12 Months! One year! Party Time!

I sure did have good intentions of getting this post up Sunday night. However...it has taken us a few days to recover from a super exciting weekend. Can you believe it? Our little guy is ONE YEAR OLD! I can't, that's for sure! This weekend involved tons of party prep, food making, cupcake baking, present opening, hugs, balloons, bubbles, birthday breakfast donuts, cake eating, family time, pictures, and celebrating...whew! We sure are blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family to help us celebrate our sweet boy's first year! Some party recap {for the sake of my fading memory, at 27 sheesh!} Theme: Bubbles and Balloons. The menu: chicken salad croissants, pimiento cheese sandwiches, ham and turkey sandwiches, queso dip/chips, cheese/salsa tortilla roll-ups, veggie tray, fruit tray, little smokies, balloon candy melt pops, chocolate cupcakes, nutter butter balls, candy, birthday punch {no wonder it took us a few days to recover! food overload anyone?} The guests: mommy, daddy, Porter, Aunt Jesse, Auntie Em, Uncle Willy, Nonni, Papa, PopPop, Mammy, Emily, Grandpa, Roxanne, Uncle Hugh, Dawn, Angel, Ciara, Mimi, Papaw, Grandma Burgess, Nanny, Nana, Granddaddy Frank, Jeremy, Becca, Aunt Pam, Megan {yes, our small intimate  family party includes 27 people :) } Seeing as how we have over 500 pictures from 6 different cameras, I'll give you the highlights and maybe do a birthday blog here and there until I'm confident that all readers have been officially "birthday-blogged out"...

What a crazy, fun-filled day for the sweetest birthday boy I know! Thanks to everyone that came and celebrated this very special day with us :)

The doctor: We followed our day of celebrations up with a trip to the pediatrician for a one-year check up. Porter weighed 22 lbs 13 oz (85th percentile) and was 31.5 inches tall (95th percentile! Where did these genes come from? Have you seen me?) He got his first finger prick. Poor guy, but his iron level was great. Everything measured well and looks great! We have a healthy, growing, and quite active boy! {Side note: Dear all pediatricians, please warn me if you're going to start referring to my tiny boy as a toddler! I'll bring tissues next time! I was fine with going from 'infant' to 'baby'. But 'baby' to 'toddler'... not so much! Thanks!}