We all managed to survive year one with Destructor…er…I mean Kayden. We celebrated the occasion last Saturday and unleashed her on her first cupcake. I think Tammy was secretly hoping for a face-first, cupcake everywhere dervish, but unfortunately that didn’t materialize. Amazingly, she was borderline dainty with the thing.

Kayden's 1st birthday

Kayden's first cupcake

Kayden enjoying the cupcake

Kayden really enjoying that cupcake

As our gift to her, she was dragged to the pediatrician, poked, prodded, and generally required multiple strong people to hold her down.

• Weight: 21 pounds, 4.5 ounces (50th percentile)
• Height: 31″ (90-95th percentile)
• Head circumference: 18.5″

It looks like she’s growing on a taller trajectory than the last checkup. My theory is she’s willing her legs to grow longer so she can self-propel herself on Xander’s Pooh train.