We Love Hawaii

OK we've never been, but we decided to bust out the shirts the other day. How cute? I think Sebastian's is the best thought. His little white pants were the cutest. I had his shirt open and with his blonde messy hair he looked like a little surfer!

Happy Birthday Sebastian!

OK I have said it a few times already, but I mean it. We're busy, and my blogging has gone significantly downhill. This post is at least a week late. We celebrated Sebastian's birthday last week. My parents came in in Friday afternoon and spent the weekend. We met up with some friends and Todd's mom and aunt at La Fogata Grill (go figure) and had a nice little party. It is hard to believe our little guy is a year old already. This has been quite a year for us all.

Big time as the playground!

We had a great afternoon at the playground today. We took Sebastian's cousin Kylee to play on the equipment. Sebastian loved the slides and the other gear, but mostly picking up the mulch and putting it through the holes was the best fun of all. Our trip was cut a bit short after Sebastian took a bit of a tumble, but he is just fine. We are sure it won't be the last time he gets a little scrape at the park.

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.