Merry Christmas!!!

Dylan just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! He had a great morning opening up his presents from Santa and can’t wait to see the rest of his family tomorrow for more presents. Here’s to many, many more to come!!!

7 months!

The holidays are finally here, and Dylan already had fun this weekend doing Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa B! He received a lot of presents and loved playing with all the wrapping paper!

Well another month has passed and Dylan still has no teeth. We can see and feel them, but they just haven’t popped out yet...as I say every month, maybe next month! But we did start feeding him some solids. So far he really likes sweet potatoes, pears, and bananas. But he HATES green beans, we’ve never seen such a face of disgust before. I’ve been making his vegetables so far and really enjoy doing it. 

This month Dylan started using his “big boy” car seat. I’m still trying to adjust to the change. He is not crawling forward yet, but can spin himself in circles when I put him on his belly. And right now he’s at the stage where daddy is AMAZING! I love seeing how bright his face lights up when Keith gets home. Dylan visited with Santa twice this month (once at the mall, and once at school) and cried both times. But I’m pretty sure Santa wasn’t offended and will get Dylan some nice presents anyway! And he also performed at his school’s Christmas Show.

And the best part is that Dylan is starting to raise his hands up when he wants us to pick him up or hold him. I love his attempts to communicate with us!!! I know, I’m such an SLP mom...

6 months...half a year!

Yea Dylan, 6 months already! You’re such a big boy! Dylan started eating cereal this month. He began waking up at 3am hungry, so we figured it was time to start on some solids. We started feeding him a bowl before bedtime and he was not interested at all, but after about 4-5 days he began eating like it was his last meal! Now he also has a bowl in the morning and a bowl before bedtime. His daycare teachers say he enjoys eating breakfast with his friends in the mornings. Tomorrow we see Dr. Coco for his 6-month appointment so hopefully he’ll give us some guidance on continuing solids and introducing some fruits and vegetables (and just in time for Thanksgiving too!).

Dylan also started sitting up on his own this month. He looks so cute! Daddy bought him a jumper and he LOVES it. He can jump on it for 45 minutes straight with no problems. And Dylan is definitely starting to show his personality more everyday. He is reaching for toys and items he wants, and when he doesn’t get it, he will get upset. He also likes playing with Keith and I’s iPhones, and when we don’t let him play with it, he starts getting fussy. He is definitely the ‘first child’ (and only child, if Dylan gets his way). But we love the little person he’s becoming :)

This weekend we had Dylan’s 6-month pictures and some family portraits taken, so hopefully we’ll be able to see them soon. I know Sara did a great job! Here’s to a stress-free Thanksgiving holiday!!!

Happy Halloween!

Dylan wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween! He didn’t get to experience a true Halloween since mom and dad were both sick all weekend and he was asleep by 7:30 pm, but we still carved his little pumpkin and (as you can see) he still got in costume. He’s the cutest cow we’ve ever seen!!! Now we can move on to preparing for the holiday season...yipee!!!

5 Months!

We’re almost getting to the 6-month mark, and are getting VERY excited! Dylan had a bit of a rough month unfortunately. He started teething, which was not fun for us. But the Hyland Teething Tablets have really worked some wonders thankfully. No teeth have come out yet, but Ms. Nancy (his daycare teacher) is convinced that they’ll pop out soon. Dylan also had his first cold, and we really didn’t like that. I hated seeing my little guy so helpless and nothing I could do about it. But he is feeling better and it will hopefully stay that way before the next one hits!

On the plus side, Dylan is finally starting to notice and play with his toys! He is pushing the buttons on his exersaucer and pianos and is starting to reach for objects above him and pull on them. Dylan is also doing much better with rolling over and is beginning to sit-up on his own more and more everyday. I wonder when he’ll start crawling (hopefully not for a couple of more months!). He is also sitting in his highchair while we eat, waiting for the big day when he has his first taste of solids!

Dylan had a lot of visitors this month too! Grandma & Grandpa Simmons and Aunt Stacey came to visit one weekend and then Grandma & Grandpa Barrientes came to visit the next weekend. Plus he finally got to meet Aunt Jackie for the first time! It was great having so many people coming to visit him, he was definitely brought into 2 amazing families. Dylan also made his 1st visit to the pumpkin patch! Although there wasn’t much for him to do (but definitely when he’s older!), we took a lot of great pictures and memories.

The holiday season is coming up and we can’t wait for Dylan to experience the madness! But most importantly, we can’t wait to start our own traditions with our new family...