Delson's 1st Birthday Party

Today was Delson's 1st Birthday Party. I was very stressed out getting ready for it, but it turned out to be a lot of fun and I think Delson had a really good time with his cousins and with all of the new toys. My high school friend, Emily, is also in town staying with us right now, and she was a huge help, so I was very grateful to have her around. She took all of the pictures from the party, so that was a tremendous help. Alex was super helpful today as well, so they both eased my stress quite a bit. I'm glad the party is over now, but it was a LOT of fun! Here are some pictures of the joyful event:

The table decorations. Yes, I made the cake, and it was a lot of work, but I think it turned out pretty good. I guess you can tell we had a Spongebob themed party.

The balloons. They definitely added to the decor.

Delson ready for the party to start in his Spongebob birthday hat.

This slide was Delson's first present from uncles Dallon, Damon and Dexter.

Going down.

He really likes it as you can see.

Opening more presents.

Cousins Braden and Case playing with Delson at his new busy block from Uncle Dean and Aunt Sarah.

Delson playing with his new bus from Grandma Daneen and Grandpa Del.

The whole group of people at the party. There were 15 adults and 5 kids. It was a pretty full house.

Getting ready to make a wish and blow out the candle.

Anticipating the birthday cake.

Not too sure about the cake.

Making a mess. Yum!

Trying the chocolate cake after the funfetti cake. Spoiled little boy.

The cake doesn't taste quite as good unless your rub it all over your face, of course.

All the moms and their babies. From the left: cousin Lindsey and baby Darcy, friend Natalie and baby Wyatt (who you can't see in the car seat), cousin Sharee and Case, sister-in-law Sarah and Braden, and me and Delson.

Happy family.

My friend Emily posing with me and Delson who is flashing his cheesy smile.

Delson got a lot of awesome gifts. Here you can see the cute Nativity that my Aunt Darcy got for him on the table behind him and Case. He loves to put all the animals in his mouth.

My aunt Pam got Delson this cute and soft Spongebob blanket. He loves it!

Daddy playing with Delson and his new blanket.

The silly smiley boy.

Delson also got an awesome airplane and a large Lego set from Grandma Karen and Grandpa Walt. He got some cute clothes from his cousin Amy, and Emily even got him some cute baby legs. We didn't get a picture of the gift Bryce and Sharee and Drew and Lindsey got him, but they got him an awesome basketball hoop and basketball that is tall and will grow with him. He and Case were playing so nicely with it and even passing the ball to each other. It was adorable. Delson received so many nice gifts, and I would like to say "Thank You" to everyone that got him a gift. He and the next 5 children we have are set for life now I think. Delson loves his new toys and we hope they will keep him occupied for the next 10 minutes or so. Thank you!

Happy 1st Birthday Delson!

Delson turned 1 year old today. I can hardly believe that a year has gone by since I gave birth to that cute little boy. His birthday party is Saturday afternoon, and I will make sure and take a lot of pictures of him and post them Saturday night so that everyone can see him eating cake and opening his presents. But for today, I'm just posting a small written blog.

Delson had his one year doctor check up today and he weighed in at 24.9 lbs (75%-ile) and measured 32.5" long (>97%-ile). So he is still a big boy! He's been running around so much now and keeping so busy that he has lost some of his baby weight, which is perfect. It is nice that he isn't gaining weight as quickly as he was the first 9 months because I can actually hold him for longer now, even with my big belly. He has become so fun and he is learning to entertain himself more now, which is really nice for me and will be very helpful once baby girl arrives next month. He's just growing up too quickly. I love him so much and am grateful to have him in my life. Sometimes he drives me nuts of course, but my love for him is unconditional and I am learning patience more and more each day. Happy 1st Birthday Delson! You are now officially a little boy and no longer a baby! I love you!