Sarah's First Birthday

We celebrated Sarah's first birthday a few days ago. We are so lucky and blessed to have Grandma and Papa here for the big event. They arrived a few days earlier and we couldn't be more thrilled to have them here for her big day and Thanksgiving to boot.
It started off not the best day for Sarah, she had her 1 year check-up at the doctor's office early that morning. It was a good thing too because the day before she broke into hives and had a rash. Not the best way to celebrate. She was a real tooper though. She had four shots and the H1N1 flu shot too. Our suspicions were confirmed when they produced the stats.
Weight: 22.8 lbs-- 50-75%
Height: 30 1/4 inches-- 75-90%
Head size 75%

We have one healthy baby girl. She needless to say came home and had a very long nap and then we were able to celebrate her birthday with cake, ice cream and presents.
She had a great time opening her presents and loved playing with them when she was able to get her hands on them. (We seem to have a little possessive big brother, when it comes to new toys.)

Grandma and Papa Stewart have a tradition of making a lamb cake for their grandkid's first birthday. Alex had one on his first birthday and now it was Sarah's turn to be a part of a family tradition.


Unlike Alex and his birthday cake, Sarah was not shy about digging in. She loved the cake and couldn't get enough of it. We had to take it away so that she would eat some of her dinner. All the time she was eying it and wanting some more. One of the funniest things was that I put a small scoop of ice cream on her tray and at first she thought it was the frosting. She scooped up the entire thing and jammed it in her mouth. She didn't know what to do with it and she froze solid and after she got used to it, she swallowed it.



Since my parents couldn't make it for her actual birthday we are holding a small party celebrating this weekend. I am sure that Sarah won't mind diving back into another cake and opening more presents.

As a little side note, we had a little goof up on the birthday presents and Alex opened his present from Aunt Heidi a tad bit to early. Here is a little sample of his reaction.