Regan James 12 months old

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So Poor Mister Man had some fun shots at his WCC today. Other than that his appointment was great! Oh, Kaylee & Regan got flu shots too. Kaylee was SO excited to go to the Dr.’s (prizes) and was not pleased by that turn of events.

In the last two weeks Regan has gained 7 ounces!!!!! His B.V. is getting thicker and more like normal BM’s. We are SO happy/excited. He still is not really digesting the solids that he eats so we will see if Dr. K wants to still do the scope and biopsy to figure out why. Dr. M was very pleased with his overall health and improvement from our last visit with her. So YEA!

Today was fun because I get to compare his stats on his actual Birthday.

11/16/2010
Weight: 16 lbs 11 oz .20% (creeping closer to the 1%)
Height: 29.5 in 42%
Head: 17.5 in 7%

11/16/2009
Weight: 6 lbs 10 oz
Height: 18 in

It’s so nice to see that even with loosing weight he was able to gain 10 lbs this last year. And 11 inches in height. He is so amazing.

He is talking up a storm. His newest additions to his vocabulary:
Uh-Oh
TaDa!
a dun (all done)

He is real close to walking. Cruising along furniture. Walks while holding hands. Stands up in the middle of the room with no support to get up.

Eats the following solids:
sweet potatoes
potatoes
peas
green beans
butternut squash
carrots
bananas
rice
corn tortillas
kix
rice & corn chex
rice cakes
turkey
chicken
beef
tuna
pinto beans
black beans
And he does well and really likes a variety of seasonings (no salt yet) on his food. I am in LOVE with coconut oil as a butter substitute. So yummy, and very buttery tasting when melted. Try it!

This last year went scary fast. Hopefully this next year will be lots slower and we can just enjoy Regan without all the Dr. appointments. Because as much as we love all our Dr.’s we would LOVE to see them LOTS less.

HAPPIEST BIRTHDAY to our littlest Snuggle Bug. We LOVE you SOOOoooo much!!!!!

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Blessed

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A year ago today we were blessed with our sweet little Regan James. He was born at 10:04 PM on a Monday night. It was a “fast” Labor and delivery. Dr. H joked that I could either tell people that it was 5 months of labor or just a quick “active” 6. It was so nice only being in the Hospital for 6 hours (Kaylee was 23 hours) before getting to hold him in my arms. I yelled,”Holey Crow that was fast!” when our sweet nurse told us it was time to call Dr. H and to try NOT to push while he ran over (He was across the street). 15-20 minutes of pushing was all that Regan required (Kaylee was 2 hours!) of me. He was tiny and warm and all redheaded cuteness!

We had his party this last Saturday. It was fun. Regan got some real cute outfits. And some fun books and toys. He also got to have a special Regan friendly cupcake. He LOVED it! I tried one and didn’t care for it. Others that tried the special cupcakes said they were good. I also made regular cupcakes for everyone.

The Friday before party day Regan modeled the hat I made him. I used this tutorial here. I made just a few design tweeks, and it was SUPER easy. Now Mister Man cannot rip his hat off his head. I have given up on using his awesome Grandma Sapp hat. It’s only on his head for seconds before getting chucked. And with snow coming we needed a had that could be strapped on!

This was the mix I used for Regan’s cupcakes. Regan LOVED it so much.

Decorations.

Mama and Regan next to his Mama made cupcake piñata and decorated chair. His top had cute cute pants that went with it, but Regan had a B.V. issue right before the party. 🙁 Guess better before than during right?

Some party people.

Singing.

Kaylee blew out the candle for Regan just like we practiced. Such a helpful big sis.

At this point Regan I’m sure was wondering what was going on.

First bite of his wheat/dairy free cake and frosting.

He approves!

He ate that thing SO fast, and was SO happy about it!

Some party people eating goodness.

I LOVE the look of concentration on his face!

The mad dash for the goods.

Regan even joined in on the candy grab.

He wasn’t sure if he was allowed to grab the candy. Thus the face.

He spent time with my cousin Cristina playing with his new truck. They rolled it back and forth across the table for quite a bit. Regan had much fun.

The truck Jon and I got for him.

And finally this morning the birthday boy eating his special Regan friendly Mama made banana pancakes. It was his first time having pancakes, and he enjoyed them VERY much. I actually like how these pancakes taste. Poor Mister Man is having his WCC and shots this afternoon. Post to follow.

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Halloween: part 2 the carni and trunk-or-treat

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Kaylee was so funny doing the ring toss. She would walk up to the witches hat and place the ring on it. Ya. She earned/won that sticker prize! And Regan held the fishing pole for about 5 seconds before tossing it. But he enjoyed the stick whistle that we won from that game.

I only brought 1/2 the candy we bought. We bought a TON. It was gone in minutes. Jon had to run home (just a block away) and break into the locked house. The second 1/2 went just as fast. We headed home after we ran out of candy. Oh, and our 10 trunk decorations got an honorable mention, and a free ice cream cone! Next year we may put actual effort into it.

I took the children around to the very closes vehicles while Jon was breaking into the house. Dad was kind to tag along and snap some photos for me.

Regan I think had fun for his first Halloween experience. He sure enjoyed the way it ended. Although I ended up prying that Whopper out of his cold hands later that night.

Kaylee won a free frosty in a three way tie for her age group costume contest. So another BIG thank you to Auntie Jill!

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