12 Month Check-up

On Monday, Aubrey Claire went to see Dr. McCown for her 12-month check up. First, our favorite nurse came in to weigh and measure ACK. She weighed 21 lbs 14 oz (50th percentile), she's 30.5 inches tall (90th percentile), and her head is 18 3/4 inches around (97th percentile). She needs a big head for all of those brains because Dr. McCown said she was the smartest 1yr old EVER. Ok...maybe those weren't his exact words, but he was pretty impressed with her being able to tell him how old she is!! Whenever its time to check out the ears during a doctors appointment, Aubrey Claire has a little meltdown. And who could blame her - we battled ear infections for the better part of last year! Seriously, from February to June, we didn't go more than 2 weeks without an ear infection. One lasted for nearly 6 weeks!!! It was probably pretty painful whenever the doc took a look in her ears...and now when the ear-thingy comes out, she cries! Good news this time - her ears looked PERFECT!! We put off having tubes put in with the hopes that she might outgrow the ear infections. So far, so good. Now if we can just make it through the fall without a relapse...keep your fingers crossed! All in all, she had a great check up!

My Little Cheerleader!

Aubrey Claire enjoyed Game Day as much as Mommy and Daddy did! She especially liked the shakers...

Its too bad we didn't have any Alabama shakers for her to play with...

War Eagle

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl

Just a little flashback - this is where we were just one year ago...

And now our precious Aubrey Claire is one year old!!! It seems like just yesterday she made her way into our lives, into our family, and into our hearts. At the same time, its hard to remember a day without her.

We had the best day on Friday. Corey was able to take off work, so we were both able to be there when she woke up on her birthday. For the last couple of weeks, Aubrey Claire has been able to tell you how old she was going to be on her birthday by holding up one finger. As soon as Corey got her out of her crib yesterday, she held up "1" before we even had a chance to ask her how old she was!! She knew it was a special day!

As a special treat for her birthday, Corey and I took Aubrey Claire to the zoo. We had an absolute BLAST! She loved the monkeys, loved the lions and tigers, and hated the butterflies. The children's zoo was a big hit - she really enjoyed petting the goats and the sheep. She had a little meltdown shortly after so she didn't really get to see the other farm animals. Next time we'll hit that part of the zoo first!

After the zoo, we headed home for a nap and to start getting ready for Aubrey Claire's first 1st birthday party (she's having 2 parties!). Grandma, Grandpa, Nana, Pooba, Uncle JH, Aunt Paige, Aunt Dani, and Aunt Jamie all came over to celebrate Aubrey Claire's birthday. We grilled out while AC dined on her favorite - raviolis, peas and carrots. Then it was time for cake! She was a little hesistant at first, but Aubrey Claire finally dug in to her Elmo cake.

After cake, it was time for presents. Out of all the many, many gifts, one of Aubrey Claire's favorite presents was the bag that Aunt Jamie's gift came in! We could have saved some money by just stuffing fun bags with tissue paper! It was a long day, but it was the best day we've had since the day she was born. Happy Birthday Pumpkin! Mommy loves you!

On the move...

Even though she only started walking last week, Aubrey Claire has mastered walking in circles!!