Monday, December 22, 2008

Happy Birthday Olivia & Ezra!

It's official. Our babies are ONE year old! We had an astounding and fantastic birthday, complete with cake, presents, family, friends, and my brother's return from a year long tour of duty in Afghanistan! (Uncle Z wasn't able to be at the party, but he made it stateside on their birthday... what a treat!).

Today, Ezi & Livi had the wonderful fortune of having their 1 year well baby exam. That included FOUR shots each from their new pediatrician... an event to remember! :-) Thankfully, the art of distraction is one I excel at, so shortly after the offense, each of them were tear free and enjoying the new pediatrician and nurses once again. Four shots though, poor babes.

Here's their current stats. Prepare to be amazed!

Ezra
Height: 30.75 inches (80%)
Weight: 22.06 lbs (45%)
Head Circ: 18.11 inches (45%)

Olivia
Height: 29.75 inches (75% - up from 25-30% range!)
Weight: 19.25 lbs (25% - still a lightweight!)
Head Circ: 18.11 inches (75%)

So, as usual their head circumference is the same, Ezra is taller, but not by quite as much as before, but he's GAINING in weight much faster and is now almost 3 pounds heavier! They keep on growing, but still are not the "huge" babies people seem to think they are. :-) Close, but not quite. The new pediatrician seemed really nice, and the kids liked him well enough. Well... Livi exhibited her typical stranger anxiety (pouty lip, running for mommy, near tears), but Ezra was ever the champ. He was a nice guy, and I think we'll like him. The exam room was GREAT... at least twice as big as our previous pediatrician, and plenty of room for the two of them to run around in their diapers, look out the window, and admire the planes hanging from the ceiling. With two toddlers, having some room (and a safe place) for them to run around makes a HUGE difference.

Now, back to yesterday and their birthday party! We were afraid my parents and uncle wouldn't be back from my brothers' welcome home party (scheduled originally for 01:45 am at Fort Reilly... a good 8 hour drive from here - delayed until 5:00 am!), but they got here in time for cake! Hooray! It was a nice, cozy party with their grandmas, papaw (my dad), their great uncle Marty, and friends Tracy & Sean (currently awaiting a twin referral from Adoption Avenues!!). We had a lovely time and other than Livi getting a bit overwhelmed with being the center of attention, the kids had a blast. I gave them REAL cake (GASP) with REAL icing (BIGGER GASP), so I'm sure the sugar high was a whole new experience for them. Ezra is such a boy... dug right into that cake with two hands and began shoveling it into his mouth. Livi, however, was so bothered by having her hands all goopy and sticky. She was much more reserved and delicate, leaving part of her cake for Ezra to inhale as well. Yikes. That boy had some serious cake yesterday!

Thank you to all of our fabulous party goers, it wouldn't have been the same without you! Thank you ALSO to Tia Claudia who made an overnight appearance on a long layover in Denver so we could visit and catch up. We love you Claudia!

Now, on to the good stuff... pictures!

12 comments:

Jocelyn said...

Happy Birthday to you and that is such a blessing that your brother is home!! I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!!

Amber said...

Happy Birthday! They are so cute!

I Love Purple More Than You said...

Happy Birthday! They're getting so big! Marlie's birthday is tomorrow and Haven's birthday is also this week. WHEW!

I love your new header picture!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday! It goes by fast, doesn't it?

Julia said...

I'm bummed we couldn't make it--sounds like you had a great time! Next year for sure :-)

Joy said...

Happy birthday to Ezra and Olivia! They have grown so much and are doing so well. I still remember their tiny little referral pictures you posted. What blessings!

Orange Girl said...

Happy Birthday Ezra & Olivia! I can't believe how big they're getting.... Ezra looks so "grown-up" in that last picture and his 1 year stats are almost equal to Isa's 16 month stats! I think he'll surpass her soon.
Hope your Christmas was just as wonderful as the birthday celebration.

Shawn said...

Your babes are much bigger than Lidya - she just turned one too and she is only 27" and barely 19lbs. Will you be at the support group meeting on Wed? If so she'll be there momentarily, it would be great to meet you.

Shawn in Boulder

Lisa said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Holly said...

Happy birthday, E&O! One more month and our twins will be 1 too. Hard to believe. I've been such a blogging slacker lately, but I'm glad to hear you guys are doing well. Did Livi ever get her headbands?
happy new year!

Selah said...

They are so beautiful! I hope to see them in person one day. Congratulations! Malachi will be two in a few months... I seem to be saying lately, " but it is going so so fast!" Time -- needs to slow down. They look very happy and I know you are happy momma too.
Take care--

The Lowery Clan said...

I'm figuring out this blogging stuff! What a perfect birthday! Thanks for letting us be a part of it! It gives us a sneak peak into our future. :)