili's for dinner and there he had a small cup of icecream with chocolate syrup after dinner. :) Saturday was his big day. We had a cookout at my mom's house and invited some friends and family. We thought the party turned out well and we couldn't have asked for better weather! Our guests were able to enjoy the backyard and deck. Thanks to my brother, Russell, we ate delicious hamburgers and hotdogs for dinner, then chose to open presents before cake time! Bennett was lucky and got a lot of cute things for his birthday. He LOVES the Cozy Couple Grammy gave him. Jason took him around the entire block with him in that thing and he just sat in it and enjoyed the ride! He also loves the dino tent Noah gave him. :) He just kept squealing and laughing in that thing. It was so cute! After presents we let him dig into his cake! Surprisingly he liked it. In the end he had icing everywhere! :)

Enjoy some pictures from the past couple of days: