Handing out Candy

Sebastian donned his costume once again and helped us hand out candy. All of the neighborhood kids thought he looked real cute. He used a bag of Skittles as a toy, and giggled the whole time. Next year he can visit the neighbors and bring home some candy for Daddy!

Halloween Party

Boy oh boy did we ever have a fun day! We went to Sebastian's first Haloween costume parade and party with friends of ours. Their neighborhood does a big parade down the streets and then the kids trick-or-treat. We skipped the candy collection since Todd and I would eat it all ourselves, but we did love being with all of the other kids and seeing their costumes. Sebastian's astronaut costume was a hit, though he fell asleep during the parade. Next year he will be able to walk in it, but I am sure we will bring the stroller just in case.

Finalizied?

Officially our adoption is supposed to be final on 10/24. We were hoping to hear from our attorney today, but so far no word. Maybe since the 24th is a Saturday we won't get this done until Monday.

This weekend should be rather quiet. We opted to run our standard errands during the week since we knew it was going to be rainy and colder this weekend. We met our friends Steve and Sherri for lunch today. It was great to catch up with them. Sherri offered to babysit sometime, we may take her up on the offer!

We are looking forward to spending the day with the Alcorn family on Sunday for their Halloween party at Stephanie's mother's house. Sounds like a good time will be had by all... I am sure we will have pictures to post afterwards.

Happy Six Months, Sebastian!

Six months ago today little Sebastian came into the world. He's not little any more, that's for sure! We love you so much baby boy, thanks for making our family complete.

This is his Halloween costume, he is our little astronaut!

It's the Great Pumpkin, Sebastian!

We took Sebastian to the pumpkin patch on Sunday. Unfortunately this is the best picture we got of him between him falling over and closing his eyes. Still, we had a great time with him and picked out a great big pumpkin to carve.

We also bought his big-boy car seat yesterday. The little guy has already outgrown the infant carrier. Our little guy isn't so little any more!

Chew Chew Chew

Hey everyone! Sorry we haven't had much to blog about lately. I was on jury duty for 2 weeks and I got a little sidetracked. Sebastian is doing quite well these days. We have our ups and downs with teething, I know that as soon as these 4 come in there are plenty more waiting to follow, so we are far from being in the clear.

Sebastian is eating quite well these days, in fact we calculate his weight around 19 pounds. Time for a new car seat! He loves sweet potatoes, prunes, banana, carrots, and peaches. The jury is still out on peas and green beans. He takes after Todd with that for sure. Between his growing and the seasonal changes clothes have been our biggest challenge. Luckily we have friends that have been giving us plenty of clothes that their kids have outgrown.

He is so close to figuring out the whole crawling thing. I know most parents will warn us not to be in such a hurry, once they start moving they never stop. Still, watching him struggle to scoot around the floor is so cute but he gets so frustrated sometimes.

We are really looking foward to the holidays and all the fun that goes along with it. Having a baby sure changes everything!

Musical Baby!

Sebastian had his first organ lesson from his Grandma Felumlee on Saturday, October 2. While he loved banging on the keyboard and hearing the noise, the organ was turned up pretty loud and he scared himself once or twice. We actually noticed that he really does love music, and "sings" along in the car when we have the radio or a CD playing (when he is not sleeping that is). Time will tell if this is just playtime fun or if he really does have an interest in music.

Sebastian is sleeping much longer during the night. Though we have our occasional early AM wake ups, they are fewer and less intense. Usually all it takes is finding his pacifier and he is back to sleep. The other night he found it himself. That was pretty cool! His crawling is getting better and better too. He is still scooting and rolling more than crawling, but he can cover a lot of ground, especially if you turn your back on him for even the shortest moment.

I am on jury duty this week, and I was gone from 9 AM to 5:30 PM yesterday. It was the first time in quite a while that I wasn't home all day. I can't imagine having to do that every day. He was napping when I got home, I couldn't wait to get my hands on him thought. He finally woke up and I got to play with him, read him a book, give him a bath and put him to bed. I let Todd relax since he was "on duty" solo all day. I think he appreciated it. I realize that millions of parents are away from their kids all the time, but it was just a bit of a reality check I guess. We have 2 more weeks of this to look forward managing. I am already looking forward to my one-on-one time tonight.

A Great Week for Sebastian

Sebastian is finally settling into another nice schedule. We have his teething under control, and his sleep is getting more steady and lasting longer at night. He slept until 7:30 this morning, it was like a present! It was the first time in 5 months that I woke up before he did. It was nice to make a pot of coffee and get my day underway before having to deal with a crying baby.

Sebastian is really moving a lot these days. If you go to our YouTube page you can see some videos I posted, including one of him "crawling" to get to a toy. It is only a matter of time before he is fully crawling and having us chase him around the house.