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Marshall had his one year well baby check today, this visit also came with shots and a finger prick. All in all, it was a pretty rough day for the little Marsh-Man.

Stats:
weight: 26 pounds 6 ounces-90th percentile
height:30 and a half inches-75th percentile
head: still huge

He was very happy when the doctor came in and he did great while she did the exam. Then....came the finger prick. It all went downhill from there. The finger prick was followed by shots and he left a very sad boy.




He knows he's ONE!




And I think he's pretty happy about it.















Marshall,

We can't believe you're one. You are growing too quickly. I wish I could freeze time and keep you this age. I know I can't do that and so I look forward to seeing the little boy you will become. I can't wait to see what interests you and what makes you laugh. Right now you are interested in boats and cars and balls. You are such a BOY! You always laugh when you burp, that is just so funny to you. You are such a BOY!

You are really starting to try and communicate. The words you say are: mama, dada, juice, no-no, vroom, bye, hi, nana, shoes, night-night, yes. There are many words you attempt to say but you only say the first sound. Daddy and I know what you are saying most of the time. Some of your favorites to try: Sam, Jack, Tom, flower, cookie, more, handy, sorry, Pop, side (outside), clock, boat, balloon. Daddy and I are so excited for the day that we can have little conversations with you. You are still signing lots of words too!

One of your favorite things to do is take an object and hold it to your ear like a phone and say, "hiiiii." You always say it in a high pitched voice. It cracks us up. You always seem to get shy when there is actually someone on the phone talking to you. You have started to shake your finger and say "no-no" just like we say it to you. It's really hard to keep a straight face especially since you do this after you've done something you know you aren't supposed to do. You love Handy Manny. We don't let you watch it very often, but when you hear the Handy Manny song your precious little face lights up. You hurry to your feet and you get down. You dance and clap and smile. When it's over, you always sign for "more." You love to snuggle at bedtime. This is something I have been waiting for, you haven't always been a big snuggler. I am so glad you love it now. We talk and sing and snuggle and pray every night before bed. It's my favorite time with you. We treasure this time because we know the day will come when you will be too big to rock and a day will also come that you won't be so interested in snuggling with mom and dad. We'll just take it all in now and get lots of extra snuggles in while we can.

We love you Marshall and are so thankful that you are our son. You bring so much joy to our family. We love you sweet boy.

Love,
Mommy and Daddy