The Harrell Family: Boy's 1st Birthday and 1 year old stats!

On August 13th, Wade and Brody turned 1 year old! We had our afternoon ruined by a Dr. appointment with shots. I have never heard the boys cry as hard as they did that day. They were sobbing and inconsolable, especially B-man. Thank God my Mom was with me...it was such a long visit, because Dr. Keefe did their 12 month screening, and then the nurse topped it off with 3 huge shots. She said, you might want to grab his arms and legs, these burn. Great. Just great. And boy, did they ever burn. Good news is they are right on target for all of their skills that they should have accomplished to date, plus more! That makes a Mama proud!

We started a little tradition...we woke the boys up, singing Happy Birthday and camcorded the event...and polished the day off with pizza!

Here is a pic of the boys, before the shots, fighting over who gets to sit in the waiting room chair:

Wade Aubrey at 1 year old:

26.6 pounds 90th percentile

31 1/4 inches long 95th percentile

Head is about 80th percentile

8 teeth

Taking anywhere from 4-12 steps

Is becoming crazier by the day

Very picky eater

On Singulair for allergies...didn't have a chance in this family!

Is quite the cuddler

Very laid back

Studies toys and objects

The best sleeper in the world

Is going to be VERY tough to get off of the bottle, of milk that is...

Loves to be the center of attention and has turned into such a ham!

Brody Lee at 1 year old:

25.14 pounds 85th percentile

31 1/4 inches long 95th percentile

Head percentile is not even on the charts...poor guy takes after his Mama!!

8 teeth

The best furniture walker around and is standing on his own

Is partial to people he knows

Will eat just about anything and everything!

His hair is becoming kind of curly and wispy

Would rather stay up and play than go to bed

Is a great mimicker and loves to copy things that people do.

Has mastered bye bye, high five and says Mama, Dada, bye bye, ball, hello, Nana, Nite Nite, yummmmm, etc...

Aunt LoLa and cousin Jon came up for a quick visit and we were able to see them for a couple of hours Friday afternoon. They stayed in Destin for the night and we went over to swim in the pool!

Aunt LoLa and Wade

Nana and B-man

Mommy and Brody

Their 1st birthday party went off without a hitch and a great time was had by all! We ate and played and explored and giggled and screamed and cried and crashed very hard at the end of the day! Thank you to everybody who was able to make the party and help us celebrate the 1st year of Brody and Wade's life!!! Thank you Lynnette for taking pics..LOVE THEM!

We tried to give them cake, and once again, they did not like it. Oh well...Wade tried to throw his on the floor and Brody screamed and wanted out of his highchair (he does not like large crowds and becomes very clingy):

Pirate cake and their smash cakes!