Friday, April 10, 2009

Spring is in the Air

Today, Dylan is 11 months old. Can you believe it? I can't. It seems just like yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. We have begun planning his first birthday party. Nothing big, just a little get together with family and close friends. 

Everyday, I am amazed by Dylan and all the things he can do. Of course, now that he's been walking for 3 months, he's getting pretty steady on his feet and can pick up some speed when needed. For instance, if he's in the living room and he hears the pantry door open. He trucks it. He can walk and pull something behind him. He has began playing with cars and making the appropriate noise. Also, when he's in his high chair, he knows where his cup belongs and sometimes puts it there. My biggest struggles with him are that he's in to everything and what to feed him. He's eating solids, but I haven't ventured out too far. I feel like I get stuck in a rut with what I feed him, so I am open to suggestions. 

Yesterday, my friend Jill and I took the boys (you may remember Cole, he was born 10 days before Dylan) up the street to take some spring pictures of them. I spotted some pretty tulips behind the fire station that morning as I voted in our city elections. I had been hunting for some flowers and finally found some decent ones. Jill and I put Cole and Dylan in our red wagon and walked up the street. They were quite the hit at the polls. Who can resist two handsome boys?  However there were some distractions with people, fire trucks and kids playing near by, but we were able to get some decent pictures.



Dylan and Cole

1 comment:

Stacey M said...

You may already have tried this, but I get the Streamfresh (or other frozen variety) veggies and Graisyn loves those. They are fast and I can build them into any meal. I also get the fruits in light syrup (cans) and split them into containers so I can quickly pull them out. She really likes cherries. Not sure how any of that works into your organic diet if you're still pursuing that full on. One other "find" for me was the pre-sliced apples and grapes that are found in the veggies and fruits section. Those are great for on-the-go snacks, too.