First Birthday Party

August 4th, 2012: The First Birthday Party Festivities

Dylan had a great first birthday party and mommy & daddy had a blast!!  We made fajitas, tacos, and enchiladas with all the Mexican food fixings. It was an under the water theme with goldfish cupcakes and blue streamers for the effect of water.

We had full use of the patio and the kids ran, crawled, and scooted inside and out.  In attendance, just because I didn't get a picture and for record sake: the Paulsen family including Andy's parents Eric & Diane, Garrett family (fresh off a 24 hour flight from Houston and just moved back to SG), Justina Wong & Chris Holmes, Dustin Harbert & Theresa Pena, Ray Guillory, John Lyons, Kenny Chambers, and James Riddoch.  The bachelor men were in full force as they were waiting for their wives to get back from summer holiday in the USA.  Usha Devi (my nurse manager) and Anne Lund (another colleague of mine) stopped by prior to the party for a couple of quick ones. 

It was a great time and these parents didn't get to bed until midnight!  Thanks to all who came out :)

All the gifts 

Picture mobile above the table

Under the Water theme: Gold fish cupcakes

First cupcake

Real Birthday was in Australia, so called for some Aussie beer!

Daddy's homemade sign

Justina & Dylan

Blowing out the candle

What is this stuff?  Hated the icing!

Mommy & Dylan

Had it with the cupcake!

The goodie table

8 Month Old Photo Shoot

Have I mentioned I have some really talented friends?  

My sorority sister from University is a photographer and she got some amazing photos of Dylan and I.  I think she was able to get all of his many expressions at 8 months. 

It was a hot day in april and we were pretty sweaty by the end of it but Dylan was a little trooper and held out.

One of my favorites

Just want to eat him up!

Wasn't born in Texas but got there as fast as I could!

Little monkey :)

One Year Old Photo Shoot

July 19th, 2012

Dylan at one year is crawling, pulling up on everything, cruising along the TV stand while watching TV, teething all the time, waving bye bye, clapping, pointing, and babbling away.  He says bye bye, hi, dada, and mama.  He loves to imitate sneezing and copies us using the remote control to the TV.  He still loves his Baby Einstein and watches it every morning and evening before bed.

He sleeps 12 hours a night and still loves his naps, taking a 1 hour nap in the morning and 2-2.5 hours in the afternoon.  We have cut down to 3 bottles a day but will shortly go to the sippy cup. 

He weighs 21.5 lbs (25 percentile) and 2ft. 6in. tall (50 percentile).  He hasn't gained much weight but has gotten a lot taller.

He has four teeth now, two top teeth, two bottom teeth and those top teeth were brutal.

Another talented friend and colleague here in Singapore offered to take some pictures for us.  I think they turned out great!  This was just in our back yard and with our favorite furry friend!

July 31st, 2012

One Year Old

One. Happy. Baby. ALL the time

Cheeky little man, flirting with Katie Manross

Furry friend! The boys play so well together now!
This is our excited face :)

Same baseball glove as the blog picture.
12 days old- almost 1 year old

Flirting with the camera!

Whoop A&M!! (Thanks Mel C. for the jersey)

Clapping!

Trip to the Great Barrier Reef

 July 25th-August 1st: Brisbane-Cairnes-Port Douglas, Australia

Little man got to spend his real birthday in the land down under.  We met Dirk's parents', grandma and grandpa in Port Douglas, Australia.  

This had been the toughest trip we have taken with him yet.  There were two flights and a 24 hour layover and Dylan was teething, sick, and not happy. I think we will stick to short 2-3 hour direct flights now, but cutting your top teeth on holiday can never be fun.

He did manage to go on his first all day boat ride while Dirk and I went scuba diving, saw a koala for the first time, and I mentioned that top tooth coming in.  Great milestones for your first birthday!

Roaming around a Brisbane park talking to all the Uni students!
Making friends as usual

Passed out on his first major boat ride.
He stayed on the boat while mommy & daddy dove and grandpa and grandma snorkeled. 

New sunnies from grandma & grandpa

Clapping for Cane Toad Racing

Pointing out the winner

Hanging out with grandpa

who you looking at?

wearing grandma's hat

handsome boy

The wildlife habitat

I really don't like birds but the zoo keeper made me hold it

Feeding the kangaroos

Not in a good mood, cutting the top tooth while on holiday!
Makes an unhappy baby!

Little stud waiting for the bus back to the hotel

4 mile beach
Port Douglas, Queensland Australia

Much better to eat the candle when you get a top tooth as your birthday present

Fruit Smoothie for his actual first birthday

Sitting with some owl birds?

Mommy & Dylan on your first birthday night sharing a smoothie!
Love you little man!