Today was Lex’s one year checkup at the doctor.  (And yes, we are tired of going to the doctor.  Hopefully this was the last time for a while.)  He is now 18.9 pounds and 29″ long.  He only gained 1.4 pounds since his nine-month checkup, but the doctor said that was fine because he’s so busy moving now.  She also gave him quite the compliment.  We were talking about what a ham Lex is around people, and she said that his outgoing social personality is very special and rare.  He was smiling and “chatting” with her the entire visit and she even called in another nurse just so she could meet him.  The poor guy wasn’t so happy when we left though.  He had been given two vaccines in each leg and they also drew blood from one arm (and had trouble finding his vein in the process).  But we went home and had a good lunch and he’s now napping peacefully.

Here’s a picture of our boy playing the piano in Boise.  He prefers to play without wearing any pants…

Lex wearing his birthday cap:

Lex and Hailey (Bobby’s daughter) on the night of his birthday party:

And here’s a few with Lex and the grandparents…

 

We made the trek back to Portland yesterday and are now faced with the daunting task of packing up and moving.  We’re not really looking forward to these next few weeks, but we’re grateful that our house did actually sell.