Halloween 2012

Halloween and first trick or treating experience.  

We went over to the Paulsen's who live in a condo close by.  The condo had setup for people to go around trick or treating at people's doors that wanted to participate.  Our condo is actually doing it on Halloween so this was just the trial run. 

We had a great time but it was rather close to bedtime so the little man was rather tired.  He got candy from two doors, wasn't scared and walked right into the people's house. 

Gen & Andy's door decorations.

Dylan (14 months), Charlotte (11months), Mattie ( 2.5years)

I love how they are all looking at each other in this picture

Caught playing in bed together!

Daddy & Dylan the pirate

Mattie the jellyfish

Charlotte the owl & Mattie

13 months

Dylan is such a big boy now and saying that he is happy is an understatement.  He literally laughs all day, mostly sounding like Peewee Herman laugh.  He loves attention of adults and other babies, he is such a social butterfly and so independent.   He is securely attached as they would say in psychology, secure enough that after a few moments he is ready to explore new territory.

He is standing, pulling up, creeping, and even taking one or two unassisted steps. He can crawl faster than my brisk walk. Says the words dada, hiiii, bye bye (as he is waving bye bye), can give hi fives, sign "all done" in sign language, and imitates just about any sound you give him.  He is very verbal and boy, we all wish we knew what he was saying.  He still loves to play with Otto and his toys, favorite game is hide and seek (especially in his tent), and of coarse open and close all kinds of doors and drawers.

He is still taking two naps a day, depending on how hard we play they have be two, two hours naps.  He loves his sleep through the night, 7:30pm-8am, but wakes up some nights with nightmares??  He eats like a horse and loves his oatmeal in the mornings.  Lately mommy can't eat an apple in front of him without him wanting the whole thing.  This helps with teething immensely and we almost have 5 teeth now.

Still a cuddly little man and still LOVES his mommy, daddy is ok and fun to rough house with but mommy is still the favorite so far.  I know this will change very soon so I will soak it all up now.

Merry go Around at Kiddy Fun with Mattie

Loving the indoor play gyms

Reading his Halloween book that Mimi sent him

Botanical Gardens- Food for Thought is are go to playground

14 Months

October 2012

Dylan is still such a happy a little guy, he has a social laugh that if he hears someone else laughing, even if it is at another table in the restaurant, he laughs along.

WALKing! He is more like running everywhere.  He can be cautious, like asking for mom's hand to go down the stairs and steps, but usually its full force everywhere! He would rather walk than do anything else right now...

FIRST words with recognition.  Apple, will take bite out of the apples he can see in the refrigerator which happen to be Jessa's.  Baby, points out pictures of all the babies.  Ball, loves loves loves balls! Hop on Pop (more like hop hop hop), the Dr. Seuss book which Dirk reads him every night.  He usually picks the book out and then sits in his lap for him to read. Bubble, otto, dada, tita (Jessa, sometimes me too), hot, out, and most recently thank you (which he understands the meaning to)

I have moved from "tita" which means auntie in Philippine to "dada".  I will even correct him with "mama" and he just laughs at me... its like he knows this is not funny to me.


He got a new big boy chair with his name on it from us for his first birthday and he loves it!  Will go sit in it and wait for his milk.

DANCING! The boy loves music, beats, anything with rhythm! Books that rhythm, his baby Einstein videos with songs, and any sort of music will make him start dancing.  The signature move is the shimmy!  He will also sing along, favorite song right now is Old McDonald but we can get him to sing back Du A Ditty Ditty Dumb Ditty Du and Ba Ba Baaa Ba Ba Raan.

BOOKS are his favorite toy at the moment.  He LOVES to read to himself or as soon as daddy gets home he hands him Hop on Pop.  Loves that book!

October 18th, 2012:

Pumpkin Painting Playdate at our house! Painted pumpkins, made ghost feet, and played in the bubbles.

Painting Pumpkins Play Date at our house

Dylan and all his friends painting their pumpkins

Ghost feet! 

Its BUBBLE time!

October 6th, 2012 High Tea at the Shangri La Hotel Singapore

First High Tea at the Shangri La Hotel

Cheering on the Aggies!

This is SO his personality right here, always making us laugh!

I can't hear you mom, or rather "dada"

My BIG BOY chair!

October 21st, 2012 Science Center in Singapore

Science Museum in Singapore, Genome project!

Watching a fire tornado at the science center