Wagon Time

Carlisle got a radio flyer wagon for his birhtday. He loves to push it around and especially loves to sit in it and have someone push him around. Henry came to play and the boys loved to push each other around- and in Henry's case, run the wagon around.

Another Ear Infection

I have not posted too much about Carlisle's trouble with his ears, however I need some advice. Carlisle has struggled with ear infections since he was born. It is a joke in our family that we are on a first name basis with our pediatrician, because we see him at least once a month due to Carlisle's ear infections. Carlisle got tubes and we thought that had done the trick... However, we only made it about a month without an ear infection. Luckily, for the most part, the ear infections do not bother Carlisle. He does not run a fever and is not fussy. We know he has an ear infection only because his tubes cause fluid to leak from his ears.

Carlisle went back to the doctor today due to the fact that both of his ears had begun to leak. The doctor confirmed- another ear infection (in both ears). Our pediatrician has said it is time to re-visit the ENT to discuss next step... Anyone who has dealt with this after tubes- any advice?

Birthday Details and Latest Updates

Carlisle's birthday was several weeks ago, but I wanted to do a post about what we did on his birthday and a little on his small birthday party- mainly so I will remember and so I will have it when I turn this blog into his baby book.

On his actual birthday, Carlisle went to school as normal and then we took him out to dinner at Casa Linda. We then came home, opened presents and gave him a cupcake. He was way over the cupcake though and barely touched it.

Carlisle with his presents from us- he got a chair, a swing, a water/sand table, and a singing cookie jar.







Here he is with his cupcake:

This was the extent of him eating the cupcake:


The Sunday after his birthday we had a small gathering to celebrate his birthday. It was nice party, and Carlisle had a great time. I had a giraffe theme because Carlisle loves giraffes. Here are some shots:

I put together all of his monthly shots and displayed them on the mantel:


Giraffe flower arrangement:


Each of the kids attending his party took home a pop-up book (the book was about a turtle but it had a giraffe on the cover and one of the pop-ups was a huge giraffe)



His cake:


Eating cake:


Opening presents:

Stats

Carlisle had his One Year check up today. He looked good and did pretty well with his immunizations. Here are his stats:

Weight: 21 lbs 2 oz. (30th percentile)
Height: 31 inches (80th percentile)
Head Circumference: 18 5/8 inches (80th percentile).

I am going to do a long post about Carlisle's birthday and his party but wanted to go ahead and put a couple of pictures up:

Excited about cake:


Enjoying his cake:



His birthday outfit:



The kids playing in the ottoman- who knew a piece of furniture could be so fun!



Carlisle and Henry playing at the splash/sand table.