Happy February!

It is so hard to believe it is already February. I think my blogging has really taken a hit by this new work schedule and being away from home more than I am there. I sure do miss being home every night. Sebastian seems to change so much in the four days I am gone. The good news is that I make the most of our time together when I am home.

Speaking of changes in Sebastian, he certainly is getting big and developing very quickly these days. It is clear that he has no fears when it comes to trying things of a physical nature, but he has developed a bit of separation anxiety lately. I know that is to be expected at this age and he will grow out of it soon.

He finally has 2 more teeth, the top 2 are coming in nicely. The second of the bottoms has yet to show. It is so funny to see him with teeth, and he plays with them now that he can feel them in his mouth.

Adventures in Babysitting

Last night Todd and I decided to venture out for the night and have an early dinner and a movie with our friends Jon and Ernie. Our good friend Julie came over around 5:30 to babysit and get a little "baby lovin" time for herself. Lately Sebastian is taking a late afternoon nap before dinner, so we let him nap with Julie, and we left the house. Julie was all ready to give him dinner, play a lttle and put him down for the night by 8.

We went to dinner, had a great meal, and headed to the movie theater. We had our tickets, a bag of popcorn and a drink all ready to go, and I received a text... Sebastian woke up from his nap and had been screaming and hysterical since then. He refused to eat his dinner or take his evening bottle. When I called I could hear that he was far beyond the "point-of-no-return" and I was going to have to go home.

I managed to get home in 15 minutes. Shortly after getting home I managed to get him calm enough to sit in his highchair and eat his dinner, now 90 minutes late or more. I held him a little longer, soothed him and got him down. He fell asleep immediately and slept until 7:15 this morning. All that crying had really worn him out.

I guess we learned a lesson today- he can't wake up with a stranger, and that we probably need to do a better job of having other people around more often. Poor Julie was beside herself as well. I can't imagine how worried she was after almost an hour of screaming. I would have lost it and he is my baby!

For what its worth, "A Single Man" is apparently a great movie according to Todd, Jon and Ernie. I caught the end and liked it, I hope to see the beginning sometime!

Busy Daddy!

I feel like I haven't posted anything to our blog in a really long time. Maybe it is because I have been so busy with the new job, or maybe since I have been going on and I don't have much to say.

This week was my first (nearly) full week in Memphis. I left early Tuesday morning and came home Thursday evening. Todd's mother came up on Tuesday and spent the night, and the picture above was taken during tubbby-time. (Yes, another bathtub picture) Sebastian is getting bigger and bigger every day. We noticed 2 front teeth coming in this morning. They look really big compared to the rest of his mouth! He sure will look different with teeth.

Being away wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but coming home was great. When I got home, T and S were downstairs napping so I didn't go down and distrub them. They finally came upstairs, and Sebastian was so excited to see me. I was equally excited. We'll see how hard this gets on both of us after several months.

We can't seem to keep this kid in clothes and shoes either. Todd had to buy 18 month pajamas the other day, and the shoes we bought just before Christmas are already too tight. Thankfully we don't buy them new, we go to a local children's consignment store for things like shoes.

Hope that everyone that is following this blog is having a good start to 2010!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Well, here we are just hours from 2010. It certainly has been an interesting year. While most would say that 2009 was a terrible year, this has been one of the best for us; Sebastian made an otherwise horrible year the most memorable of my life. What is most exciting is that the adventure of being a parent is just beginning- that we have a lifetime of experiences to look forward to living.

2010 already holds a great deal of promise. I can't wait to see what it holds for us. To those of you reading this and following our blog, I wish you all Happy New Year!

Christmas 2009 Recap

Well, we made it through our Christmas vacation. Overall, Sebastian did very well. Our flight out and back were rather uneventful, though he didn't like being confined for a whole hour. Then again, I don't care for it either! He did a great job at my parent's house, despite the shared sleeping quarters with us, and his very first tooth coming in. We started most mornings very early, and luckily could get him downstairs to the basement rather quickly and keep the sleep deprivation down to a minimum.

My mom and dad got lots of baby time in, they really enjoyed playing with Sebastian, and him with them. My dad had Sebastian giggling all the time, and Sebastian loved playing with his Grammie, mostly because he wanted to pull her hair. We also got a few visits in with my brother's family, and Sebastian got to play with his cousin Amalia. She has really grown up quickly since the last time we saw her back in the summer. It's times like this that make me really wish we were closer to them all. Sebastian also got to finally meet my brother Matt and his girlfriend Saana for the first time.

Our trip was topped off with a chance to visit my cousin Bobbi Jo and her girls (all 5 of them!) and a night out with some old friends from high school. We certainly squeezed a lot into a few days. I do have to say that traveling with an 8 month old is quite a pain especially with the weather causing extra burdens for coats, scarves, gloves, hats... ugh.

Now we're back home and Sebastian is happier than a pig in "you-know-what." He seems to have really missed his toys and the cats. He managed to sleep rather well last night as well, even with the teething causing him some discomfort. In all, Christmas 2009 was a great success.

The picture in this post is the result of a family photo shoot we did on Sunday. I will post the link to the Picasa online album once I get it cleaned up and ready for viewing.

Ready for Christmas!

 

Where has this year gone? We are in the final countdowns to our first Christmas as a family. We certainly are excited, but we know that Christmas 2010 will be far more exciting. Sebastian just hasn't grasped the concept quite yet but he will still have a great time we're sure.

We have been venturing out a bit more over the past two weeks. As is typical, there are a lot of holiday events and parties to attend. We went to a party last weekend, last night and have dinner and a show with friends tonight. Thank goodness for Todd's family, we have three babysitters that have been able to help out: Todd's mother, his brother and his niece.

We went to the Columbus Zoo to see the annual "Wildlights" display. It was beautiful but poor S fell asleep before we got to see too much of it. We'll add that to the 'must do' list for next year for sure. Tuesday (12/22) we leave for my parent's house. We will spend from 12/22 to 12/28 with them for the holidays. I can't wait to be near my family again for a while and give S some time with his "Grammie and Pop-Pop."

We want to wish everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS and check back here to see how our trip went.

Sebastian Met Santa!

 

Our good friends the Alcorns had their annual Santa party on Saturday, December 5. Sebastian had his first chance to sit on Santa's lap. He did a great job, no tears at all, and though we didn't understand what Sebastian was saying I am sure Santa got all his wish list down.

The "little" guy is really growing fast these days. He has mastered crawling, and loves to pull himself up and stand at tables, the couch or any other object he can reach. He manages to "cruise" around the entire family room now and thanks to us moving some furniture really has a great play space. We also moved the rug and ottoman out of our upstairs living room, giving him a huge area for his Jeep walker.