Happy 1st Birthday, Griffin!

It's MY birthday and I've got MY birthday BALLOON!!!!!

"What do you mean I'm not ZERO anymore??!!"

Sawyer helping make cupcakes for Griffy's party.

"Ummm, Mom. That cupcake appears to be on fire."

"Are you all mad??!!! Don't just hold my hands...quick somebody DO something!"

"Hmmmm, not bad for being set on fire."

"Not bad at all...."

The chocolate ones are even better!

Happy Birthday to me!



Well, believe it or not Griffin is one year old. Amazing. The first year always seems to fly by. He's not quite walking on his own yet, but is getting there slowly and surely. At his one year check up he weighed just over 20 lbs (20 lbs 4 oz), so he's still quite a little guy. That puts him at about the 25th percentile for weight. (But at least he weighed enough to start using his forward facing car seat.) He was 30.5 inches long, which puts him in the 75th percentile for height. He also has 7 teeth. Four on top and three on bottom. It seems like he's had those bottom three forever. We call them the Trifecta, because the three of them are perfectly centered. A fourth tooth might acually throw his mouth completely off balance! ;)

Griffin is starting to sign. He knows the sign for "milk" and "all done". We're working on eat. For now he just yells and points at what he wants. Little barbareon. Hey, it works, so I guess he is communicating!

Griffin is definitely the little comedian in the family. He laughs perfectly on cue, considering he has no idea what we're laughing about, and he has a loud, hearty laugh. Griffin makes the funniest faces and the silliest noises. He blows sweet kisses, but will also point at you and make the sound of a shooting weapon/explosion! (I think he's been listening to his brother...) When he dances (and he dances to just about any beat or rhythm) he shimmies his little shoulders, some say similar to how his great grandma Alberta used to dance!

Well, that's it for now. Our Christmas/New Year post is coming soon so stay tuned!

Love,

The Wellhouse Family

(John, Andrea, Sawyer and Griffin)