Our birthday weekend expanded to Sunday when we had a special, Max-themed Sunday dinner. Mom made chicken strips, mac and cheese, and jello. It was a huge hit, as were the presents. Kayla got him a munchkin-sized basketball hoop that he's in love with, and mom and dad got him swimming lessons for summer and a monster tonka truck. I'm hoping I can get some pictures form mom later, even though he doesn't pose so well anymore.
Monday, his real birthday, we played with his two friends that we babysit a few times a week. Luckily, it was a nice day so we spent a lot of time at the park. After the park we unveiled his present from Darreck and me. We got him his very own bike, and he's slowly trying to learn to ride it. We made him his favorite, hot dogs and crackers, for dinner and then took him out for ice cream with my family. He doesn't do so well with cake, so we figured ice cream would be a better alternative. He still only ate a few bites, but at least he got a ride in grandma's car, which he's obsessed with.
Today he went to his doctor and got a clean bill of health. He was 27 lbs (38th percentile) and 35 inches (75th percentile). He was also ahead of average on his developmental tasks: he's talking in two and three word sentences running and jumping, and using utensils and crayons like a pro. He's also learned to count to 10 with sporadic success and is starting to learn some of the letters. We're really proud of all he's learned and how he's growing. It's a little bitter-sweet to think about how fast he's growing up, but each new little thing he learns is still exciting. We're so blessed to have such a great little boy!
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