Palm Sunday

Another fun family day with the Robison/Alcorn family out in Pickerington. We joined the family a bit late for the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. It was a damp morning, so we didn't exactly mind not being in the wet grass.

Sebastian had an amazing time with Remy, who is 1 year and 3 weeks older than he is. They were so cute together and shared toys nicely. It is amazing to look at Remy and realize where Sebastian will be in just a year. Babies sure do change quickly!

I was most surprised by how easily Sebastian went to different people in the family. I think he is getting over his "stranger fear" a bit, and was less shy after a few minutes of warming up to people.

In a few weeks Sebastian will be a year old. I can't believe time is flying so quickly!

Two BUSY Daddies

Well, there is no denying that Sebastian is growing up very quickly. He is standing and walking on his own now (though crawling is a far more efficient mode of transportation). He is starting to say words like "CAT" (TAT) and "LIGHT" (TITE) and is intriqued by everything and loves to know what things are called. I have a feeling "What is that" and "Why" are going to be his favorite questions soon.

The travel for work has me really busy and it is difficult to do things like update this blog. I find that the number of pictures we take of him each month is quickly diminishing too. I need to try a little harder to keep up the pictures for sure. Time is flying by and I don't want to forget a moment of it.

Walking!

Well, Sebsatian has started walking. Not a lot all at once, no more than 4-5 steps across the room at a time, but he is walking. I think he realizes that crawling is still the most efficient mode of transportation.

We have been dealing with a very stuffy nose for a few weeks. We went to the doctor but he said all we can do is keep his nose cleared as well as possible with the aspirator, and that he will get better soon enough. That doesn't make it any easier. If you go anywhere near Sebastian with the aspirator or a tissue he cries. I hope it ends soon.

Traveling every week has been hard, but I am home for a whole week so I intend to get extra Sebastian loving time in for sure!

Happy Valentine's Day

Well our little man isn't so little these days. He is nearly walking, taking a careful step or two before he realizes that he is standing on his own and falling. I keep telling him that he is like Wiley Coyote, he only falls after he realizes he is off the cliff.

We had a nice Valentine's dinner out last night. Todd's brother and sister-in-law and their boys came to babysit. They had a much better evening than Julie did a few weeks ago. The boys played with Sebastian until 8:30- a late night for him for sure. They taught him how to make lots of noise and bang metal cups on the table. I will have to thank them for that with a drum set for Christmas.

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!