Diaper Tex and his very first cowboy hat. It was a Birthday present from mommy and daddy that he loves to play with.

Today Sullivan had his first Poop on the potty like a big boy. No pics of this event.

We took Sullivan to the pool today for the first time. We got a summer pass to the Walnut Creek Community Park Pool and Mommy bought him some pool floaties and swim gear and off we went. He took to the water like a pro. He splashed and kicked and just loved it when Mommy and Daddy tossed him back and forth….making waves that at times covered his face. But he smiled through it all and would turn around ready for another toss. We look forward to many more pool trips this summer and teaching Sullivan to swim.

Damon is right when he says TIME WARP ahead to one year old. Updating this blog site has been on my TO DO LIST since September. So I was inspired today when Damon broke the ice and posted the first blog of Sullivan’s new year.
It has been a busy weekend indeed. Two birthday parties for the little guy and all of his first year molars cutting through at the same time AND allergies and the sniffles to boot. But in typical Sullivan style he took it all in stride. Even on his fussiest of days he’s pretty pleasant and still finds lots of things to smile about.
This first birthday has brought out my sappy sentimental side of course. So much to be thankful for and soo much joy and happiness to process…..a home filled with a sweet and pleasant baby, a supportive and intensly active father and husband, an ever loving and ever giving extended family and friends, and endless adventures from two independent careers in real estate and the Biscuits all of which bring meaning and purpose into my life.
Well I’ll stop the babbling as I know most of you just want to see pictures so here are a few for you to enjoy(Sullivan at Chuck E. Cheese on his actual birthday and Sullivan at his birthday circus at granddad Jerry and grandmother Judy’s house on Sunday the 20ths. In this picture he is in Ring One of the three ring circus in the back yard….the Teach Sullivan to Walk Arena). We’ll try to get more posted on his album site too…..we’ve got loads of pictures to catalogue all the way back to Christmas if you can believe it. But we’ll let you know when they are posted.

Welcome back to the Blog. Now, in a time warp – we skip from last Fall, when Sullivan was still extremely tiny, to Spring 07 and he’s less so.

Just in time for his first ever serious round of congestion and runny nose (aka, the usual allergies) and right on the heels of a couple serious birthday party days – one at the Chuck E. Cheese and one at Granddad Jerry and Grandmother Judy’s house complete with Circus cakes and a back yard playscape – we took him in today for his official 1 Year Doctor’s Appointment. Everything checked out well. He’s 23 and a half pounds and just under 30 inches tall. Height and weight are right in the middle of average for his age but head circumference is up there in the 70 percentile. Good thing we buy big hats. Got a couple of shots to ward off measles and such plus some blood from the finger to check for lead. So … chewing on all those old car batteries might come back to haunt him right about now … spicy!

The nurse wanted to know if he was shy of strangers so he obliged by reaching out to go to her even before anyone even asked. Everything is right on track and he can even eat all the big people foods now and start slowly putting away the bottles – even though he really hardly uses the bottles much anymore these days.

He’s still working on a couple of molars and the sinus drainage has wiped him out this afternoon, but he’s still a hit with the nurses at the Doctor’s office – smiling at everyone and racing right over to play with the other kids in the waiting room. He even got a free “First Words” book, lolly pop and Bulldog sticker! He also received a band-aid on his finger from the blood test which he promptly removed creating a “search thru the cabinets at the Doctor’s” situation for mom and dad since the nurse had already gone out to fetch the next round of shots. I keep telling everyone it’s a good idea to poke around in there; you never know when you might need to get an emergency band-aid.