Adler is ONE!

I can't believe my little guy turned ONE!  His birthday was on Oct. 21.  We had a little get together with family the next day!  Here he is as a new born....awwww...not that long ago.  My little Pumpkin!

 He pulls this face most everytime he sees me pull out the camera.  He doesn't like the flash...haha, and his hair was looking a little shaggy, so I figured he needed a big boy haircut for his big day!  I've trimmed it up before a little bit, but it was really starting to get long again....

 Getting long...and of course he closed his eyes...LOL.

 It's a pain in the butt to try and cut his hair, it still needs to be a little shorter, next time I'm taking him to Jenna or Mindy...haha.  He is the squirmiest of all the kids.  Little stinker!

 He was enjoying the sucker....yummy!

His cake was sooo cute, thanks to my fantastic friend, Natalie!

 So cute cupcakes too!

 He is always pulling this face!

 Close up of the cupcakes...they were really cute!

 The kids and I made some "mummy dogs" to go a long with our light dinner before the cake and icecream...kinda funny!

*Weight:  20.3
*height: 28 inches
*he has 7 teeth that are broke through and almost 8

*wears 9-12 month clothes, most 12 months are still a little big

*He is walking all over, started like all our other kids at 10 1/2 months, but never took more than 8 or 10 steps until the last month or so.  Everytime he would start walking he would laugh hysterically and then fall over.

*doesn't say much, but can say mama, dada

*waves bye-bye & blows kisses

*giggles all the time at his brothers and sisters

*Sleeps through the night and takes 2 naps during the day

*goes to bed at 8 pm and wakes up at 7 am

*Loves to eat and is a bottomless pit.  He likes fruit cups, chicken, spaghetti, ham, cheese, any kind of noodles, he eats about anything we eat.

*trying to break him of nursing,....blah, wish this was easier, it's no fun when he's awnry all day long because of it.   He uses a sippy cup only, doesn't like cows milk much yet, but likes juice.

*Likes to play with his toys, read books and push things around all day.  Climbs up on anything he can and is such a little monkey.

*will not lay down for more than 3 seconds to get his diaper changed.  This is the thing I dread the most, I am not fast enough!  He will not stay there, he'll turn right around and crawl off as fast as he can poopy bum and all...Argghhh!  I try to give him toys, anything to keep him there...it worked for like a day, but no more!  I need to invent a changing thing that you can lay anywhere that keeps them strapped down...haha.
*He is always on the go and doesn't stay put long.

Adler you are so cute! You are such a happy boy who loves to play and go, go, go, go!  We love you so much and can't believe you are already 1 and walking everywhere.  Where does the time go!  You are our baby and will always be!!

*A Shout Out to MOMS*

Okay, so I was looking for an important journaling I did along time ago and I came across this very old post when Ammon was just a baby....haha, I'm a big dork, but seriously, now it's all this X 4...and Artie wonders what in the heck I'm doing all day....haha.  It's a little different now, the kids and I are in different stages of life than this, but it's still just as hectic. So, here ya go:  A Day in the Life Of Me
No, No, NO, NADA....no more than 4 children...how do other people do it?? LOL.  I feel a little insane most days!  How 'bout you?

Ammon (or should I say "Batman")

Well, Sorry no pics at the moment! But, I wanted to write a little about Ammon.  He is quite the Character.  I can't keep track of the millions of funny things he says everyday.  He has quite the personality and imagination.  He can be a little stinker somedays, but he is the coolest and funnest little kid ever! 

First, I wanted to remember the results of his last Kidney tests.   His recent tests on his Kidneys were just a couple weeks ago, it had only been a few months since the last one, but the Doctor wanted to do a test every 3 months to keep a closer eye on things. They can change fast. So, we had his routine Ultrasound, which is starting to get Way to hard to do. Every since his Mag 3 Renal Scan he does not like going to the Doctor...who can blame him! He is starting to realize how not fun it is when he has to go to the doctor and he his starting to be really difficult and cries and doesn't want to do it and it just ends up being exhausting and I am just holding him there, trying not to let him move so they hopefully can get some good Ultrasound pics and measurments they need. So, not a fun thing to look forward too. Thank Goodness the ultrasound tests aren't as painful as the others, just uncomfortable. The Doctor was happy with this last test. Not too much change and the Hydronephrosis had gone down a little in both kidneys, which is at least good. Nothing else had really changed. The Right (Ectopic/Pelvic) Kidney is only functioning 21% but with the Hydronephrosis going down I guess it doesn't look like it is causing too many problems for the other Kidney as of now. He said we don't need to come back this time until 6 months. (Ammon's last test & results)

Here are the written report results of the most resent ultrasound.

Findings: The right Kidney measures 4.4 cm in length. The right kidney is located within the pelvis. There is malrotation of the right kidney noted. The previously described cystic lesion of the right kidney most likely represents the renal pelvis which has significanly decreased in size compared to prior examination. There is mild prominence of the right renal pelvis.

The Left Kidney measures 8.5 cm in length. Mild left hydronephrosis identified. The bladder has a normal appearance without mass, deverticulum or calculus.

Impression: Right pelvic kidney, which demonstrated mild hydronephrosis which has significantly decreased compared to prior examination dated May 28, 2010. Mild left hydronephrosis which has also decreased compared to prior examination.

*He is 2, he'll be 3 in December. 

*He is loving Joy School and loves his friends. 

*He loves Nursery & his Awesome Teachers! 

*His Best Friend is probably Sydnee.  They just love eachother and it is so cute.  He calls her Honey and tells her he'll miss her when she leaves.  They are just so cute with eachother and they think they are so big!

*He can count to 13 and knows his colors pretty well.  He always tells me his favorite color is Yellow.  One night he requested that his P.j's had to be Yellow!

*He loves puzzles and does so good at them, even harder ones, once you show him a couple times he can then do it on his own. 

*He loves to look at books and I always catch him tracing each letter with his finger. 

*He loves to play the Wii or Computer games.  He loves to play Starwars and He likes to play Playhouse Disney, Starfall  and do the ABC's (love this one especially because he is learning a lot when he plays).

*He thinks he's batman...haha, he always pretends he is Batman.  My good friend, Natalie (Sydnee's mom), made him a Batman cape and he loves that thing, for the first couple weeks he wore it all days, to bed, to the Doctor...everywhere! Of course he is going to be Batman for Halloween and we just got his costume and he never wants to take it off.  He wears it outside and pretends he is fighting off the bad guys, He told Syndee he would save her from the bad guys...LOL.

*When he's asking a question to somebody he'll ask the question and then say "Huh, Punk?"  (Nice, where do you think he got that???  Daddy!)

*Okay, this is bad...haha, but he says "Damn" like Waaayyyy too much!  It just flows naturally out of his mouth! haha... So Sad! :(

I'm sure there are so many things I am forgetting to right down.  I need a digital video camera to record his funny's!

We love you so much Ammon, you are such a Joy to have in our home!!