Mommy Said No!

Hank loves to go and pull plugs out of the sockets. Often I hear myself saying; "Mommy said No."
Hank still has a little bit of congestion left over from his cold, but is mostly 100% better. Late last week he had been running a low grade fever and Saturday he broke out in a rash. Brant was home with him for the day, because I was doing a "Girls Day Out." The Doctor on call said it was Roseola, which is common in babies and young children. By the time I got home it had started to clear and within a day or two was gone.
Yesterday Hank went with me and Brant's Mom to do some shopping in Lancaster. We had lunch at Cracker Brarrel. Hank loves to eat and enjoyed eating from both our plates. He also was enticed by the rocking chairs, so we found one just his size on the porch.

A Different View

Now that Hank is a year old his car seat could be turned around (he also had to be at least 22 lbs.) Today was the first day I rode with him with his car seat facing forward. It was really odd to see him facing this way. I was so used to seeing the back of his head. He also now really looks like a big boy! These photos are from this morning, on our way to meet my Mom. You can see Hank is still in his PJ's - Mom changes him later in the morning. Even without having to change him, I still manage to be late most mornings.

First Cold

Hank had his first cold this week. He started out with a runny nose and Monday night he had a lot of congestion and had a lot of trouble sleeping. We actually felt that was the worst night we ever had with him (as far as lack of sleep for us.) Friday I ended up taking him back to the Doctors (he had just been there Monday for his one year check up) because during the night he started with a cough. The Doctor said he has a virus and that the cough might be a mild croup. Now he seems to be getting better and last night slept all night in his crib - he has been sleeping with us all week. I also started with a cold during the middle of this past week. Both of my parents were sick, but are getting better too. A few weeks ago Brant was sick and finally was dx with Mono, but he has been doing a lot better the past week or two.

One Year Check Up

Hank is a healthy one year old. He had his one year check up today. He is 31 inches and 24.7 lbs. He was very squrimy on this visit and got very upset with his shots - 3 of them! Poor boy calmed himself down when Daddy took him outside. When we got home he took a ride in his new car outside and I gave him a treat of ice cream too.

Yum!

Party Time

Hank's Party was a great day. We had lots of friends and family show up to help us celebrate. Hank had lots of fun with all his presents and definitely with the cake!

Birthday Boy

On Friday, Hank's Birthday, I took the day off to spend with him. Right away he saw his Sesame Street ride-on toy we got him. He had fun playing with that. I also sang him Happy Birthday right at the time he was born, and placed a candle in an angel food cupcake for him. He really enjoyed being sang too, as well as the candle. For lunch we went to Chick-fil-a and had fries and chicken nuggets. The rest of the day we ran some errands getting things for his party on Saturday. His new Pediped shoes that I won on E-Bay also arrived in the mail. I have been busy ordering him some shoes. Now that Summer is coming to an end he can't run around barefoot anymore.