Happy Birthday Baby Girl!
We had a wonderful birthday weekend, but it sure was a busy one! My parents came down on Friday night and Mom and I were in the kitchen until 1am!! Mom made finger jell-o for the party, and I was baking and icing cupcakes. We had a good time!
Saturday was Jordan’s party, and our friend Marie came over at 7am to help us transport the party stuff to the park, then my dad helped put up all the decorations, blow up balloons, and then babysat our spot until party time! The party was a huge success, and was quite fun. There are a ton of pics up in the gallery from the party, but here are some highlights:
Sunday we all headed to Disneyland with Gigi and G-pa to continue the celebration.
Riding Snow White’s Scary Adventure
Mom modeling a boa:
Mike and me modeling a frog
Waking up from a nap
Jordan and Dada
Mom and Dad at Carnation Cafe for a snack
Hanging out with Gigi and G-pa
Looking at pictures on Gigi’s camera
Jordan and G-pa
Watching the parade
We had a great time, and then we took my parents to Build-a-Bear where they built Autumn Jack and Miss Kitty:
And we built Kitty for Jordan:
Kitty has a bow- somewhere… Yesterday Jordan took it off, and now I’m not sure where it is. I may find it in the laundry because Jordan was “helping” me this morning when I was sorting. Anyway, yesterday was Jordan’s 1 year doctor’s appointment, and she now is 19 lbs, 3 oz, and 29 inches long. She’s in the 50th percentile for height and head circumference and 20th percentile for weight, but the doctor said that’s normal for her age. Since she’s so much more active now, she’s thinned out a bit. She still has chubby legs, but not as chubby as they used to be. We’ve been given the go-ahead to give her whole milk, so she tried some last night. Wasn’t too fond of it, but she did try a couple of sips. She still likes Mama’s milk the best, but she’s eating almost anything I put in front of her. Well, she tries almost anything. Once she’s had a bite, sometimes she doesn’t try any more, but she will at least give it a fair shake. She had her shots yesterday- 2 of them, since they now combine the chicken pox one, and the MMR, then she had a TB test, and had to have 2 vials of blood taken from her arm. I was thinking it was going to be another heel prick, but this time it was just like they do for adults. She screamed bloody murder the whole time she was being examined, weighed, measured, given shots, and getting blood taken, the poor thing. She woke up a lot last night, too. The doctor says it’s probably teething, since she’s got one trying to break through still up top. I thought it had broken through, but I guess not. It’s jut very close. Also she said that Jordan’s gums are swollen where her molars will come in as well, so I guess that’s not too far off. Luckily she gets her teeth in bunches, or at least has so far. So that’s the update from here!
August 7th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Happy Birthday Jordan! Looks like it was lots of fun. Sorry we missed it.
Maren, I love your hair - so cute! And, yes, apparently there is hope that the screaming at the mere mention of the doctor’s office will eventually end.
August 7th, 2007 at 8:58 pm
What a sweet little birthday girl! I love her dress! It looks like she enjoyed her cake.
Looks like a fantastic party! And oh, the woes of teething. Eleanor got in her four molars at once but it was over the course of a month…they came in together, but oh so slowly…this too shall pass, I told myself, and it did! Hang in there, Jordan!
August 9th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
How fun!! Happy Birthday Jordan!
You and Mike look so cute together. It is so sweet. Oh and how did Jordan do on Snow White Adventure? It is definitely on the ‘no-way’ list for a few years for us now.
August 14th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Happy happy birthday Jordan! Looks like you’ve been having tons of fun!