TJ's B-day

Yesterday we went to TJ's birthday. TJ was born almost exactly 24 hours after Kahlil. It was a lot of fun to visit and spend some time in the park. Kahlil got to swing (which he loves) and teeter-totter (for the first time).

Then we came home and watched some football. Ernie was hoping Kahlil wearing the Raiders jersey from Uncle Dean and Aunt Tracy, the Raiders would actually win a game. That was not to be. But Kahlil still had fun wearing the jersey during the games. To practice walking, he 'chased' me around the house. The way his walking is improving, it won't be long before it will be a real chase!

Today Ernie spent the afternoon with Kahlil. Sounds like they had a pretty laid back time. Or they just aren't telling me what they got into. It was very sweet when I came home... Kahlil walked right over to me and gave me a big hug and sat in my lap for several minutes. He is usually such a Daddy's boy, it's nice to know he misses me too.

Grandma Ettie comes tomorrow. It should be a fun week for Kahlil.

The birthday week

Well, it was hard to give an update everyday this week so I'll do a quick week-long update.

Kahlil had his one year appointment on Thursday and it went well. Kahlil is 23.75 pounds (60th percentile) and 30.5 inches (75th percentile). This surprised me because he seems like a BIG and HEAVY boy. He also got his shots. It is heartbreaking every time that happens. But he is almost done with those for a while.

Other than the shots on Thursday, there were a couple big head bumps. Before we went to the doctor, he fell on his new cart and cut the inside of his lip. That bleed pretty good. Then in the afternoon while we were at the shop, he bumped his head on the metal chair leg. It caused a little red lump. And finally at home in the evening he fell again and got a little cut on his hand. Thank goodness Thursday is over!

Friday and Saturday were a little rough but not bad considering the shots, bumps/bruises, a new tooth, and a slight cold.

One of his new tricks is to get a bottle out of the recycling bin and hold it up for us to blow on it. He likes the sound it makes. After we blow, he holds the up to his mouth and hums. It's pretty cute.

We also think his first word will be/is 'shark'. He really likes the shark painted in his bedroom. When you ask him where the shark is he goes straight there and looks behind the door. He also says 'sh-ka' which is pretty close to 'shark'.

Today we are off to a friends first birthday... TJ was born almost exactly 24 hours after Kahlil.

First Birthday

Today was Kahlil's first birthday. What a difference a year makes!

Today was pretty much a normal day for us: work for Jay, Suzy's for Kahlil, and Soft Star for both Kahlil and I. But Kahlil did get some presents from the Salcidos and DeAnn while at Soft Star. He was quite taken with the flip-flop duck Tivi picked out for him. He also got presents and a cup cake at home. He was not very happy with the cup cake... In fact we got a lot of tears over it. But he did like the cart we gave him. Pretty much anything with wheels is a hit these days.

We will have a little party weekend after next. Grandma Ettie is coming out for the celebration.