Anderson Turns 1!

Anderson turned 1 this past Thursday, Sept. 4.  We had already celebrated his birthday with my family the weekend before, but I couldn’t not celebrate his birthday on the real day. So, we had our neighbors, the Sperrys, over for cupcakes and presents.  Anderson dug in to his cupcake like he was an old pro.  We’ll probably celebrate his birthday one more time this weekend when Tyson is home so that Tyson can see Anderson smash the cake.

At Anderson’s 1 year check up, he weighed 23 lb 12 oz (85%), was 31 inches tall (90%), and had a head circumference of 47 inches.  Just for comparison, here is how Anderson measures up to his brothers:

Jake: 23 lbs 14.5 oz and 30.5 inches

Walker: 24 lbs 8 oz and 32.5 inches

Anderson: 23 lbs 12 oz and 31 inches

For the record, I took Anderson to the doctor a few weeks ago for a sick visit and he weighed 24 lbs 8 oz.  It was the same scale and all, so he’s obviously lost a little weight.  The doctor thinks it was the sickness plus the transition from formula to milk and bottle to sippy cup.

Speaking of bottles and formula, Anderson has definitely been giving me a run for my money in trying to transition to milk and a sippy cup these past few weeks.  I finally just went cold turkey on his birthday and cut him off from bottles and formula, and he did just fine!  Whew!  What a relief to be done with that!

What else is going on with Anderson?  Well, he’s definitely not walking; he has just started really standing alone this past week, so I guess it will probably be another month or so before he walks.  He’s not as big of a talker as his big brothers were- he says mama, da da, bye bye, hey, and dah (which stands for dog and ball).  He mainly just sits there and smiles or sucks his thumb (woe is me on that dang thumb).  Let’s see, other than the normal stuff babies do at this age, here are some things that stand out to me: he is a HUGE mama’s boy who insists on being held all the time, prefers going to men than women, would be attached to my leg if he could, refuses to have any kinds of attachment object and will throw everything out of his crib if you try, would suck his thumb 24/7 if I let him, has 7 teeth, LOVES to dance (he shakes his head side to side while popping his booty at the same time), calls Jake “da da,” seems to be really tough and will let his brothers know when he wants to be left alone, calls my phone “da da,” and has the most awesome receding hairline for a 12 month old.  And as far as his personality, I think Anderson falls in the middle- he’s not as laid back and as easy-going as Walker, but he’s not as stubborn and determined as Jake.

Ok, I'm tired of writing.  I'll write more later.  Ha!  Happy birthday, Anderson!!