Myer Christian Lewis: March 2012

So, our baby is officially not a baby anymore. In fact, I just graduated the babycenter website that was sending me monthly alerts about Myer’s progress and what I should expect. They consider him a toddler at 1 year, so I am following their lead and progressing into the next chapter of life. The Toddler Years!

Shooting Hoops

Lindsay's Cookies

Before embarking on this new journey, we did celebrate the first 12 months of Myer’s life with a big birthday party on March 17 (one day after his real birthday). The theme as I mentioned before was March Madness to coincide with the NCAA basketball tournament taking place that same weekend. I opted not to do the obvious St. Patty’s Day theme due to the difficulty in food choices of the Irish, so we chose basketball and did a concession stand style affair. We had chili dogs, popcorn, pretzels, cracker jacks, salads, and of course, cotton candy! Lindsay even made some of her famous cookies in the shape of basketballs.

"Happy Birthday to You"

We advised everyone to wear their favorite college sports team attire, but the Kentucky fans were the only ones proud enough to show off their school colors, especially after the Duke embarrassment of losing in the first round. But, we won’t talk anymore about that! Anyways, in addition to the festive food, we played some games and handed out prizes for the best shooter of the group and most knowledgeable in the field of college mascots.. The highlight of the day for me though was when Myer got his first taste of birthday cake. I didn’t know exactly what he was going to do, but I didn’t think he was going to be as cautious as he was. We placed the cake down in front of him and he looked up at me as to say “what is this…” I gave him the go ahead nod and after Chad put some on his finger for a taste, it was all over. Cake was literally coming out of his ears! It took us a while to clean him up, but eventually he was cake-free and ready for presents.

Presents!

The opening presents portion of the party was a little tough because Myer was starting to get sleepy from the day’s activities, but I know Myer loved each and every one of the gifts he received. Some of his favorites were an outfit from Katie, a tent from his cousin Eli, and all his new clothes. He also raved about his new soccer goal from his other cousin Willa, his measuring stick from uncle Jay, and the Fisher-Price telephone from aunt Lindsay. And, who could forget all his trucks, cars, books, and picture frame? Myer is one special little boy to have so many people that love him so much. That was evident at the party. Chad, Myer and I thank you all so much for making this first year effortless. This has been the best year of our lives and I can’t wait to see what the toddler years will bring. Check back for more updates on Myer’s next milestones. Also, I’ll try downloading the video I created for those that didn’t get a chance to view it at the party.